Mapping is Managing Part 3
Three Management Uses for Hypsographic Curves
A bathymetric map shows the shape and depth of a lake. A hypsographic curve takes that information one step further by showing how the lake’s surface area and water volume change with depth.
This relationship matters because lake-management decisions rarely depend on maximum depth or total acreage alone. Aquatic herbicide calculations may depend on the volume of water within a treatment area. Aeration-system design requires an understanding of basin shape, depth distribution, and water volume. Storage and flood-planning discussions depend on how much additional water the basin can hold as its level changes.
BioBase automatically converts mapped bathymetry into a hypsographic analysis that helps managers examine these relationships without performing separate manual volume calculations.
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