Paleo-Outburst Floods in the Truckee River Canyon, CA

This lidar dataset was collected as part of an NCALM Seed grant for Scott Feehan at the University of Nevada, Reno. This project was designed to quantify the geomorphic effectiveness of paleo-outburst floods in the Truckee River Canyon, CA. The survey area covers approximately 92.99 km2 .Publications associated with this dataset can be found at NCALM's Data Tracking Center

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Last Updated September 25, 2025, 17:33 (UTC)
Created September 25, 2025, 17:33 (UTC)
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sci:citation Feehan, S. (2019). Paleo-Outburst Floods in the Truckee River Canyon, CA. National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (NCALM). Distributed by OpenTopography. https://doi.org/10.5069/G9X928F9. Accessed <YYYY-MM-DD>
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