Are Ozark streams underfit? Using GIS to re-examine Dury's Theory of underfit Streams
Dury developed mathematical relationships between the valley meander wavelength and the stream meander wavelength to define the underfit condition. This study uses modern analytical techniques and data sets to test these mathematical relationships
both for watersheds used in Dury's original study and for other watersheds in the region. Using GIS-based analysis of digital raster graphics, digital elevation models, and U.S. Geological Survey hydrology data, the AA. could not replicate Dury's