Effects of river floods and sedimentation on a naturally dynamic Great Lakes estuary

Some of the most biologically diverse coastal wetlands and estuaries are found along the Great Lakes, but the spatial extent and timing of river-related inundation and sedimentation vary greatly among natural and altered systems. We used hydrologic data, geomorphic change detection, and satellite imagery to study inundation and sedimentation patterns in the naturally dynamic estuary of the Bad River (Mashkiiziibii) that flows into Lake Superior (Anishinaabeg-gichigami), and the Kakagon River (Ogaakaagaang-ziibii) that flows into a sheltered bay (Chi-Kaamigong). In 2016, an extreme summer flood (annual exceedance probability