“…Wood in streams can be modelled using physics‐based, empirical or conceptual models. Physics‐based models attempt to incorporate all involved physical processes, aiming to resolve the detailed flow patterns (Baptist et al, ; Huthoff, Augustijn, & Hulscher, ; Marjoribanks, Hardy, Lane, & Parsons, ; Nepf & Vivoni, ; Verschoren et al, ). Therefore, these models require detailed input data for the wood elements, the stream geometry and the flow velocity, which are not always available at large spatial and temporal scales (Vargas‐Luna, Crosato, & Uijttewaal, ).…”