Dear Steven Weisscher,

I have now received feedback from the two reviewers. Both of them are happy with the new version of the manuscript, which successfully adresses their comments. For the sake of clarity, referee #1 suggests a last minor modification: to recall the relationship between the Manning parameter (as defined in the present study) and the Chezy parameter (as used in model (2)-(5)). I agree with him, and consequently recommend that your manuscript be published subject to this small technical correction.

Kind regards,

Eric

Dear Steven Weisscher and colleagues,

I am happy to accept your manuscript for publication in ESurf, pending the important technical correction suggested by AE Eric Lajeunesse and his referee.

Thank you for working constructively with the reviews of your manuscript. I believe that the improvements are worthwhile and that this manuscript will now make a good contribution to the field.

Your efficient response to any instructions and queries from the Copernicus publishers will help to keep the time to print as short as possible.

Thank you for submitting your work to ESurf.

Hartelijke groet,
Niels Hovius