Resources


Vermont’s FEH Program (website links)

The Vermont River Management Section website is a tremendous resource. The link to the portal is:

http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/waterq/rivers.htm. Some selected resources from the website are:

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Fluvial Erosion Hazards:  Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/waterq/rivers/docs/rv_vtfehqa.pdf
Defining River Corridors Fact Sheet http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/waterq/rivers/docs/rv_definingrcfactsheet.pdf
Fluvial Geomorphology: a Foundation for Watershed Protection, Management and Restoration http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/waterq/rivers/docs/rv_fluvialgeomorph.pdf
River Corridor Protection and Management Fact Sheet http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/waterq/rivers/docs/rv_rcprotectmanagefactsheet.pdf
River Dynamics 101 Fact Sheet http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec//waterq/rivers/docs/Educational%20Resources/rv_RiverDynamics101FactSheet.pdf
Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Stream Geomorphic Assessment; Program Introduction http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/waterq/rivers/docs/rv_geomorphassess.pdf
Vermont Fluvial Erosion Hazard Program Power Point http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec//waterq/rivers/docs/nfip/rv_VT_FEH_Program_PP.pdf
Vermont River Corridor Management Program Definition and Application of Fluvial Geomorphology http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/waterq/rivers/docs/rv_fluvialgeomorph-intro.pdf

Other FEH Programs and Documents

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Federal Emergency Management Agency, Riverine Erosion Hazards Areas-Mapping Feasibility Study http://www.fema.gov/library/file;jsessionid=285268F7040372FF54686847A1978005.Worker2Library?type=publishedFile&file=ft_rivex.pdf&fileid=9487fcc0-9766-11db-b057-000bdba87d5b
Montana Channel Migration Zones http://geoinfo.msl.mt.gov/Home/data/montana_channel_migration_zones
New Hampshire Fluvial Erosion and Geologic Hazards Program http://des.nh.gov/organization/commissioner/gsu/fegh/index.htm

General References on stream morphology, stream stability, and bankfull determination

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A Guide to Identification of Bankfull Stage in the Northeastern U.S. (VIDEO) http://www.stream.fs.fed.us/publications/video/NE%20Bankfull%20Internet%20V2/NEBF_Open.html
A Guide for Field Identification of Bankfull Stage in the Western United States (VIDEO) http://www.stream.fs.fed.us/publications/bankfull_west.html
Identifying Bankfull Stage in Forested Streams in the Eastern United States (VIDEO) http://www.stream.fs.fed.us/publications/bankfull_east.html
Powell, R.O., Miller, S.J., Westergard, B.E., Mulvihill, C.I., Baldigo, B.P., Gallagher, A.S., and Starr, R.R., 2004, Guidelines for Surveying Bankfull Channel Geometry and Developing Regional Hydraulic-Geometry Relations for Streams of New York State: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-092, 20 p. http://ny.water.usgs.gov/pubs/of/of03092/
Piegay, H., Darby, S.E., Mosselman, E. and N. Surian, 1995, A Review of Techniques for Delimiting the Erodible River Corridor: A Sustainable Approach to managing Bank Erosion, 1995, in River research and Applications, v.21: 773-789. http://www.nrem.iastate.edu/class/assets/aecl518/Discussion%20Readings/Piegay_et_al._2005.pdf
Trush, Wm. J., McBain, Scott, and Leopold, Luna B., 2000, Attributes of an Alluvial River and Their Relation to Water Policy and Management, in National Academy of Science Proceedings, v.97, no.22, p.11858-11863 http://eps.berkeley.edu/people/lunapold/…

 

Regional Curves (publications)

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Emmett, William, W., (2004). A Historical perspective on Regional Channel Geometry Curves, in Stream Notes, January 2004. http://www.stream.fs.fed.us/news/streamnt/pdf/jan04.pdf
Bankfull Characteristics of Ohio Streams and Their Relation to Peak Streamflows http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2005/5153/
Bankfull Regional Curves for Streams in the Non-Urban, Non-Tidal Coastal Plain Physiographic Province, Virginia and Maryland http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5162/
Hydraulic Geometry Relationships and Regional Curves for the Inner and Outer Bluegrass Regions of Kentucky http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1055&context=gradschool_theses&sei-
Regional bankfull-channel dimensions of non-urban wadeable streams in Indiana http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2013/5078/
Regional Curve Development and Selection of a reference Reach in the Non-Urban, Lowland Sections of the Piedmont Physiographic Province, Pennsylvania and Maryland http://pa.water.usgs.gov/reports/wrir01-4146.pdf
USGS Regional Curves http://water.epa.gov/scitech/datait/tools/warsss/pla_box01.cfm
Vermont Regional Hydraulic Geometry Curves http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/waterq/river/docs/rv_hydraulicgeocurves.pdf

Indiana Fluvial Erosion Hazard Mitigation Manual



Indiana Fluvial Erosion Hazard Mitigation Program: Fluvial Erosion Hazard Assessments



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