San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission The Adapting to Rising Tides Project

San Francisco Bay Conservationand Development Commission

The

Adapting to Rising TidesProject

A collaborative project to increase shoreline and community resilience to sea level rise and storms

Adapting to Rising Tides

Adapting to Rising Tides

Sea Level Rise and Shoreline Analysis

Adapting to Rising Tides

Refined inundation and flood maps

16” sea level rise 55” sea level rise

Adapting to Rising Tides

Shoreline protection included

High tide – 16” SLR Extreme tide – 16” SLR

Area low-lying Area inundated

Adapting to Rising Tides

The depth of inundation determined

Adapting to Rising Tides

Potential locations and depths that shoreline protection could be overtopped

1 – 3 feet

Adapting to Rising Tides

The CA Coastal Mapping Project is helping the ART project determine:

• Shoreline vulnerability to sea level rise and storms

• Strategies and options to improve community and shoreline resilience

For More Information

BCDC Project Manager:

Lindy Lowelindyl@bcdc.ca.gov415-352-3642

Wendy Goodfriendwendyg@bcdc.ca.gov415-352-3646

www.risingtides.csc.noaa.gov