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Fluvial Geomorpholgy Task Force for Massachusetts Technical Meeting November 10, 2014

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Fluvial Geomorpholgy Task Force for Massachusetts

Technical Meeting November 10, 2014

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Introduction

•  Why are you here?

•  What are we asking of you?

•  The task at hand

•  Motivation

•  What we’ve done so far

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What is Fluvial Geomorphology?

(River) (Landform evolution)

•!River width and depth

•!Channel slope

•!Floodplain

•!Sinuosity or meander

•!Sediment load, size

•!Flow and velocity

•!Erosion

•!Deposition

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FGM Task Force Meeting Agenda

9:00 am Introduction: Function of Task Force, Summary of ongoing UMass projects and our hope(s) for Massachusetts Christine Hatch, UMass Amherst

9:30 The River Corridor as a FGM tool (the VT statewide map, and using the Active River Area method)

Mike Kline, Vermont Rivers Program, VT ANR 10:30 Break 10:45 River Sensitivity Coarse Screening Using Stream Power

as a FGM tool Roy Schiff, Milone and MacBroom

11:45 Where to begin? A Database of past damage locations Steve Mabee, Massachusetts State Geologist

12:00 pm Task Force Discussion on tools

1:00 Adjourn

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Update on Projects at UMass and Massachusetts Geological Survey

•  FGM Workshop UMass 2012

•  Pilot FGM Assessment (MA Geol. Survey)

•  FEMA Proposal

•  RiverSmart (I)

•  RiverSmart (III)

•  FFFGM (RiverSmart II)

•  MA DOT

•  MET Proposal

•  FRCOG and other Projects

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Fluvial Geomorphology Workshop October 25th, 2012

UMass Amherst

OUTCOMES:

Management Objectives:

• To manage fluvial erosion hazards to protect public health and safety.

• To protect water quality in order to maintain vibrant riparian habitats.

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Tri-Track Approach Needed:

1. Policy statements are a key precursor to changes in regulation; focus should thus be placed on policy development & implementation. • Develop policies around geomorphic assessment as a standard practice of consultants and state agencies working in rivers (See above management objectives).

• Gather economic data to evaluate the cost savings or costs avoided by using FGM to manage river corridors and help convince policy makers of FGM benefits.

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Tri-Track Approach Needed: 2. Technical Aspects • Develop a standard protocol that incorporates rural, urban and tidal stream corridors, defines the data needs for each, and identifies data collection techniques. • Develop an emergency protocol (rapid geomorphic assessment) that can be employed for communities in need following a flood event.

• Train agencies and local consultants in the use of these protocols.

• Develop a database structure for geomorphic data, a system for storage & find an administrative home for the database.

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Tri-Track Approach Needed: 3. Education & Outreach

• Develop training programs and train agencies, consultants and volunteers in the use of the above protocols.

• Develop fact sheets for the public and potential funders.

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Next Steps:

Establish the Geomorphic Task Force to develop a strategy to implement FGM in Massachusetts and to develop a prototype river management plan. • Determine a funding mechanism for the task force.

• Develop a meeting schedule.

• Develop a task list.

Develop a marketing plan for soliciting funds to support the effort. • Fact sheets.

• Prepared presentations.

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Next Steps:

Prepare a proposal for the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, 5% Initiative funds, due December 3rd.

• Does support of the task force qualify?

• Alternatively, could we pilot a project in the Green or South rivers in the Deerfield River watershed:

- Green River would be a pilot of the protocol.

- South River would be a pilot of the impacts of FGM. • Identify other funding sources for Education and Outreach, developing the protocol, and developing the database:

- Federal Highway Administration

- Insurance companies

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Motivation Hurricane Irene in Massachusetts

(and beyond)

NASA 2011: Hurricanes/Tropical Cyclones Hurricane Season 2011: Hurricane Irene

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How unique was 2011 Irene Flooding?

W/Irene W/O Irene

Log P III 380 2200

Gumbel 22000 5.30E+08

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North River Colrain, MA

Watershed = 231 km2 Return Periods in years

Irene

100 m 100 m

6 m3/s/km2

Pre-Irene (2005) Post-Irene (Sep, 9 2011)

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1927 Storm of record vs. Irene

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Photo by Chris Condit (Umass)/John Fellows

970-ft, ~700-ft, 620-ft slides along Rt.2, Cold R., MA!

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Photo by Chris Condit (Umass)/John Fellows

Photo by Anna Nagurney

Deerfield R flows N near CT R confluence!

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Pecausett Pond

Chapman Pond

Hamburg Cove

Great Island Marsh

Dead Man’s Marsh

Data from Jon Woodruff, UMass

….and out to sea.

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Pilot Fluvial Geomorphic Assessment •! Massachusetts Geological

Survey Project •! Collaborated with NEE •! Applied the Vermont

Protocol (SGAT) •! Four reaches, tributaries of

the Deerfield River: Clesson Brook, Pelham Brook, North River, Green River

•! Produced detailed fluvial erosion hazard maps for each reach

Farms, Floods and Fluvial Geomorphology

Hatch USDA-NIFA NIWQP 110.C !

project. In addition, there is a seamless coordination between this effort and two other existing projects currently underway in Massachusetts: (1) Development of a Fluvial Geomorphological Assessment Protocol to Reduce Flood and Erosion Hazards in Massachusetts. This project, led by State Geologist Steve Mabee, has been recommended for full funding to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA GPID# 17283). In its early stages, this initiative was advanced in an October 2012 FGM workshop convened by the Water Resources Research Center at the University of Massachusetts to explore the question of who needs and will use FGM assessments. It was attended by representatives of state environmental agencies in Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire, as well as DOT and MEMA, federal agencies such as the USGS, NRCS, USEPA, USFWS, and a number of non-government organizations. The workshop generated a list of needs or desired outcomes, including better information on the location of unstable stream reaches; data that shows location of fluvial erosion hazard zones; knowledge of what infrastructure is susceptible to damage; education and outreach on river processes. Two outcomes of the workshop were (1) the establishment of a Task Force to provide technical guidance on any future work regarding FGM development in Massachusetts; and (2) a proposal prepared by University of Massachusetts (partners: WRRC, Massachusetts State Geologist Steve Mabee) and submitted to FEMA to fund the work described below. In a related development, a pilot assessment program was funded by FEMA (through MEMA) to conduct a Vermont-style FGM assessment on four tributaries of the Deerfield River (Pelham Brook, North River, Clesson Brook and Green River, shown in the figure)

Massachusetts currently has no FGM protocol, and does not use FGM in its basin assessments. This leaves the state without the tools or foundation to adapt river management practices in a way that ensures that repairs and maintenance work are not going to be destroyed in the next storm. Replacing structures in kind may not be the best practice. Without such assessments, there is no data that establishes a baseline of existing conditions in river corridors. By contrast, Vermont has taken the lead in New England when it comes to managing their river corridors toward dynamic equilibrium. Vermont is creating incentive programs for towns to develop river corridor management plans and apply river corridor

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Green River, S •! Massachusetts Geological

Survey and NEE completed the maps in 2013

•! Included detailed cross sections and bank evaluations throughout

•! Learning the protocol was arduous, too complex for application throughout the state without extensive training and expertise

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Projects at UMass Updates on: • RiverSmart (I)

• RiverSmart (III) - IWR • FFFGM (RiverSmart II) • MA DOT

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Integrating science, social science & extension to advance Ecologically Resilient River Flood Management PIs: Eve Vogel, Political and Environmental Geography; Christine Hatch, Extension and Hydrogeology Graduate students: Noah Slovin, Nicole Gillett, Peter Huntington Undergraduates: Gina Accorsi, Nayha Chopra-Tandon, Cecilia Frisardi, Alex Schwartz, Laurel Payne, Daphne Chang (and others!)

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House in the White River valley Source: Jerry LaBlond, The Herald. Reprinted in Drysdale, M. D., S. Morris, and S. Levesque. 2012. The Wrath of Irene: Vermont's Imperfect Storm of 2011. Randolph, VT: The Public Press.

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Land destroyed by silt deposits, near Hancock VT, White River valley. Source: Lars Gange, Mansfield Heliflight. http://www.mansfieldheliflight.com/flood/index.html

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“River claims a new channel through VT RT100” Source: From Mansfield HeliFlight, printed in Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Climate Change Team 2012:

“Tropical Storm Irene by the Numbers,” http://www.anr.state.vt.us/anr/climatechange/irenebythenumbers.html

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“Dig deep, ‘cause you might not get a second chance” - Governor Peter Shumlin Quoted in Kevin Paquet 2011: “In Bethel: Shumlin Optimistic, But Citizens Have Questions,” The Herald of Randolph, 8 September.

Photo source: Drysdale et al. 2012. The wrath of Irene: Vermont's imperfect storm of 2011, p. 105.

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Source: Conservation Law Foundation: Tropical Storm Irene archives. http://www.clf.org/blog/tag/tropical-storm-irene/

Camp Brook, Bethel, VT

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supporting ecologically restorative flood prevention and remediation in New England A project for New England communities combining river science

with institutional insights for resilient river management

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Science: Fluvial Geomorphology (FGM) •! Geomorphology: form of Earth’s surface •! Fluvial: related to flowing water

Hydraulic Processes

!

Stream Morphology !

Distribution and quality of:

Habitat, Hazards, Health

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Fluvial Geomorphology (FGM) •! Geomorphology: form of Earth’s surface •! Fluvial: related to flowing water

Hydraulic Processes

!

Stream Morphology !

Distribution and quality of:

Habitat, Hazards, Health

• Geomorphology: form of Earth’s surface • Fluvial: related to flowing water

Hydraulic Processes !

Stream Morphology !

Distribution and quality of:

Stream Morphology

Stream Geomorphology

Assessments

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Vermont Stream Geomorphic Assessment

Assesses: "! Form and Process

Methods: •!Remote sensing •!Field assessment

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The River Corridor

•! Resilience •! Ecosystems •! Floodplains •! Infrastructure

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Institutional and policy research: Case studies of successful institutions

Vermont Rivers Program

White River Partnership

Deerfield Creating Resilient Communities

Town of Hawley

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Institutional and policy research: Case studies of successful institutions

Vermont Rivers Program - Statewide regulatory body under Vermont Agency of Natural Resources. - Prelim findings: The VRP has been able to use creative means to integrate a program based on science and data into other state and national frameworks. “Let’s define the space a stable river needs, and then, go! This is science providing a dependable way to establish what space rivers need.” – VRP rep

White River Partnership - Watershed citizen non-profit. -  Prelim findings: A single dedicated and full time employed who is able to negotiate the complicated

system of grants, regulations, and individual cases can key reason for success. -  “They are the glue that pulls together all the other government and conservation groups… They are the

connection to the local people, the towns and the landowners.” - Forest Service rep.

Deerfield Creating Resilient Communities - Inter-town networking group who is building towards an interstate watershed group. -Prelim findings: CRC acts a network forum for many stakeholders to discuss and find solutions to many historical small town issues such as funding burdens, etc. “They don't know it yet, [but] the work that work is doing is what we are going to be dealing with looking forward. In a word it is resiliency” - Emergency Planning rep.

Town of Hawley - The town that never could have foreseen Irene nor the damages it would inflict and how their government and practices have changed since. “We learned one thing from this experience. Things are never quite as bad as they first seem when you have good friends and neighbors to lend a helping hand.” Hawley resident

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Some preliminary results….:

1. Some of the policy challenges of reshaping river management along lines suggested by fluvial geomorphological understandings:

•  Designing and constructing “natural channels” is expensive – but •  Restricting land use is politically and legally difficult •  Common management tools for these objectives – TMDLs, habitat

protection, flood mapping and zoning – are often used to armor stream structure and ignore fluvial erosion

•  Governmental budgets are small (and many are shrinking) •  Programs should be state-wide (or national) but in New England, local

governments often control land use •  “Disciplining” streams is politically popular (so is bashing government.

lowering taxes, etc.)

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: 2.  Some of the lessons about policy successes:

•  Joining programs for safety and ecological objectives can streamline funding and message – if people and agencies work well together (easier in a small state)

•  It may be possible to limit land use without politically unpopular prohibitions, through incentives, technical training, outreach, etc

•  Data and projects can be ambassadors •  Political support is crucial - from governor and legislature,

environmentalists, Departments of Transportation, Public Works, local governments

•  Floods can be allies – but in an emergency, be helpful first

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Planned Products: RiverSmart Educational Toolkit

• RiverSmart Factsheets Easy-to-use decision-making tools on science of fluvial geomorphology and riverine ecosystems; local, state and federal regulatory requirements, etc.

• Mini-report RiverSmart Across New England’s Diverse States and Towns: Profiles of four successful institutional case studies

•!White paper Recommendations for policy, institutional coordination and funding changes.

www.geo.umass.edu/riversmart

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Making the most of our natural resources

Cold R. MA!

Deerfield R. MA After Hurricane Irene, August 2011!

What is the role of farms in floodplains? What resources help farmers before and after floods?

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River Science (Fluvial Geomorphology): Christine Hatch

Goal: To promote knowledge about the role of farms in the floodplain, natural fluvial and geomorphological processes, and apply that knowledge to a whole watershed to promote coordinated watershed management.

Planned Products: • Fluvial erosion hazard map of the river corridor for the entire Deerfield River Watershed in Vermont and Massachusetts to promote “living with the river” management on the watershed scale • Coordinated outreach efforts to farms overlapping the active river corridor • Generation of Farm-Flood tools for preparedness, remediation and strategies for riparian land management to maximize overall watershed/river health and minimize damages, sources for relief and post-disaster assistance, and pro-active measures for riverfront property management • Climate change round table discussions: what will the future hold? • Report of “Best-practices” in FGM assessment

www.geo.umass.edu/riversmart

Duration: Sep 2013 - Aug 2016

Farms, Floods and Fluvial Geomorphology Making the most of our natural resources

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and federal collaborators

Deerfield R. MA!

What is the role of federal agencies during/after floods? What would make successful partnerships?

Attuning federal agencies and programs with state, regional and local efforts

We want to hear from YOU! We will be visiting your community Nov-Jan to learn your thoughts and experiences regarding successful federal agency programs, and constructive

criticisms of not-so-successful ones. Help us help them help your community.

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PI (Geography): Eve Vogel

www.geo.umass.edu/riversmart

Duration: Feb 2014 - Aug 2015 and federal collaborators

Model Case Studies Four case studies of successful collaborations with federal programs

Applied Workshops • Community Needs We’re coming to you, and we want to hear your community’s needs

and ideas related to flood prevention, mitigation and remediation, plus watershed ecological goals. • Federal Agencies opportunities, constraints, and possible solutions to meet these needs

Recommendations Ways programs can be targeted to work more effectively, economically and sustainably with state, regional and local agencies and existing programs in New England to effect ecologically restorative flood prevention and remediation (including policy recommendations). Information Tools website, factsheets, interactive presentations to

communities and back to federal agencies

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MA DOT Project: Climate & Crossings

Develop a systems-based approach to improve the assessment, prioritization, planning, protection and maintenance of roads and road-stream crossings that: •! Is proactive with respect to upgrading structures to

account for climate change; •! Complements existing MassDOT project development

and bridge design processes; •! Provides a decision-making tool that can be used during

project planning and development phases; and •! Familiarizes and engages other agencies (MassDEP,

ACOE, FEMA) with this approach.

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An Integrated Approach Reduce uncertainties and improve prioritization schemes by including: •  Culvert condition/history, •  River & stream continuity (aquatic and wildlife organisms

passage), •  Climate change hydrologic/hydraulic impacts, •  Geomorphic condition (vulnerability to cc, adjustments in

river morphology, etc.), •  Future development (tentative), •  Ecological resiliency, & •  Potential disruption of local services.

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Project Objectives •  Vulnerability assessment for roads and road-stream

crossings under present climate conditions, •  Vulnerability assessment for roads and road-stream

crossings under future climate conditions (mid-century and end-century),

•  Integration of vulnerability factors and aquatic stream continuity and fragmentation into a decision support tool,

•  Complement, support, and augment present MassDOT system planning, project development, and inspection processes

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Progress Report •  Collection of existing relevant data (1) •  Stream crossing passability, condition assessment,

and critical linkages analysis (2, 3, 4) •  Fluvial Geomorphic Assessment (5) •  Culvert capacity calculation (6) •  Assessment of current and future vulnerability due to

extreme flows (7, 9, 10) •  Future climate assessment (8) •  Ecological services (11) •  Potential disruption of local services (12) •  Ranking and decision support matrix (13) •  Overall project management (14)

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The Task at Hand •  We’re going to present you with two

screening techniques that could be applied thoughout Massachusetts with minimal staff and budget

•  You are the experts: will these work to begin assessing the geomorphology of Massachusetts streams and ultimately drive better land-use decisions around rivers?

•  Evaluate each individually and together and discuss as a group

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The River Corridor

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rivers and to cultivate and settle the fertile floodplains andriparian lands they create. These efforts disrupt the naturalprocesses and disconnect rivers from their riparian landsand floodplains with a cascading series of impacts (Burcheret al., 2007) that threaten river and riparian habitat andthe broad range of benefits that thesee areas provide.

The active river area framework adds an important approachto efforts to protect and restore natural hydrologic regimes,restore and maintain connectivity within and along rivers,and mitigate other threats such as pollution sources, invasive species, over-harvest of fish and other resources,mineral and material extraction, and the conversion of riparian areas to other land uses. Without the protectionand restoration of key physical and ecological processes andthe areas within which they occur, efforts to protect riversare likely to fall short of their goals and expectations.Healthy rivers also provide a broad range of other socialand economic benefits to society as discussed in Chapter 3.

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of the active river area, and the dominant physical processesand habitat values associated with each of these compo-nents. Chapter 3 describes the broad range of ecosystemservices gained by society by having active river areas maintainmost of their natural features and conditions, including re-ducing flood and erosion risks to human infrastructure,water quality protection and recreation opportunities.Chapter 4 describes approaches to delineating the active riverarea at various scales and provides a case study of an ap-proach for the Connecticut River watershed. Chapter 5provides a list of existing assessment protocols that canhelp provide more detailed evaluations of the condition ofactive river areas as the basis for protection, restoration andmanagement actions. Chapter 6 describes how the activeriver area can be used as the basis for designing protectedarea networks, for informing river restoration activities and informing river management programs and policies.Chapter 7 presents an overview of how the active river areaframework forms an approach to identifying and planningon-the-ground restoration projects. Chapter 8 provides ashort conclusion to the paper.

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Stream Power / River Sensitivity Coarse Screening

Roy Schiff, Milone & MacBroom

source area supply >> deposition

transfer / transport zone

supply ~ deposition accumulation zone supply << deposition

confined valley

partly-confined valley laterally-unconfined (alluvial) valley

instream sedimentation begins

floodplain pockets begin to form floodplains become

continuous along both banks

Schematic representation of the relationship between downsteam changes along a typical stream profile, and associated transitions in sediment process zones and valley setting (Fryirs and Breirley, 2005 & 2013; Church 1992)

stream discharge

bed material

texture

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in v

alue

Distance downstream / catchment area

floodplain pockets begin to form floodplains become floodplains become floodplains become

continuous along continuous along both banksboth banks

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continuous along continuous along both banksboth banks

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Specific Stream Power (W/m2)

Valley Confinement

Increase (%) in Confinement by Infrastructure

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LEVEL OF RISK

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LEVEL OF RISK

Risk of Erosion

Risk of Aggradation (Deposition)

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Photo by J. Kopera

Steve Mabee, Massachusetts State Geologist

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Barricade

Heavy Bank and Road Damage

Erosion Damage to Bank and Road

Picnic Area Gone Debris Flows and Road Damage

Major Bridge Damage

Heavy Damage to Black Brook Road

Barricade

Barricade

1 Rotational Slide

4 3 2

Three Translational Debris Slides

MGS, 2011

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Data of Past Damage

•  Provides evidence for repeated failures in the same locations à funding for upgrades and repairs

•  Can be used as calibration points for stream power calculations and improve the tools predictive capacity

•  Help prioritize

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Fluvial Geomorphology Workshop October 25th, 2012

UMass Amherst

OUTCOMES:

Outlined the following data desires and priorities:

• Desktop Assessment

• Field Assessment

• Other Objectives for the MA FGM Protocol

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Desktop Assessment

•  Historical land use •  Updated FEMA maps •  Aerial Photos (LiDAR) •  Updated regression curves, rainfall •  New evaluation tools •  1D Fluvial erosion hazard zones •  Assessment of wetland losses

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Field Assessment

•  Habitat Assessment •  Slope/ longitudinal profile, streambed

form, reach condition •  Sediment volumes •  Meander belt width •  Stream classification •  Culvert locations

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Other Objectives

•  Estimation of future conditions based on basic river properties

•  Standardization of spatial and temporal scales for data collection to meet various management objectives

•  Data Interpretation: e.g. upstream causes, downstream impacts

•  Strategic Data Clearinghouse

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Deerfield Resilient Communities

•  Citizen’s group organized around damages from Hurricane Irene, seeking advice, assistance and financing for repairs

•  Compiled preliminary data, largely from NRCS representative Rita Thibadoux

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Legend

Impaired Areas

Town Boundaries

Roads

Streams

Ponds

Green River

East Branch North River

North River Mainstem

Deerfield River-Sherman Dam to Cold River

Cold River

Chickley River

Deerfield River-Cold to North River

Clesson Brook

South River

Deerfield River-North River to Mouth

Subwatersheds (12-dig HUC)

Deerfield River Watershed (MA) Impaired Areas

E BranchNorth River

NorthRiverMainstem

Deerfield RiverSherman Dam toCold River

Cold River

Deerfield RiverCold to North River

ChickleyRiver

ClessonBrook

Deerfield RiverNorth River toMouth

SouthRiver

Watershed

Outlet

Data from MassGIS 2011Impaired Areas information provided by members of Creating Resilient Communities 2012Locations of impairment are approximate

TextText

1

2

3

4

5

6

78

10

911

12

13

14 15

1617

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

35

36

37

38

39

40

41

42

43

44

45

46

47

Landslide

Dam failed

Gabions failing

Failing culvert

Failing culvert

Failing culverts

Armored stream bank

Repeated road washouts

Stream armored w/rip-rap

Washouts at Green Bridge

E Branch North R. erosion

Stream erosion, repeatedly

Bridge footings undermined

Bridge footings undermined

Bridge footings undermined

Ag fields damaged; landslide

Stream bank erosion at bridge

Ag fields, dam at BBC damaged

River banks armored repeatedly

Stream bank armored repeatedly

Stream banks armored repeatedly

Rip-rap in stream post TS Irene

Extensive problems post TS Irene

Bank erosion old bridge abutment

Perched culvert; gabions failing

Highway Dept saltshed; bank erosion

3 sites post TS Irene rip-rap, repeat

Ag fields severly damaged by TS Irene

Rip-rap along Cold River post TS Irene

Rip-rip along Cold River post TS Irene

Armored river banks upstream of bridge

Schneck Brook bridge abutments failing

Erosion, rip-rap repeat, homes damaged

Ag fields eroded; bridge footings eroded

Ag fields damaged; excessive storm debris

Rd closed; landslide, stream bank erosion

Bank failures armored w/rip-rap post flood

Bank failures armored w/rip-rap post flood

Stream bank armoring post TS Irene, repeat

Bank erosion, armored banks, dam & bridged damaged

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CHARLEMONT

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LEYDEN

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MONROE

BERNARDSTON

PLAINFIELD

ADAMS

NORTH ADAMS

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RO

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MOUNTAIN ROAD

TANNERY ROAD

NU

MB

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MONROE ROAD

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WEST BRANCH ROAD

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NORTH ROAD

READSBORO ROAD

HUNT ROAD

PON

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TOWER ROAD

SCO

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STATE FARM ROAD

CH

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BR

UN

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RO

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BASSETT R

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SHERMAN ROAD

CYRUS STAGE ROAD

NELSON ROAD

OLS

ON

RO

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APPLE VALLEY ROAD

BULLITT ROAD

CONWAY ROAD

PURINTON ROAD

LONG HILL ROAD

PHILLIPS ROAD

NILM

AN R

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NO

LDS

RO

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STACEY R

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BRAT

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DAVIS ROAD

OLD ALBANY ROAD

DEER

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BR

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RO

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NEW

CO

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STATE FOR

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BRIER ROAD

REILS R

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BRIE

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OLD GREENFIELD ROAD

HAW

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HOG HOLLOW ROAD

NO

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BLAC

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RO

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BEN ROAD

FRIZZELL HILL ROAD

CROSS ROAD

KINGSLEY HILL ROAD

LUDWIG ROAD

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BELL ROAD

GATES R

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WILDER HILL ROAD

JUDD

RO

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CEM

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OAD

CR

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RO

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CH

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NORTH RIVER ROAD

FOR

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D

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BRAN

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DEPOT RO

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HOWES ROAD

BUG HILL ROAD

DO

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NEW

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ME

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LED

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BIR

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GRAVES ROAD

HALIFAX ROAD

SHEARER ROAD

ME

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STR

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RO

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MO

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Deerfield RiverSherman Dam to Cold River

Cold River

ChickleyRiver

ClessonBrook

SouthRiver

Deerfield RiverNorth River toMouth

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Legend

Impaired Areas

Town Boundaries

Roads

Streams

Ponds

Green River

East Branch North River

North River Mainstem

Deerfield River-Sherman Dam to Cold River

Cold River

Chickley River

Deerfield River-Cold to North River

Clesson Brook

South River

Deerfield River-North River to Mouth

Subwatersheds (12-dig HUC)

Deerfield River Watershed (MA) Impaired Areas

E BranchNorth River

NorthRiverMainstem

Deerfield RiverSherman Dam toCold River

Cold River

Deerfield RiverCold to North River

ChickleyRiver

ClessonBrook

Deerfield RiverNorth River toMouth

SouthRiver

Watershed

Outlet

Data from MassGIS 2011Impaired Areas information provided by members of Creating Resilient Communities 2012Locations of impairment are approximate

TextText

1

2

3

4

5

6

78

10

911

12

13

14 15

1617

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

35

36

37

38

39

40

41

42

43

44

45

46

47

Landslide

Dam failed

Gabions failing

Failing culvert

Failing culvert

Failing culverts

Armored stream bank

Repeated road washouts

Stream armored w/rip-rap

Washouts at Green Bridge

E Branch North R. erosion

Stream erosion, repeatedly

Bridge footings undermined

Bridge footings undermined

Bridge footings undermined

Ag fields damaged; landslide

Stream bank erosion at bridge

Ag fields, dam at BBC damaged

River banks armored repeatedly

Stream bank armored repeatedly

Stream banks armored repeatedly

Rip-rap in stream post TS Irene

Extensive problems post TS Irene

Bank erosion old bridge abutment

Perched culvert; gabions failing

Highway Dept saltshed; bank erosion

3 sites post TS Irene rip-rap, repeat

Ag fields severly damaged by TS Irene

Rip-rap along Cold River post TS Irene

Rip-rip along Cold River post TS Irene

Armored river banks upstream of bridge

Schneck Brook bridge abutments failing

Erosion, rip-rap repeat, homes damaged

Ag fields eroded; bridge footings eroded

Ag fields damaged; excessive storm debris

Rd closed; landslide, stream bank erosion

Bank failures armored w/rip-rap post flood

Bank failures armored w/rip-rap post flood

Stream bank armoring post TS Irene, repeat

Bank erosion, armored banks, dam & bridged damaged

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Deerfield RiverCold River to North River

Deerfield RiverSherman Dam to Cold River

Cold River

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