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Buffer Strips for Riparian Zone Management.

ADA336633

Publication Date	1991
Page Count	62
Abstract	This study provides a review of technical literature concerning the width of riparian buffer strips needed to protect water quality and maintain other important values provided by riparian ecosystems. Under most circumstances (20 to 30 meter wide) buffers appear adequate to remove suspended sediments from surface flows. Narrow buffers may also reduce nitrogen levels in surface runoff and groundwater. There appears to be insufficient information available in the literature to formulate a matrix which completely relates appropriate buffer strip width to stream characteristics, upland land use, and riparian functions.
Keywords	Wetlands Environmental protection Banks(Waterways) Water quality Buffers Water flow Ground water Suspended sediments Surface waters Ecosystems Army corps of engineers Land use Runoff Water distribution Streamflow analysis
Source Agency	Non Paid ADAS
Corporate Authors	Corps of Engineers, Waltham, MA. New England Div.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199811

Buffer Strips for Riparian Zone Management.

Buffer Strips for Riparian Zone Management.
ADA336633

Publication Date	1991
Page Count	62
Abstract	This study provides a review of technical literature concerning the width of riparian buffer strips needed to protect water quality and maintain other important values provided by riparian ecosystems. Under most circumstances (20 to 30 meter wide) buffers appear adequate to remove suspended sediments from surface flows. Narrow buffers may also reduce nitrogen levels in surface runoff and groundwater. There appears to be insufficient information available in the literature to formulate a matrix which completely relates appropriate buffer strip width to stream characteristics, upland land use, and riparian functions.
Keywords	Wetlands Environmental protection Banks(Waterways) Water quality Buffers Water flow Ground water Suspended sediments Surface waters Ecosystems Army corps of engineers Land use Runoff Water distribution Streamflow analysis
Source Agency	Non Paid ADAS
Corporate Authors	Corps of Engineers, Waltham, MA. New England Div.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199811