River Management

According to The Nature Conservancy, integrated river basin management (IRBM) is the collaborative process of integrating the conservation, management, and development of water, land, and related resources across sectors within a given river basin. The purpose is to improve economic and social benefits derived from water resources in an equitable manner while preserving and, where necessary, restoring freshwater ecosystems. Resources available in this sub-theme include strategic decision-making guides, government funding information, and detailed urban policies on river basin management.

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River Management Resources

A Derived Flood Frequency Distribution Based on the Density Function of Rainfall Excess

Published: 
July 1, 1983
U.S. Agency for International Development
The geomorphoclimatic theory is used, along with the joint probability density function of storm duration and storm intensity and the representation of the infiltration process, to derive the flood frequency distribution for a given catchment. The infiltration process is represented by two...Read more
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United StatesNorth America

Incorporation of Channel Losses in the Geomorphologic IUH

Published: 
July 1, 1983
U.S. Agency for International Development
Methodologies relating river response to basin geomorphology are useful in the estimation of hydrologic behavior in regions with sparse or no data. This study describes research of potential value in traditional hydraulic routing applications. In it the infiltration losses along the streams of a...Read more
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United StatesNorth America

Weed Risk Assessment for Aquatic Plants

Published: 
January 1, 2012
The Nature Conservancy
Research paper testing the accuracy of an invasive aquatic plant risk assessment system in the United States, modified from a system originally developed by New Zealand's Biosecurity Program. The high accuracy with which these methods can distinguish non-invaders from harmful invaders suggests...Read more
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United StatesNorth America

Inundation Analysis Tool

Published: 
October 15, 2013
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The inundation analysis program is extremely beneficial in determining the frequency (or the occurrence of high waters for different elevations above a specified threshold) and duration (or the amount of time that the specified location is inundated by water) of observed high waters (tides).Read more
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United StatesNorth America

Mapping High and Low Lake Level Impacts

Published: 
September 14, 2016
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
This web-based tool creates visuals that capture lake level changes that range from six feet above to six feet below historical long-term average water levels in the Great Lakes. Potential shoreline and coastal impacts are also provided. This information can be used to determine appropriate...Read more
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United StatesNorth America

Significant River Flood Outlook

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
This Flood Outlook is intended to provide a general outlook for significant river flooding.Read more
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United StatesNorth America

Assessing Coastal Community Exposure to Flood Hazards

Published: 
September 14, 2016
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
This online visualization tool supports communities that are assessing their coastal hazard risks and vulnerabilities. The tool creates a collection of user-defined maps that show the people, places, and natural resources exposed to coastal flooding. The maps can be saved, downloaded, or shared to...Read more
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United StatesNorth America

Coastal Inundation Mapping- Training

Published: 
September 14, 2016
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
This course provides baseline information about the various types of flooding and teaches methods for mapping current flooding and potential coastal inundation scenarios using a GIS. Hands-on exercises will help participants understand and apply the spatial methods covered in this course. Students...Read more
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United StatesNorth America

USGS StreamStats

Published: 
March 24, 2016
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Obtain a variety of flow statistics, basin characteristics, and other information for both gaged and ungaged stream sites by using a mapping application. Streamstats is not operational for all States at this time. See a map at http://water.usgs.gov/osw/streamstats/ssonline.html to determine if...Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

USGS WaterNow

Published: 
July 1, 2014
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Get on-demand water data directly to your mobile phone or by email. Send an email or text message containing the USGS site number and quickly receive a reply with the most recent observationRead more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

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