Intro from Christine Hatch

Fluvial Geomorpholgy Task
Force for Massachusetts
Technical Meeting
November 10, 2014
Introduction
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Why are you here?
What are we asking of you?
The task at hand
Motivation
What we’ve done so far
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
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
Update on Projects at UMass and
Massachusetts Geological Survey
•  FGM Workshop
UMass 2012
•  Pilot FGM Assessment
(MA Geol. Survey)
•  FEMA Proposal
•  RiverSmart (I)
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RiverSmart (III)
FFFGM (RiverSmart II)
MA DOT
MET Proposal
FRCOG and other
Projects
Fluvial Geomorphology Workshop
October 25th, 2012
UMass Amherst
OUTCOMES:
Management Objectives:
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To manage fluvial erosion hazards to
protect public health and safety.
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To protect water quality in order to
maintain vibrant riparian habitats.
Tri-Track Approach Needed:
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Policy statements are a key precursor to changes
in regulation; focus should thus be placed on policy
development & implementation.
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Develop policies around geomorphic assessment
as a standard practice of consultants and state agencies
working in rivers (See above management objectives).
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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.
Tri-Track Approach Needed:
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Technical Aspects
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Develop a standard protocol that incorporates
rural, urban and tidal stream corridors, defines the
data needs for each, and identifies data collection
techniques.
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Develop an emergency protocol (rapid
geomorphic assessment) that can be employed for
communities in need following a flood event.
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Train agencies and local consultants in the use
of these protocols.
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Develop a database structure for geomorphic
data, a system for storage & find an administrative
home for the database.
Tri-Track Approach Needed:
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Education & Outreach
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Develop training programs and train agencies,
consultants and volunteers in the use of the above
protocols.
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Develop fact sheets for the public and potential
funders.
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.
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
Motivation
Hurricane Irene in Massachusetts
(and beyond)
NASA 2011: Hurricanes/Tropical Cyclones
Hurricane Season 2011: Hurricane Irene
How unique was 2011 Irene Flooding?
North River
Colrain, MA
Watershed = 231 km2
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1927 Storm of record vs. Irene
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970-ft, ~700-ft, 620-ft slides along Rt.2, Cold R., MA!
Photo by Chris Condit (Umass)/John Fellows
Deerfield R flows N near CT R confluence!
Photo by Anna Nagurney
Photo by Chris Condit (Umass)/John Fellows
Dead Man’s Marsh
….and out to sea.
Pecausett Pond
Chapman Pond
Hamburg Cove
Great Island Marsh
Data from Jon Woodruff, UMass
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
Massachusetts
four tributaries ofGeological
the Deerfield River
Brook, North River, Clesson
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Collaborated
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Massachusetts currently has
no FGM
protocol,
and does not use
Applied
the
Vermont
FGM in its basin assessments. This
leaves(SGAT)
the state without the tools or
Protocol
foundation to adapt river management
practices in a way
that ensures that
Four reaches,
tributaries
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repairs and maintenance work are not
the Deerfield
River:in Clesson
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may not be the best practice. Without
River, such
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establishes a baseline of existing
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fluvial
conditions
in river corridors.
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contrast, Vermont has taken the lead
erosion
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England maps
when it comes
managing their river corridors toward
each reach
dynamic equilibrium. Vermont is
creating incentive programs for towns
to develop river corridor management
plans and apply river corridor
Pilot Fluvial Geomorphic Assessment
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Green River, S
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Survey and NEE completed
the maps in 2013
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sections and bank
evaluations throughout
•! Learning the protocol was
arduous, too complex for
application throughout the
state without extensive
training and expertise
Projects at UMass
Updates on:
• RiverSmart (I)
• RiverSmart (III) - IWR
• FFFGM (RiverSmart II)
• MA DOT
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!)
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.
Land destroyed by silt deposits, near Hancock VT, White River valley.
Source: Lars Gange, Mansfield Heliflight. http://www.mansfieldheliflight.com/flood/index.html
“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
Photo source: Drysdale et al. 2012. The wrath of Irene: Vermont's imperfect storm of 2011, p. 105.
“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.
Camp Brook,
Bethel, VT
Source: Conservation Law
Foundation: Tropical Storm
Irene archives. http://
www.clf.org/blog/tag/tropicalstorm-irene/
supporting ecologically restorative flood prevention and remediation in New England
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A project for New England communities combining river science
with institutional insights for resilient river management
Science: Fluvial Geomorphology (FGM)
•! Geomorphology: form of Earth’s surface
•! Fluvial: related to flowing water
Hydraulic Processes
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Stream Morphology
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Distribution and quality of:
Habitat, Hazards, Health
Fluvial Geomorphology (FGM)
•!• Geomorphology: form of Earth’s surface
••! Fluvial: related to flowing water
Hydraulic Processes
Stream Morphology
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Stream Morphology
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Distribution and quality of:
Habitat, Hazards, Health
Stream
Geomorphology
Assessments
Vermont Stream Geomorphic Assessment
Assesses:
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Methods:
•!Remote sensing
•!Field assessment
The River
Corridor
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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
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
Some preliminary results….:
1. Some of the policy challenges of reshaping river management
along lines suggested by fluvial geomorphological
understandings:
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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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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
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
Chris Condit (Umass)/John Fellows !
What is the role of farms in floodplains? What resources help farmers before and after floods?
Deerfield R. MA After Hurricane Irene, August 2011!
Farms, Floods and Fluvial Geomorphology
Making the most of our natural resources
Cold R. MA!
Farms, Floods and Fluvial Geomorphology
Making the most of our natural resources
River Science (Fluvial Geomorphology):
Christine Hatch
Duration: Sep 2013 - Aug 2016
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
Jerry Schoen!
What is the role of federal agencies during/after floods? What would make successful partnerships?
Deerfield R. MA!
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.
and federal collaborators
PI (Geography): Eve Vogel
Duration:
Feb 2014 - Aug 2015
Model Case Studies
and federal collaborators
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
www.geo.umass.edu/riversmart
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.
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.
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
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)
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
and restoration of key physical and ecological processes and
the areas within which they occur, efforts to protect rivers
are likely to fall short of their goals and expectations.
Healthy rivers also provide a broad range of other social
and economic benefits to society as discussed in Chapter 3.
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area networks, for informing river restoration activities and
informing river management programs and policies.
Chapter 7 presents an overview of how the active river area
framework forms an approach to identifying and planning
on-the-ground restoration projects. Chapter 8 provides a
short conclusion to the paper.
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stream profile, and associated transitions in sediment process zones and valley setting
(Fryirs and Breirley, 2005 & 2013; Church 1992)
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•  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
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
Desktop Assessment
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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
Field Assessment
•  Habitat Assessment
•  Slope/ longitudinal profile, streambed
form, reach condition
•  Sediment volumes
•  Meander belt width
•  Stream classification
•  Culvert locations
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
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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M
ROAD
ET
R
30
UR
SB
BIRD
HILL ROA
D
O
ET
STRE
PE
ET
HO
STRE
FIELD
DEER
RE
ST
TR
LS
MIL
E
TR
POGUES HOLE
T
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Data from MassGIS 2011
Impaired Areas information provided by members of
Creating Resilient Communities 2012
Locations of impairment are approximate
EET
BU
ER
RIV
STREET
CHAPMAN
AD
AY STR
CONW
RO
WELLS STREET
AD
IL
W
2 Miles
Clesson Brook
LS
IS
W
91
STATE
INTER
LD
ROAD
River banks armored repeatedly
HF
IE
AD
29
RILEY ROAD A
S
RO
South
River
TON
HAMIL
AD
T
ET
RE
AD
RO
EN
AY RO
South
River
R
ST
RO
S
E
AV
GR
YD
ET
RE
MURR
ST
OA
AIN
LR
CE
BO
T
D
LR
HIL
CO
AD
D
AIN
M
EE
AD
AD
DACEY ROAD
RO
CONWAY
OA
STR
RO
RO
SICK
LR
TR
U
ET
BEAC
ON ST
REET
SANDER
SON STR
EET
MAPL
E ST
REET
Failing culverts
HAWKS ROAD
ER
PF
HIL
UTH
Y
NY
BA
AL
AD
E
SO
ER
MUNSON STREET
RO
D
OA
M
D
OL
S
PIN
DR
EA
MILL
ROAD
U
LA
ROAD
RL
STRE
SILVER STREET
E
IV
DR
E
EG
LL HOMESTEAD AVENUE
LIP
AD
AN
CR
CH RO
AD
NASHS
CO
IL
ES RO
CKL
BELDINGVILLE ROAD
N
WAYLAND DRIVE
GREENFIELD
RO
Deerfield River
North River to
Mouth
ELME
R
BE
O
VE
OAKL
AND
LR
A
2
R
PLAIN ROAD
MEADOW LANE
KOCH ROAD
Schneck Brook bridge abutments failing
ROAD
LOVERS
RT
ER
AD
R
GRAVES
Stream erosion, repeatedly
D
OL
RN
FARM ROAD
AD
SCOTT ROAD
AD
HIC
RO
BRAN
D RO
CO
TRAIL
SMEA
T
IS
ROAD
BU
0
PECKVILLE ROAD
PH
ROAD
BARN
BELLUS
SMITH ROAD
1
AD
MARCH
AD
PT
RO
AD
OA
D
OA
BA
H
UT
RO
ETT
LR
H IL
SO
BASS
ER
E
LUNT DRIV
CO
28
D
Chickley River
2
AIL
TR
ROAD
AD
ILD
W
AD
RO
Cold River
K
AW
FERRY
RO
Armored stream bank
RO
Y
LE
AD
Deerfield River-Sherman Dam to Cold River
RO
H
MO
ELLS
W
ES
31
BARTON ROAD
23
BARDW
AD
EY
L
VA
ST RO
D
¹
North River Mainstem
Bank erosion, armored banks, dam & bridged damaged
D
R ROA
OLD GREENFIELD ROAD
ROAD
RO
AD
ASHFIELD
East Branch North River
AD
OLD GORGE ROAD
ON
DERS
RO
NW
AY
BERNARDSTON
12
SHEARE
Y AN
HO
Streams
Green River
RO
MERC
AY
ET
ROAD
EIS
AD
T
BR
PLAINFIELD
BUG HILL
NN
RO
CO
IL
E
FORE
HEN ROA
AD
VA
EN
REE
M ST
EL
AD
BA
PL
E
STAT
KITC
HELLS
AD
N
T
ROAD
AD
AP
ROAD
NORMAN
AD
RO
ELD RD
TT
PA
STR EET
REE
N
NILMA
Stream armored w/rip-rap
MAIN STRE
Ponds
H ROAD
PROLOVIC
AD
MAPLE
ST
LAND ROAD
OT
DEP
EAST BUCK
AD
RO
STONE
32
HA
WLE
Y
IN
TA
D
GREENFI
RO
CALL
ROAD
D
OA
REET
H ST
NORT
TR
RO
ROAD
RO
UTH
RO
BUCKLAND
34
G
AD
SO
33
CLESSON BROOK ROAD
Y RO
RIN
RO
K
SHELBURNE
D
LOW ROA
HOG HOL
ROAD
ER
MET
SP
LOOP
C
PO
D
LS
O
IN
D
AD
CE
DY
OAD
O
MO
YR
D
HUNT
AD
Stream bank armoring post TS Irene, repeat
LE
OA
LO
AL
R
AD
STACEY
DE
Clesson
Brook
OA
AR
EP
FORGET
HAW
R
EL
AP
H
LE
VIL
O
AD
ER
DODGE ROAD
HAWLEY
D
RO
DG
RO
Stream bank erosion at bridge
AVERY ROAD
LLE
RO
AD
N ROA
IELD
HF
AS
35
Clesson
Brook
LA BE
AD
AD
AD
3 sites post TS Irene rip-rap, repeat
DO
Chickley
River
PURINT
ON RO
AD
NE
EDEN
EK ROA
Bank erosion old bridge abutment
OW
40
ST
EA
CH
RO
RO
SH
Y
AD
XB
TO
AD
RO
DEER RUN LANE
S
WE
O
T
ES
W
L
HIL
NT
21
Bridge footings undermined
LE
MO
Bridge footings undermined
22
Text
Extensive problems post TS Irene
Chickley
River
AD
HILL RO
HAWK
R
AD
RO
ER
IV
EY
R
AR
UN
Repeated road washouts
JOE JUR
20
O
M
ROAD
11
Ag fields damaged; landslide
T
ES
W
FORT LUCAS
NORTH RIVER ROAD
Rd closed; landslide, stream bank erosion
42
AD
HAWLEY ROAD
CH
ROAD
HEATH
TH
Deerfield River
Cold River
to
Deerfield
River
North
River River
Cold
to North
ROAD
EDEN
Highway Dept saltshed; bank erosion
9
AD
AD
Green
River
ROAD
D
Erosion, rip-rap repeat, homes damaged
D
NFIEL
GR EE
OA
RO
HILL
AD
GREER ROAD
RO
ROAD
TY
7
D
EAST
UN
CHURCH
CO
DICKENSON ROAD
AD
RO
ES
OR
MO
PH
RO
KE
E
YA
N
ROAD
BE
LLO
R
AD
RO
RO
AD
RE
AD
SB
O
AD
RO
BLIS
S
RO
AD
TONE
BLAC
KS
TILDA HILL
AD
OLSON ROAD
RO
AD
SAVOY ROAD
EN
RO
GR
RO
ROAD
ROAD
YD
MB
RZI
OW
XB
GTON
AD
N
TIN
U
ETT
T LE
E LA
HE
O
ST
EA
BURRIN
D
M RO
Ag fields damaged; excessive storm debris
SO
BURN
AD
WES
RO
ROAD
AVERY
N FAR
AD
AD
D
LL
ON
Gabions failing
RO
OAD
AD
OA
BE
AD
E Branch North R. erosion
8
LE
Landslide
18
36
IN
TA
DR
RO
Roads
Subwatersheds (12-dig HUC)
RO
DEN
5
6
16
HILL ROA
LEYDEN
Ag fields, dam at BBC damaged
CHARLEMONT
Town Boundaries
Deerfield River-North River to Mouth
RG
15
17
Rip-rap in stream post TS Irene
GEO
LEY
WEST
14
19
LIVEL
Y RO
UN
FIEL
ER
T ROA
BASSET
TOW
AD
41
STETSO
South River
AD
ROAD
38
E
FRIZZELL
E Branch
North River
10
Stream banks armored repeatedly
SA
VO
Deerfield River-Cold to North River
Ag fields eroded; bridge footings eroded
ILLE
IV
Perched culvert; gabions failing
O
M
WAR
AD
RO
ROAD
HORT
ON RO
4
REILS ROAD
DR
ROAD
NAVAHO
LANE
DEER RUN PATH
ROYER ROAD
AD
RO
AD
E RO
AT
ST
S
AM
AD
D
Impaired Areas
AD
RO
NT
39
ADAMS ROAD
Legend
RO
L
AD
CE
L RO
RO
Rip-rip along Cold River post TS Irene
SAVOY
D RO
AD
SONV
AD
L
HIL
EL
W
TE HIL
LEGA
AD
AD
ER RO
WHEEL
RO
AR
VIN
44
43
BARNAR
O
Stream bank armored repeatedly
E
BROOK
IN
REET
H ST
SOUT
ZO
45
W
NE
FLORIDA ROAD
ROAD
BRIER
R
BS
M
North River
Mainstem
Cold River
Cold River
Y ROAD
O
E Branch
North River
TA
AD
Rip-rap along Cold River post TS Irene
TILTON
ROA
37
AX
M
UN
MO
TY RO
ROAD
EY
ROAD
RR
COUN
PHIPPS
ROWE
TO
SOUTH
Dam failed
AD
O
RO
G
ROAD
Bank failures armored w/rip-rap post flood
ROAD
DELL
CA
SC
TAYLOR
C
LE
IL
SV
ROAD
D
HILL ROA
BRANCH
N
LO
CHURCH
Bank failures armored w/rip-rap post flood
VIN
AL
JACK
AD
North
River
Mainstem
AM
AD
HOSMER
RO
ROAD
OTT
ROAD
AY
HW
HEATH
Y RO
COUNT
C
Bridge footings undermined
KN
ROWE
MIN E
HIG
47
RO
AD
NEW
AD
AD
BEN ROAD
GS
OA
D
SO
N
AD
AD
RO
RO
RO
H
AX
LIF
K
AR
NC
Washouts at Green Bridge
3
MP
ERS ROAD
RA
COLRAIN
TO
W
OW
NR
HA
CL
2
TH
O
CHRISTIAN HILL ROAD
BROTH
STETSON
AD
RO
D
OA
ROAD
LR
ADAMS
BR
1
ED
AD
COLRAIN STAGE ROAD
HIL
46
SHERMAN
RO
13
LR
H IL
AD
NORTH ADAMS
AM
RS RO
MB
GH
AD
CO
PETRIES
RO
KE
STRY
T
AF
FLORIDA
AD
KIN
SH
W
HIT
RO
IN
ITT
BR
L
OE
ROWE
OB
S
D
RO
HAZELTON ROAD
JA
C
DAVIS
HILL ROAD
FORD HILL ROAD
WE
ST
B
BRUNELLE ROAD
AD
RA
NT
DeerfieldRiver
River
Deerfield
ShermanDam
Damto
to
Sherman
ColdRiver
River
Cold
ROAD
LL
O
CE
NR
MO
TANNER
AGE
S ST
ROA
NEWTON
D
R
CYRU
LL
O
AD
DE
MONROE
H
UT
ROAD
R
G
RO
RM
FA
TE
STA
ROAD
E ROA
ROAD
POTTERS
GORE ROAD
MONROE
AD
AD
RO
S RO
CROS
GA
RO
AD
NIN
NUMBER
AD
ROAD
RO
HILL
LE STAGE
JACKSONVIL
S
SLEY
ROAD
DO
SA
RE
KING
MAIN
SO
BLACKSTONE
STON E
HU
NORTH ROAD
SUMNER AND STETSON ROAD
RO
S
LE
TURNER HILL
ROAD
Deerfield River Watershed (MA) Impaired Areas
VIS
DA
FLA
G
LY R
M
ILL
LIVE
GH
SO
JU
RO
L
ROAD
EL
W
ROYER ROAD
AX
M
PHIPPS
HI
CK
S
OAD
37
OAD
RO
10
9
AD
A
North River
Mainstem
D
IN ROA
COLRA
AD
AD
RE
LO
W
ER
ROAD
Stream armored w/rip-rap
AD
POND
CLESSON BROOK ROAD
O
AN R
33
E RO
CO
ST
UP
PE
R
ET
ET
ST
RE
RO A
STON
ET
D
BR
AY
R
NW
AY
RO
AD
D
OA
34
ST
EA
EY
WL
HA
AN
KL
C
BU
YR
D
OA
E
RO
AD
D
31
Armored stream bank
ILD
W
ER
R
LL
HI
OA
28
Sch
Y
L
VA
AD
RO
AD
R
P
BA
RE
H
MARC
RO
Y
LE
E FO
HA
WL
EY
W
ES
E
IL
BA
PL
AP
STAT
BROWN ROAD
AD
ROAD
RO
NORMAN
TER
AD
G
IN
MOUNTAI
N ROAD
D
ME
HO
32
SHFIELD
R
CE
O
AD
Stream bank armoring post TS Irene, repeat
RO
PR
H
BUCKLAND
NILM
T RO A
OAD
UNT R
R OAD
E
TR
EAST
AD
FORG
E
OLLOW
MS
EL
RO
D
AD
HAWLEY
HO G H
D
RO A
DODGE RO
D
AR
EP
LLE
C
N
OR
ER
RO
AD
T
E
LAN
GE
RO A D
SH
LA B
E
ET
AVERY ROAD
RE
MIDD
LE R
O
D
ST
Clesson
Brook
OA
EET
Clesson
Brook
ND ROAD
ER
T
PO
DG
DE
DO
STR
MAPLE
3 sites post TS Irene rip-rap, repeat
T
40
LA
EAST BUCK
Text
Extensive problems post TS Irene
ET
Stream bank erosion at bridge
Rd closed; landslide, stream bank erosion
42
D
OA
AD
AD
DR
MECH
A
35
RO
RO
L
FIE
E
TRE
TH S
NO R
T
PO
DE
NT
H
AS
NIC S
TRE
OA D
STREET
AD
TON
R
SEARS
O
PURIN
CRITTENDEN ROAD
NORTH HEATH ROAD
Bridge footings undermined
AD
R
MO
Bank erosion ol
NORTH RIVER ROAD
LE
41
ING H
OLLO
W
22
RO
R
AD
RO
E
IV
EY
R
AR
ROAD
HEATH
TH
CH
21
AD
OAD
W
BO
OX
ST
WE
U
N
TIN
SO
Deerfield River
Cold River
to
Deerfield
River
North
River River
Cold
to North
Stream banks armored repeatedly
RO
STACEY
HILL R
DEER RUN LANE
HAWK
Ag fields damaged; excessive storm debris
39
PUDD
AD
D
LED
RO
N RO A
OW
XB
INGTO
O
ST
EA
BURR
OAD
AD
43
Gabions failing
RO
D
OA
AD
36
CHARLEMONT
IN
TA
DR
RO
AD
AD
UN
L
FIE
ER
TT RO
RO
O
M
R
WA
TO
W
BASSE
T
AD
t TS Irene
D
R
FARM
OA
EN
L RO
RR
VI
NC
N
TOW
HIL
ATE
LEG
ZO
A