Buffer Strips for Riparian Zone Management

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.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA336633

Entities

Organizations

  • New England District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Birds
  • Environmental Protection
  • Eutrophication
  • Fish
  • Forests
  • Geography
  • Groundwater
  • Habitats
  • Wildlife
  • Wildlife Management

Fields of Study

  • Agricultural and Food sciences

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  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Theoretical Analysis.
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.