Goal 6: Integrate Flood Management Activities

Integrate flood risk management with other water and land management and restoration activities.

Objectives

  • Reduce impacts of developed lands on flooding and channel processes
  • Balance flood protection with water storage and conservation

 

Associated Indicators

Levee Stability

Frequency of levee breaks in the region. The frequency of levee weakening and breaking is informative about the power in the channel in particular locations.

Levee System Integrity Index

Levee system integrity index (stability, risk prevention, maintenance). This combination of indicators can help prioritize particular stretches of levee for action.

Managed Geomorphic Flows

Magnitude and timing of managed system flows suitable for native riparian habitats and geomorphic processes. Healthy aquatic, riparian, and floodplain ecosystems require periodic high flow events, not just minimum flows.

Stream Bank Stability

Stream bank stability. Stream banks may become less stable due to watershed disturbance, or more stable with reductions in flow and armoring.