Floodplains by Design: natural infrastructure for people and for nature Kris Johnson, PhD 5/29/2013.

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Floodplains by Design: natural infrastructure for people and for nature Kris Johnson, PhD 5/29/2013

Annual flood damages in U.S – 2011 Source: NOAA

Advancing floodplain protection and management

Floodplain Mosaic Frequently flooded; natural vegetation and ecosystem services Moderate flood frequency: flood-compatible agriculture Rarely flooded: agriculture with compensation mechanisms Managed wetlands to provide benefits from frequent inundation and to improve water quality

Otter Creek, Vermont

Charles River, Massachusetts

Fisher Slough, Puget Sound

Connecticut River Basin

QUESTIONS? 18

The value of connected floodplains Reared in river habitat Reared in floodplain habitat

N Feather River Removed north levee Bear River New setback levee Remaining south levee Wetland feature to increase seasonal fish habitat value Removed Feather River levee

Ecologically functional floodplains – Connectivity between river and floodplain – Variable hydrology, including a range of high flows – Sufficient geographic scale

The Bay Institute 1998 Historic Current Loss of floodplain habitat in the Sacramento Valley