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What values are provided
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Habitat

Clean Water

Scenic Beauty

Self Maintaining Drainage

Recreation

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Questions:
The hydrologic regime describes the amount and rate at which
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Water

The sediment regime describes the amount and rate at which
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Sediment

What characteristics of a watershed affect the hydrologic and sediment regimes?
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Land Cover, Land Use, Soils, Slope, and Storage

Questions:
The width and depth of the river and its floodplain are described by what aspect of its morphology?
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Cross Section

The slope of the river is described by what aspect of its morphology?
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Longitudinal Profile

What aspect of a river's morphology describes the vertical undulations of its bed?
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Bedform

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Questions:
What factors determine how much power the flow contains?
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Discharge, Depth, Slope, and Roughness

What is the term used to describe the condition in which the flow power is just great enough to transport all of the sediment without filling in or eroding?
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Equilibrium

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What is the long term process that a river which has been destabilized by sudden and major watershed and/or channel changes goes through to reach a new equilibrium condition?
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Channel Evolution.

What are the consequences of channel evolution?
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Increased Erosion Damages, Degradation of Aquatic Habitats, and Degradation of Water Quality.

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Questions:
What river processes are responsible for much of Vermont’s flat landscapes?
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Flooding and Erosion.

What type of flood damage has resulted in the greatest loss in Vermont?
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Erosion Damage.

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Questions:
What river process has been triggered by the widespread watershed and river alterations traditionally implemented to settle conflicts between river adjustments and human land uses and developments?
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Channel evolution.

What percentage of the 1,500 miles of river assessed by the River Management Program has been found to be in an unstable stage of channel evolution?
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75%.

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Questions:
How can we manage our rivers for equilibrium when designing and building transportation infrastructure and other developments?
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By considering the factors at play in maintaining river equilibrium.

What landscape feature must we protect if we are to manage our rivers for equilibrium and thereby reduce flood future flood damages?
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Floodplains.

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