River Management Publications/Resources

River Science

• Fluvial Geomorphology:  A Foundation for Watershed Protection, Management and Restoration (pdf, 266 KB)
• Vermont River Corridor Management Program Definition and Application of Fluvial Geomorphology (pdf, 19.3 KB)
• Values of Riparian Buffers (pdf, 18KB)
• Riparian Buffers and Corridors Technical Papers (pdf, 2 MB)
• Floodplains Key to the Health of Lake Champlain White Paper (pdf, 39.2 KB)
• River Dynamics 101 Fact Sheet (pdf, 198 KB)

River Corridor Planning

• Defining River Corridors Fact Sheet (pdf, 176KB)
• Alternatives for River Corridor Management White Paper (pdf, 84.7KB)
• Guidance for Agency Act 250 and Section 248 Comments Regarding Riparian Buffers (pdf, 462.9KB)
• Vermont ANR River Corridor Planning Guide, 2nd Edition ( pdf, 2,772 KB)Mapping Appendix (pdf 8,631 KB)

River Corridor Protection

• River Corridor Protection and Management Fact Sheet (pdf, 205KB)
• River Corridor Easement Program Power Point (pdf, 3.7MB)
• Landowner Municipal Incentives for River Corridor Conservation White Paper (pdf, 131.6KB)
• River Corridor Protection as a Restoration Tool (pdf, 115.2KB)

• Vermont River Corridor Protection Guide (pdf, 1.39 MB) and Technical Appendix (pdf, 2.18 MB)

• A Guide to River Corridor Easements, 2010 (pdf, 539 KB)

Erosion Hazards

• Vermont Fluvial Erosion Hazard Program Power Point (pdf, 12 MB)
• Flood Hazards and Water Quality Protection Power Point (pdf, 54.2 MB)
• Mitigating Flood-Related Fluvial Erosion Hazards (FEH) Using River Corridor Protection Fact Sheet (pdf, 193 KB)
• Municipal Guide to Fluvial Erosion Hazard Mitigation  (pdf, 867 KB)
• NFIP and FEH Fact Sheet (pdf, 626 KB)

Inundation Hazards

• Options for State Flood Control Policies and a Flood Control Program (pdf, 1 MB)
• Procedure on ANR Floodway Determinations in Act 250 Proceedings (pdf, 156.8 KB)
• Technical Guidance for Determining Floodway Limits Persuant to Act 250 Criterion 1(D) (pdf, 28.8 KB)
• National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP):  A Starting Point for Sustainable Partnerships Power Point (pdf, 2 MB)
• River Gravel and Flooding (pdf, 28 KB)
• NFIP and FEH Fact Sheet (pdf, 626 KB)

Streamflow Protection

• Agency Procedure for Determining Acceptable Minimum Streamflows (pdf, 42 kb)
• ANR Environmental Protection Rules: Chapter 16 - Water Withdrawals for Snowmaking (pdf, 40 kb)
• Guidance Document: Alternatives Analysis (pdf, 863 kb)
• User's Guide to Vermont Dam Removals (pdf, 862 kb)
• Fish Study Report (Mar 2009) (pdf, 310 kb)
• Small Hydropower Report (Jan 2008) (pdf, 1.6 Mb)

Stream Geomorphic Assessment

• Introduction to Vermont Stream Geomorphic Assessment Protocols White Paper (pdf, 209 KB)
• Stream Geomorphic Assessment Viewer Instructions Power Point (pdf, 1.4 MB)
• Missisquoi River Basin Assessment Power Point (pdf, 13.7 MB)

Bridge and Culvert Assessment

• Vermont Streams and Rivers Field Evaluation and Permit Review for Aquatic Organism Passage Structures Power Point (pdf, 1 MB)
• Fluvial Processes and Crossing Structures Power Point (pdf, 7.1 MB)
• ANR's Work to Improve Aquatic Organism Passage at Stream Crossing Structures Power Point (pdf, 5.4 MB)
• Example of a Municipality Beneffiting from Adoption of a Policy on Standards for Roads and Bridges (pdf, 8 KB)

River Management

• Introduction to River Management Program Power Point (pdf, 3.2 MB)
• Stream Gravel Removal Policy (pdf, 9 KB)
• River Gravel Excavation:  When, Why and Where it Should or Should Not Be Done (pdf, 27 KB)
• Managing Toward Stream Equilibrium Conditions:  A Case for Minimizing the Structural Control of Vermont Rivers White Paper (pdf, 216 KB)
• Vermont River Management Program DVD (Contact Heather Bullett for a copy of the DVD)
• 2008 River Program Annual Report to the Vermont legislature(pdf, 635 KB)