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Increase resistance of road surfaces to higher peak flows at stream crossings

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Approach

Increase resistance of road surfaces to higher peak flows at stream crossings.

Tactics

  • Install hardened stream crossings.
  • Perform a basin-wide assessment of current hydrological interactions with roads.
  • Use grade control structures, humps, and water bars to reduce velocity and redirect flow.

Sensitivity

Strategy

Raymond, C.L.; Peterson, D.L.; Rochefort, R.M., eds. (2014). Climate change vulnerability and adaptation in the North Cascades region. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-892. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station., Raymond, C.L.; Peterson, D.L.; Rochefort, R.M. (2013). The North Cascadia Adaptation Partnership: a science-management collaboration for responding to climate change. Sustainability. 5: 136–159.

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Relevant Region

Midwest
Northeast
Northern Plains
Northwest
Southeast
Southern Plains
Southwest