Southeast Conservation Blueprint Summary for North Carolina
Freshwater Natural landcover in floodplains
This indicator measures the amount of natural landcover in the estimated floodplain of rivers and streams within each catchment. It assesses the stream channel and its surrounding riparian buffer, measuring the percent of unaltered habitat like forests, wetlands, or open water (rather than agriculture or development). Intact vegetated buffers within the floodplain of rivers and streams provide aquatic habitat, improve water quality, reduce erosion and flooding, recharge groundwater, and more. This indicator originates from the National Land Cover Database and applies to the Environmental Protection Agency's estimated floodplain, which spatially defines areas estimated to be inundated by a 100-year flood (also known as the 1% annual chance flood).
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Percent natural landcover within the estimated floodplain, by catchment >90% natural landcover
>80-90% natural landcover >70-80% natural landcover >60-70% natural landcover ≤60% natural landcover Not identified as a floodplain
Created 11/20/2024 using the Southeast Conservation Blueprint Explorer
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