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Roads Riparian Restoration: Where the water meets the road

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Water Road Presenter: Roy Jemison
Length: 2 Parts, 20 min 40 s

View: Part 1 | Part 2

       Topics:

       Part 1

  • Where Water Meets the Road
  • Introduction
  • Water Crossings
  • Understanding the Water and Roads Interaction
  • Presentation Objectives - Hydrology
  • Objectives - Water Roads Meet
  • Objectives - Potential Problems
  • Objectives - Addressing Problems
  • Hydrologic Cycle
  • Precipitation
  • While Falling
  • At the Earths Surface
  • Soil Surface Materials and Conditions
  • Watershed Components
  • Watershed Unit Divisions
  • Watershed Surface Drainage
  • Watershed Definitions
  • Subsurface Materials and Conditions
  • What Does Water Do Below Ground?
  • Soil Water
  • Vadose Water
  • Water Table
  • Ground Water
  • Aquifers
  • Unconfined Aquifers
  • Confined Aquifers
  • Perched Aquifers
  • Groundwater Travel Times
  • Riparian Hydrology
  • Springs and Seeps
  • Image of Seepage
  • Complex Hillside Hydrology
  • Ways in which Roads and Water Interact
  • Direct Interception of Precipitation
  • Interception of Surface and Subsurface Water
  • Concentration of Flow
  • Water Diversion
  • Concept of Hydrologically Connected Roads
  • Effects of Hydrologically Connected Roads
  • Some Examples
  • Examples of Problems Where Roads Meet Water
  • Road Encroachment on Floodplain
  • Road Encroachment on River
  • Unpaved Road

       Part 2

  • Unpaved Roads
  • Undersized Culverts
  • Gully
  • Restriction of Channel by Road
  • Steep Eroding Road Cut
  • Unpaved Boat Landing
  • Beaver Ponds
  • Dying Trees
  • Vented Ford and Culvert Problems
  • Potential Erosion from Wildfire
  • Ways to Address the Problems
  • Variety of Techniques That Can Be Employed
  • Large Culvert Arrays
  • Culvert Array
  • Bottomless Arch Culvert
  • Permeable Fill Road Crossing
  • Permeable Fill Road Prism
  • Guardrails and Paved Roads
  • Pedestrian Bridge
  • Low-Water Crossing
  • Raised Culverts
  • Chip Sealed Roads
  • Paved Approaches and Dip
  • Curbs and Filter Fence
  • Paved Parking and Boat Ramp
  • Large Woody Debris
  • Small Woody Debris
  • Woody Debris in Stream Channel
  • Crib Wall
  • Decommisioned Road
  • Benefits After Better Management
  • Examples
  • Conclusions