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Other / raport over klimaatbuffers | | Dutch term or phrase: doorstroommoeras | | Gebieden die worden aangelegd langs rivieren om het water langer vast te houden. |
| | | river basin wetlands | Explanation:
River basin wetlands act as sponges holding water to prevent rapid runoff
More intelligent river basin management using wetlands can alleviate ... Controlling rapid run-off from smaller tributaries upstream is in fact the first ...
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Flood Control --- Wetlands are very helpful in reducing flash floods. The dense root structure of marsh plants can act as a sponge, soaking up extra rainfall and releasing it only slowly. A watershed (the land area which drains toward a lake or stream) which has many wetlands along its drainage ways will seldom experience flooding. Flows will increase gradually with rain and will not reach the sudden, damaging high levels seen with flash floods. On the other hand, numerous studies have found that when a watershed is developed with many hard surfaces (streets, driveways, parking lots, roofs, etc.) the runoff is much more rapid. When wetlands are filled, and the streamsides hardened and straightened with rock or conFlood Control --- Wetlands are very helpful in reducing flash floods. The dense root structure of marsh plants can act as a sponge, soaking up extra rainfall and releasing it only slowly. A watershed (the land area which drains toward a lake or stream) which has many wetlands along its drainage ways will seldom experience flooding. Flows will increase gradually with rain and will not reach the sudden, damaging high levels seen with flash floods. On the other hand, numerous studies have found that when a watershed is developed with many hard surfaces (streets, driveways, parking lots, roofs, etc.) the runoff is much more rapid. When wetlands are filled, and the streamsides hardened and straightened with rock or concrete, the runoff flows even faster, never having the chance to soak in. Some communities are creating new marshes along drainage ways, to slow the water down and prevent the high social and economic costs of flooding. Other communities have ordinances to protect existing wetlands upstream, to prevent future flooding problems.http://www.cwac.net/wetlands/ |
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9 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +2 river basin wetlands
Explanation:
River basin wetlands act as sponges holding water to prevent rapid runoff
More intelligent river basin management using wetlands can alleviate ... Controlling rapid run-off from smaller tributaries upstream is in fact the first ...
wwf.pl/powodz/publikacje/ flooding-briefingpaperfinal.pdf - Similar pages
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Note added at 11 mins (2006-12-14 09:02:54 GMT)
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Flood Control --- Wetlands are very helpful in reducing flash floods. The dense root structure of marsh plants can act as a sponge, soaking up extra rainfall and releasing it only slowly. A watershed (the land area which drains toward a lake or stream) which has many wetlands along its drainage ways will seldom experience flooding. Flows will increase gradually with rain and will not reach the sudden, damaging high levels seen with flash floods. On the other hand, numerous studies have found that when a watershed is developed with many hard surfaces (streets, driveways, parking lots, roofs, etc.) the runoff is much more rapid. When wetlands are filled, and the streamsides hardened and straightened with rock or conFlood Control --- Wetlands are very helpful in reducing flash floods. The dense root structure of marsh plants can act as a sponge, soaking up extra rainfall and releasing it only slowly. A watershed (the land area which drains toward a lake or stream) which has many wetlands along its drainage ways will seldom experience flooding. Flows will increase gradually with rain and will not reach the sudden, damaging high levels seen with flash floods. On the other hand, numerous studies have found that when a watershed is developed with many hard surfaces (streets, driveways, parking lots, roofs, etc.) the runoff is much more rapid. When wetlands are filled, and the streamsides hardened and straightened with rock or concrete, the runoff flows even faster, never having the chance to soak in. Some communities are creating new marshes along drainage ways, to slow the water down and prevent the high social and economic costs of flooding. Other communities have ordinances to protect existing wetlands upstream, to prevent future flooding problems.http://www.cwac.net/wetlands/
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