Riparian corridor definition

Riparian corridor means a perennial, intermittent, ephemeral stream or swale including its channel bottom; lower and upper banks, and area beyond the top of the upper bank which influences the stream through shading and organic matter input, and is influenced by the presence of water, particularly in regard to plant composition. The riparian corridor is the transitional area between aquatic and upland ecosystems and does not necessarily include the entire floodplain of a stream.

Riparian corridor means the waterbody and width of adjacent land that supports a distinct ecosys- tem with abundant and diverse plant and animal communities and which provides for channel stability of the water body.

Riparian corridor or "riparian zone" means the area adjacent to a water body (stream, lake, or marine water) that contains vegetation that influences the aquatic ecosystem, near-shore area, and/or fish and wildlife habitat by providing shade, fine or large woody material, nutrients, organic debris, sediment filtration, and terrestrial insects (prey production). Riparian areas include those portions of terrestrial ecosystems that significantly influence exchanges of energy and matter with aquatic ecosystems (i.e., zone of influence). Riparian zones provide important wildlife habitat. They provide sites for foraging, breeding, and nesting; cover to escape predators or weather; and corridors that connect different parts of a watershed for dispersal and migration.

Examples of Riparian corridor in a sentence

• Category 1, Riparian Corridor Establishment and Protection: Riparian corridor protection offsets shall consist of a hydrologic offset charge capacity.

• In addition to the broader-scale measurements noted above, an intensive set of groundwater, surface water, isotope, energy flux and plant transpiration measure- ments were concentrated in the Lewis Springs sec- tion of the San Pedro Riparian corridor to address this objective.

• Riparian corridor Appraisal or Conservation Value* Certified appraisal from an Ohio Department of Transportation Prequalified Appraiser who has credentials in value analysis:$ Purchase Price $ *Note if the purchase price is greater than the appraised value, written justification must be submitted and the applicant must meet with the NRAC prior to final approval.

• Removal of weeds throughout the development footprint will mitigate against further weed spread in the Riparian corridor.

• In contrast, undeveloped riparian corridors with a sufficient 2 Relative to the rates for non-qualifying properties with like amounts of impervious surface 3 Riparian corridor is defined SMC 25.09.020.B.5.A. buffer act as floodplains which allow creeks to expand during peak period, mitigating downstream flood damage.

More Definitions of Riparian corridor

Riparian corridor or "riparian zone" means the area adjacent to a water body (stream, lake, or marine water) that contains vegetation that influences the aquatic ecosystem, near-shore area, and/or fish and wildlife habitat by providing shade, fine or large woody material, nutrients, organic debris, sediment filtration, and terrestrial insects (prey production).

Riparian corridor means any of the following:

Riparian corridor means the core riparian zone and vegetated buffer as shown in the ILP. Riparian corridors are to be consistent with the agreed surveyed riparian corridor maps which are included in the North West Growth Centres Waterfront Land Strategy.

Riparian corridor means the natural vegetation which lines the sides and tops of banks along rivers, creeks and streams. Typical vegetation include willows, cottonwood, maples, alder and other brushy understory which transitions into upland vegetation as distance from the bank increases.

Riparian corridor or “riparian zone” means the area adjacent to a water body (stream, lake or marine

Riparian corridor means any defined stream channel, including the area up to the bank full-flow line, as well as all riparian vegetation in contiguous adjacent uplands, as more fully described in the City of San José Riparian Corridor Policy Study, as revised March 1999 and as may be updated from time to time by the City.

Riparian corridor means any defined stream channel including the area up to the ordinary high water (or bank full-flow line), as well as all riparian streamside vegetation in contiguous adjacent uplands. This definition is consistent with the City’s definition as stated in the General Plan/LCP.