NC Riverine ResilieNCe Study

Regional
Written By Coastal Dynamics Design Lab

Identifying Natural Infrastructure Opportunities in the Middle Neuse Watershed

Project Summary

Working within a multidisciplinary, inter-institutional research team led by NC Sea Grant and NC State Biological and Agricultural Engineering, the CDDL conducted geospatial analysis to identify areas where strategic natural infrastructure practices can be located in the Neuse River Basin to reduce flooding and provide water quality and habitat improvement. The study assessed the flood storage potential for areas that experience repeated flooding and include converted wetlands, residential and commercial structures, large land parcels, agricultural operations, transportation routes, and population centers. Soil type, vegetation cover, land use, and slope were key variables. Specific infrastructure opportunities that were analyzed include:

  • Wetland Restoration

  • Watershed Reforestation

  • Floodplain Expansion

  • Water Farming

  • Restoration of Incised and Entrenched Streams

For more information about this project and the larger N.C. Coastal Rivers Flood Mitigation initiative, please visit this link.

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Collaborators

NC Sea Grant

NC State Biological and Agricultural Engineering

Coastal Dynamics Design Lab

The mission of the Coastal Dynamics Design Lab (CDDL) is to organize and lead trans-disciplinary research and design teams to address critical ecological and community development challenges in vulnerable coastal regions and shoreline communities, with a concentrated focus on Eastern North Carolina and the Mid-Atlantic coastal plain.

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