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Map showing the value of floodplain ecosystem services by river basin in the Chesapeake Bay and Delaware River watersheds

By Chesapeake Bay Activities August 2023 (approx.)
Map showing the value of floodplain ecosystem services by river basin in the Chesapeake Bay and Delaware River watersheds
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Map showing the value of floodplain ecosystem services by river basin in the Chesapeake Bay and Delaware River watersheds.

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Floodplains provide millions of dollars in benefits every year to people in the Chesapeake Bay and Delaware River watersheds

Issue: Floodplains provide important services to people by retaining sediments, nutrients, and floodwaters, thereby improving water quality and reducing flooding impacts. Having information on how the monetary benefit that floodplains provide varies across the Chesapeake Bay and Delaware River watersheds helps resource managers describe the benefits that floodplains provide in their current state...
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Issue: Floodplains provide important services to people by retaining sediments, nutrients, and floodwaters, thereby improving water quality and reducing flooding impacts. Having information on how the monetary benefit that floodplains provide varies across the Chesapeake Bay and Delaware River watersheds helps resource managers describe the benefits that floodplains provide in their current state...
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Floodplain inundated with water

Floodplains provide millions of dollars in benefits every year to people in the Chesapeake Bay and Delaware River watersheds

Issue: Floodplains provide important services to people by retaining sediments, nutrients, and floodwaters, thereby improving water quality and reducing flooding impacts. Having information on how the monetary benefit that floodplains provide varies across the Chesapeake Bay and Delaware River watersheds helps resource managers describe the benefits that floodplains provide in their current state...
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Chesapeake Bay Activities, South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC)
Floodplains provide millions of dollars in benefits every year to people in the Chesapeake Bay and Delaware River watersheds

Floodplains provide millions of dollars in benefits every year to people in the Chesapeake Bay and Delaware River watersheds

Issue: Floodplains provide important services to people by retaining sediments, nutrients, and floodwaters, thereby improving water quality and reducing flooding impacts. Having information on how the monetary benefit that floodplains provide varies across the Chesapeake Bay and Delaware River watersheds helps resource managers describe the benefits that floodplains provide in their current state...
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