| Title: | Assessing the Effects of Unpaved Roads on Lake Champlain Water Quality. Technical Report #74 |
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| Author: | Beverley Wemple |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Number of Pages in Article: | 86 |
| Keywords: | Lake Champlain, LCBP Technical Report, unpaved roads, water quality |
| Journal/Publication: | Lake Champlain Basin Program |
| Publication Type: | Technical and Demonstration |
| Citation: | Wemple, B. (2013). Assessing the Effects of Unpaved Roads on Lake Champlain Water Quality (Technical Report No. 74). Grand Isle, VT: Lake Champlain Basin Program. |
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| Abstract: | The studies described in this report were motivated by an interest in understanding the role of roadside drainage on water quality impairment in the Lake Champlain Basin. The Basin encompasses a 21,326 km2 (8,234 mi2) mostly rural land area, with farmland occupying much of the lowlands and forests in the uplands. Monitoring and research within the Basin to date have improved our understanding of the role of agricultural and urban storm water runoff on water quality. Little is known about the effects of the extensive transportation network, especially the network of unpaved roads in the uplands, on water quality. This project was initiated to improve that understanding. Note: data available in report. |