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Water Resources & Riparian HabitatsWater Resources & Riparian HabitatsPrimary Map 1Primary Map 1

Town of DresdenTown of DresdenThis map is non-regulatory and is intended for planning purposes only

An Approach to Conserving Maine's Natural Space for Plants, Animals and People

www.beginningwithhabitat.orgwww.beginningwithhabitat.org

June 20, 2005

Map Prepared by Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife

Supported in part by LoonConservation Plate funds

This map represents potential riparian habitat and may include areas affected by development.

Rivers, Streams, and Brooks

Ocean, Lakes, and PondsNWI Wetlands > 10 AcresThe National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) uses aerial photographs from the mid-1980s to identify wetlands based on vegetation, hydrology, and geography. The NWI maps do not attempt to define the limits of proprietary jursidiction of any federal, state, or local government. Ground verification should be used to supplement NWI wetland boundaries when more detailed or current information is needed.Riparian BufferPonds > 10 acres (Great Ponds), rivers, coastal waters, and wetlands >10 acres in size are surrounded by a 250 foot buffer zone. Streams are surrounded by a 75 foot buffer zone.Unorganized Township

A watershed includes all the land area that drains to a particular lake, stream, river, estuary, or the ocean. Numerous watersheds that flow to a smaller lake or stream or directly to the ocean are "nested" within these relatively large watersheds. Within these watersheds are still smaller watersheds.In the NRCS (National Resources Conservation Service) system, the generic term for a watershed or drainage area is "hydrologic unit." The formal terms sub-basin, watershed, and subwatershed refer to specific sizes of hydrologic units in the NRCS system:Major NRCS Sub-basin. Subdivisions of basins. The average size is about 450,000 acres.NRCS Watershed. Subdivisions within a sub-basin. Average size is 40,000 to 250,000 acres.Subwatershed. Subdivisions within watersheds. Average size is 10,000 to 40,000 acres.

Regional View of Watersheds

LEGEND

NRCS Subwatersheds (white outlines)

NRCS Watersheds (shaded areas with green outlines)

Major NRCS Sub-basins

Inset Scale - 1:500,0000 5 10 15 20 25

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HYDROLOGYMaine Office of GIS (1:24,000)NATIONAL WETLANDS INVENTORYU.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. For methods, see:Cowardin, L. M., Carter, V., Golet, F. C., and E. T. LaRoe. 1979. Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States. U.S. Dept. of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington D. C., 131pp.RIPARIAN BUFFERSAnalysis by Maine Natural Areas Program based on hydrology from Maine Office of GIS.ROADS, TOWN BOUNDARIESMaine Office of GIS (1:24,000)

Data Sources

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10.51:24,000 ScaleUniversal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Projection North American Datum (NAD) 1983