Controlled surface hydrology

Controlled surface hydrology refers to the addition of activities and/or structures (e.g., bunds, pumps, etc.) consistent with water storage usage where surface hydrological flows are controlled. Typically, wetlands with controlled surface hydrology are semi-enclosed structures with pump facilities.

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• Wetland classification scheme
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• Wetlands mapping attributes - Hydrological modifications (landscape scale)
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Controlled surface hydrology – Controlled surface hydrology creating an artificial wetland

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• Controlled surface hydrology creating an artificial wetland
• Controlled surface hydrology in a channel
• Controlled surface hydrology outside a channel

Activities and/or structures that construct an artificial lacustrine wetland that is managed for a water storage use where surface hydrological flows are controlled. Controlled surface hydrology creates an artificial wetland hydrological regime.

Applicable Wetland Habitat Hydrological Modification:

• ‘Artificial – controlled surface hydrology’ (H3-C4)

Last updated: 7 June 2023