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Quantifying Stream Restoration at the Watershed Scale: A Case Study of Stream Restoration in Connecticut This project consisted of a review of the stream
restoration literature, an exploration of stream rehabilitation projects
in Connecticut, and the development of a computer model to quantify stream
restoration on a watershed scale. Although an effort was made to perform
a comprehensive literature search on the topic of stream restoration,
it is likely that more information exists than that utilized for this
work. The growing body of stream restoration literature is rapidly expanding
with many forms of informal material being presented in electronic format
via the World Wide Web. This project focused on the state of Connecticut,
where most of the visited streams were located, yet some other New England
sites were observed for comparison. In addition, the literature revealed
some of the various types of stream rehabilitation projects applied throughout
the United States, which offered insight into the driving factors and
impediments of stream restoration. Ultimately, global positioning system
(GPS) and geographical information system (GIS) were used to create spatially
accurate maps quantifying stream restoration at the watershed scale.
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