Historic Streams and Marshes of New York City

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RELOAD - DOWNLOADS FINE - BUT LINEWORK TOO COMPLEX FOR ISSUU - Sign in and use "share" button to download This is draft research on the historical water courses of New York City. Using databases pioneered by the Regional Plan Association, Eric Sanderson and Steve Duncan, this GIS based database matches water features traced off historical maps with a hydrological flow patterns derived from the 2004 Digital Elevation Model. Using a set of clues (large tree canopies, early colonial spring records and 311 sewer backup and flood complaints, this CSI (Creek Scene Investigation) process allows for the reconstruction of now buried neighborhood stream patterns.

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    HISTORIC NYC ECOSYSTEMS_(Draft 2013 Mapping)HISTORIC NYC ECOSYSTEMS_(Draft 2013 Mapping)HISTORIC NYC ECOSYSTEMS_(Draft 2013 Mapping)

    ecotypeecotypeecotype

    Mudflat (stream bottom or shallow tidal mudflat)Mudflat (stream bottom or shallow tidal mudflat)Mudflat (stream bottom or shallow tidal mudflat)

    Mudflats (0 to 4 ft deep)Mudflats (0 to 4 ft deep)Mudflats (0 to 4 ft deep)

    Mudflats (4 to 6 ft deep)Mudflats (4 to 6 ft deep)Mudflats (4 to 6 ft deep)

    destroyed officially mapped wetlanddestroyed officially mapped wetlanddestroyed officially mapped wetland

    existing wetland in 2013existing wetland in 2013existing wetland in 2013

    historic dredged wetlandhistoric dredged wetlandhistoric dredged wetland

    historic landfilled beachhistoric landfilled beachhistoric landfilled beach

    historic landfilled canalhistoric landfilled canalhistoric landfilled canal

    historic landfilled freshwater marshhistoric landfilled freshwater marshhistoric landfilled freshwater marsh

    historic landfilled islandhistoric landfilled islandhistoric landfilled island

    historic landfilled open waterhistoric landfilled open waterhistoric landfilled open water

    historic landfill area to researchhistoric landfill area to researchhistoric landfill area to research

    historic landfilled or piped waterwayhistoric landfilled or piped waterwayhistoric landfilled or piped waterway

    historic landfilled tidal marshhistoric landfilled tidal marshhistoric landfilled tidal marsh

    historic riparian wetland to checkhistoric riparian wetland to checkhistoric riparian wetland to check

    open water in 2013open water in 2013open water in 2013

    potential wetland reconstruction study sitepotential wetland reconstruction study sitepotential wetland reconstruction study site

    STREAM TYPESTREAM TYPESTREAM TYPE

    EPHEMERAL STREAMEPHEMERAL STREAMEPHEMERAL STREAM

    EXISTING OPEN STREAMEXISTING OPEN STREAMEXISTING OPEN STREAM

    HISTORIC STREAMHISTORIC STREAMHISTORIC STREAM

    PIPED STREAMPIPED STREAMPIPED STREAM

    PIPED EPHEMERAL STREAMPIPED EPHEMERAL STREAMPIPED EPHEMERAL STREAM

    PIPED CSO DISCHARGEPIPED CSO DISCHARGEPIPED CSO DISCHARGE

    PIPED STORM DISCHARGEPIPED STORM DISCHARGEPIPED STORM DISCHARGE

    PIPED PROPOSED STREAMPIPED PROPOSED STREAMPIPED PROPOSED STREAM

    PROPOSED STREAMPROPOSED STREAMPROPOSED STREAM

    CONCEPTUAL WATER RUNOFF ACCUMULATION FLOWS (2004)CONCEPTUAL WATER RUNOFF ACCUMULATION FLOWS (2004)CONCEPTUAL WATER RUNOFF ACCUMULATION FLOWS (2004)

    Ongoing Research Project by Eymund Diegel(with participation from Eric Sanderson and Steve Duncan)Data available from eymund@gmail.com

    July 2013

    Ongoing Research Project by Eymund Diegel(with participation from Eric Sanderson and Steve Duncan)Data available from eymund@gmail.com

    July 2013

    Ongoing Research Project by Eymund Diegel(with participation from Eric Sanderson and Steve Duncan)Data available from eymund@gmail.com

    July 2013 Off Newtown Creek Jerry Dantzic, 1977Off Newtown Creek Jerry Dantzic, 1977Off Newtown Creek Jerry Dantzic, 1977

    NYC Stream Daylighting Meeting & Discussion, 10 July 2013, Hudson River Foundation, City University of New YorkNYC Stream Daylighting Meeting & Discussion, 10 July 2013, Hudson River Foundation, City University of New YorkNYC Stream Daylighting Meeting & Discussion, 10 July 2013, Hudson River Foundation, City University of New York

    Reconstructing New York City'sHistoric Ecosystems

    with Digital Elevation Models Simulating Unobstructed

    Rainwater Runoff and Traced Historic Ecologies offGeoreferenced Historic Maps

    Reconstructing New York City'sHistoric Ecosystems

    with Digital Elevation Models Simulating Unobstructed

    Rainwater Runoff and Traced Historic Ecologies offGeoreferenced Historic Maps

    Reconstructing New York City'sHistoric Ecosystems

    with Digital Elevation Models Simulating Unobstructed

    Rainwater Runoff and Traced Historic Ecologies offGeoreferenced Historic Maps

    draft research mapdraft research map

    FreshKillsFreshKillsFreshKills

    HolmesCreekHolmesCreekHolmesCreek

    Perrine'sCreekPerrine'sCreekPerrine'sCreek

    LemonCreekLemonCreekLemonCreek

    MillCreekMillCreekMillCreek

    SawmillCreekSawmillCreekSawmillCreek

    CloveBrookCloveBrookCloveBrook

    BridgeCreekBridgeCreekBridgeCreek

    Gerritson'sCreekGerritson'sCreekGerritson'sCreek

    PaerdegatCreekPaerdegatCreekPaerdegatCreek

    FreshCreekFreshCreekFreshCreek

    Old MillCreekOld MillCreekOld MillCreek

    GowanusCreekGowanusCreekGowanusCreek

    WallaboutCreekWallaboutCreekWallaboutCreek

    CornellCreekCornellCreekCornellCreek

    HassockCreekHassockCreekHassockCreek

    ValleyStreamValleyStreamValleyStream

    SimonsCreekSimonsCreekSimonsCreek

    AlleyCreekAlleyCreekAlleyCreek

    GablersCreekGablersCreekGablersCreek

    KissenaBrookKissenaBrookKissenaBrook

    FlushingCreekFlushingCreekFlushingCreekNewtown

    CreekNewtownCreekNewtownCreek

    LuysterCreekLuysterCreekLuysterCreek

    MinettaBrookMinettaBrookMinettaBrook

    BushwickInletBushwickInletBushwickInlet

    MorrisCanalMorrisCanalMorrisCanal

    HarlemCreekHarlemCreekHarlemCreek

    BronxRiverBronxRiverBronxRiver

    Pugsley'sCreekPugsley'sCreekPugsley'sCreek

    WestchesterCreekWestchesterCreekWestchesterCreek

    HutchinsonRiverHutchinsonRiverHutchinsonRiver

    TibbettsBrookTibbettsBrookTibbettsBrook

    PassaicRiverPassaicRiverPassaicRiver

    HackensackRiverHackensackRiverHackensackRiver

    HudsonRiverHudsonRiverHudsonRiver