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This layer indicates the minimum extent of space needed along rivers (i.e. riparian buffer widths), scaled to channel width, to support natural river functioning and provide a wide range of benefits such as filtering out pollutants in rainfall run-off and from the air; stabilising river banks against erosion; slowing floodwaters; storing carbon; and protecting and improving biodiversity, including by creating habitats for river animals and plants in the river and on the riverbanks; acting as a source of food for river animals; and providing shade to protect against river overheating in the summer. |
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This layer indicates the minimum extent of space needed along rivers (i.e. riparian buffer widths), scaled to channel width, to support natural river functioning and provide a wide range of benefits such as filtering out pollutants in rainfall run-off and from the air; stabilising river banks against erosion; slowing floodwaters; storing carbon; and protecting and improving biodiversity, including by creating habitats for river animals and plants in the river and on the riverbanks; acting as a source of food for river animals; and providing shade to protect against river overheating in the summer. |
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The mapped network of natural watercourses and the following attributes were derived from the Ordnance Survey National Geographic Database, Water Link layer: Shape, toid, geometry_source, description, watertype, physicallevel, physicalcontainment, capturespecification, catchmentid, width, gradient, nameid, name1_text, geometry_length. |
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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>The Riparian Corridor GIS layer</SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN><SPAN>is a buffer zone </SPAN><SPAN>that extends from the banks of</SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN><SPAN>all </SPAN><SPAN>natural watercourses in Scotland. </SPAN><SPAN>T</SPAN><SPAN>he Riparian Corridor buffer </SPAN><SPAN>has 3 size categories: 10 m 15 m, and 30 m. The size of buffer </SPAN><SPAN>is </SPAN><SPAN>determined by the width each watercourse</SPAN><SPAN>; channels less than 2 m wide having a corridor of 10m, 2 m to 15 m wide, 15 m and greater than 15 m wide, 30 m applied to each bank. </SPAN><SPAN>In</SPAN><SPAN> total</SPAN><SPAN>, the riparian </SPAN><SPAN>corridor</SPAN><SPAN> buffer zone</SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN><SPAN>adds </SPAN><SPAN>20 m, 30 m or 60 m</SPAN><SPAN> to the width of each river channel.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> |
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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>For SEPA internal use only</SPAN><SPAN>.</SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN><SPAN>Derived from the Ordnance Survey </SPAN><SPAN>Master Map </SPAN><SPAN>National Geographic Database</SPAN><SPAN>, </SPAN><A href="https://osngd.gitbook.io:443/osngd/data-structure/water/water-network/water-link" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>Water Link layer</SPAN></A><SPAN>.</SPAN><SPAN> The</SPAN><SPAN> following acknowledgement should be used: </SPAN><SPAN>"</SPAN><SPAN>© Scottish Environment Protection Agency. Based on digital spatial data licensed from Ordinance Survey National Geographic Database. Contains Ordnance Survey data Copyright Crown copyright and database right [year].</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Use</SPAN><SPAN> geodatabase.gisdata.riparian_corridor_public layer for external sharing.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> |
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Recommended Riparian Corridor |
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["Riparian vegetation","Riparian Corridor","Nature recovery","River network","Blue-Green networks","Buffer","Biodiversity","Vegetation","Connectivity","Scotland"] |
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