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Climate Change - Middle Rappahannock River - Oligohaline (RPPOH)
CURRENT COASTAL HABITAT COMPOSITION
10.5 km² - Tidal Marsh
0.0 km² - Submerged Aquatic Vegetation
9.7 km² - Shallow Water
9.5 km - Beaches
The Middle Rappahannock River (oligohaline) is located in Essex, Richmond, and Westmoreland Counties and extends from the mesohaline segment approximately to Peedee Creek. Much of the shoreline is currently undeveloped (4% developed riparian lands, 5% agriculture, and 0.4% hardened shoreline). However, across counties, moderate-high average annual rates of permitted shoreline hardening exist ranging from 0.3-2.0 km/yr (0.3-0.5% of the shoreline).
COASTAL HABITATS SHIFTS WITH CLIMATE CHANGE
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Shallow-Water and Tidal Wetlands - depiction of existing tidal wetland (vegetated & non-vegetated) and shallow-water habitat, with projected shifts due to sea level rise
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Tidal Marsh Vulnerability - depiction of existing tidal marsh and vulnerability to inundation from projected sea level rise within 50-100 years. Marshes classified at low risk represent potential wetland preservation opportunities
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