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State of Maine
Scale: 1:24,000Projection: UTM 19NDatum: NAD 1983Kilometers
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5,000 02,500Feet Miles
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www.beginningwithhabitat.orgwww.beginningwithhabitat.org
An Approach to Conserving Maine's Natural Space for Plants, Animals, and People
Water Resources & Riparian HabitatsWater Resources & Riparian HabitatsPrimary Map 1Primary Map 1
This map is nonregulatory and is intended for planning purposes only
LimingtonLimington
This map depicts riparian areas associated with major surface water features and important public water resources. This map does not depict all streams or wetlands known to occur on the landscape and should not be used as a substitute for on the ground surveys. This map should be used as a planning reference only and is intended to illustrate the natural hydrologic connections between surface water features. Protecting riparian habitats protects water quality, maintains habitat connections, and safegards important economic resources including recreational and commercial fisheries.
LEGEND
Shoreland ZoningMaine’s Mandatory Shoreland Zoning Act is intended to protect water quality, conserve wildlife habitat, and preserve the natural beauty of Maine’s shoreline areas. Successful implementation requires local awareness of and appreciation for surface water resources and effective enforcement of setback and buffer requirements.
At a minimum, Maine’s shoreland zones include all land within: • 250 feet of the high-water line of any pond over 10 acres, any river that drains at least 25 square miles, and all tidal waters and saltwater marshes; • 250 feet of a freshwater wetland over 10 acres (except “forested” wetlands); and • 75 feet of a stream that is either an outlet stream of a great pond, or located below the confluence of two perennial streams as depicted on a USGS topographic map.
Shoreland zoning encourages towns to provide greater protection to their local water resources by applying shoreland zone protections to additional resource types such as smaller streams and wetlands, and rare terrestrial features. For specific guidance regarding Maine’s Mandatory Shoreland Zoning Act contact the Dept. of Environmental Protection Shoreland Zoning Unit: 207-287-3901 (Augusta), 207-822-6300 (Portland), 207-941-4116 (Bangor). www.maine.gov/dep/blwq/docstand/szpage.htm
Precipitation is the source of all water. Surface water and ground water are related. Drinking water can come from either source. Ground contaminants can affect both.The relationship between ground water and surface water is part of the hydrologic cycle. Precipitation that falls from the atmosphere as rain or snow reaches the land surface and recharges rivers, lakes, wetlands, and other surface bodies of water directly through overland runoff. Surface water also seeps into the ground through infiltration and eventually reaches the ground water; or through evaporation, returns to the atmosphere. Water evaporates from leaves and stems of plants through transpiration.
OverlandRunoff
Lake
InfiltrationInfiltration
EvaporationTranspiration
Precipitation
The Relationship of Ground Water and Surface Water
OverlandRunoff
Lake
InfiltrationInfiltration
EvaporationTranspiration
Precipitation
OverlandRunoff
Lake
InfiltrationInfiltration
EvaporationTranspiration
Precipitation
The Relationship of Ground Water and Surface Water
Relationship of Ground Water and Surface Water
Data SourcesDATA SOURCE INFORMATION TOWNSHIP BOUNDARIES Maine Office of GIS (2013); metwp24 ROADS Maine Office of GIS, Maine Department of Transportation (2013); medotpub HYDROLOGY USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) Maine (2012 ) DEVELOPED Maine Office of GIS, Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Maine Deprtment of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (2011); impervious_change_2007 NATIONAL WETLANDS INVENTORY U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (2013); NWI
DATA SOURCE CONTACT INFORMATION Maine Office of GIS: http://www.maine.gov/megis/ Maine Natural Areas Program: http://www.maine.gov/dacf/mnap/index.html Maine Department of Marine Resources: http://www.maine.gov/dmr/ Maine Department of Transportation: http://www.maine.gov/mdot/ Maine Geological Survey: http://www.maine.gov/doc/nrimc/mgs/mgs.htm Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife: http://www.maine.gov/ifw/wildlife/index.html
DIGITAL DATA REQUEST To request digital data for a town or organization, please visit our website. http://www.beginningwithhabitat.org/the_maps/gis_data_request.html
SHELLFISH Maine Department of Marine Resources; softshell_clams, hard_clamsRIPARIAN BUFFERS Maine Office of GIS, Maine Natural Areas Program (2011)WELLS, WELL BUFFERS Maine Office of GIS, Maine Department of Human Services-Drinking Water Program (2004); wells, wellsbufAQUIFERS Maine Office of GIS, Maine Geological Survey (2006); aquifer_polygonsDRAINAGE DIVIDES Maine Office of GIS (1994); medrdvdBROOK TROUT HABITAT Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife (2011)
Acton
Baldwin
Brownfield
Buxton
Casco
Cornish
Dayton
Gorham
Hiram
Hollis
Limerick
Limington
Lyman
Newfield
Parsonsfield
Porter
Raymond
Saco
Scarborough
Sebago
Shapleigh
Standish
Waterboro
Windham
A watershed includes all of the land that drains to a commonwaterbody. The areas within the watershed are linked eco-logically by the water, sediment, nutrients, and pollutants that flow through them. For the purpose of mapping"hydrological units," watersheds are often grouped into larger drainages or divided into smaller ones dpending on the map's scale. Drainage divides (shown on main map as yellow lines), are the smallest hydrological units and generally drain into small ponds, wetlands, or streams. These units are grouped into subwatersheds (HU12) and are repre-sented on the inset map above by the yellow-brown outlines.
Regional View of Watersheds
1 inch = 4 miles
Main Map Extent
Selected Town or Area
Subwatersheds
Organized Township Boundary
Unorganized Township
Selected Town or Area
NWI Wetlands - National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) uses aerial photographs to approximate wetland locations. NWI data is not a comprehensive mapping of wetland resources and typically under represents the presence of wetlands on the landscape. The presence of wetlands needs to be determined in the field prior to conducting activities that could result in wetland disturbance.Riparian Habitat - depicted using common regulatory zones including a 250-foot-wide strip around Great Ponds (ponds >10 acres), rivers, coastline, and wetlands >10 acres and a 75-foot-wide strip around streams. Riparian areas depicted on this map may already be affected by existing land uses.
Drainage divides - These are the smallest hydrologic units mapped in Maine. They contain watershed boundaries for most ponds and rivers in Maine.
Brook Trout Habitat - Streams and ponds, buffered to 100 feet, where wild Brook Trout populations have been documented, or managed to enhance local fisheries.
Developed- Impervious surfaces including buildings and roads
Shellfish Growing Areas - The Maine Department of Marine Resources maps growing areas for economically important shellfish resources. This map depicts softshell and hard clam resources in order to illustrate the relation of these resources to streams and shoreline areas vital to their conservation.
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Source protection area - Buffers that represent source water protection areasfor wells and surface water intakes that serve the public water supply. Their size is proportional to population served and/or by the type of water supply system. These buffers range from 300 to 2,500 feet in radius.
Aquifers - flow of at least 10 gallons per minute
Supported in part by LoonConservation
Plate funds
Supported in part by Maine Outdoor
Heritage Fund lottery ticket sales
June 2015
Map Prepared by Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
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