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Watershed Management Planning

Below you'll find links to sample watershed plans, reports and other related material. If you'd like to write a watershed plan, first read the Local Watershed Management Planning guide (PDF - 4MB). The guide, produced by the Virginia Watershed Advisory Committee, will help you write the plan that's just right for the waterway you want to protect.

Watershed, area Watershed
management
plan		 Special or
related
report		 Brochure,
presentation,
other
Arlington County, 26 sq. mi.
Arlington County
2001		 Arlington Count
PDF, 4.0 MB		    

Cat Point Creek, 73 sq. mi.
Northern Neck PDC
Westmoreland, Richmond counties
2004

 Cat Point Creek
PDF, 7.0 MB		    
Dragon Run, 140 sq. mi.
Middle Peninsula PDC
Essex, Gloucester, King and Queen, Middlesex counties
2003		 Dragon Run
PDF, 5.1 MB		 Dragon Run land use policy
PDF, 3.9 MB		 Dragon Run brochure
PDF, < 1 MB
Elizabeth River, 200 sq. mi.
Elizabeth River Project
Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Virginia Beach
2002		 Elizabeth River
PDF, 1.2 MB		    
City of Fairfax, 6 sq. mi.
Fairfax
2002 		City of Fairfax
PDF, 2.5 MB		    
Fluvanna County, 282 sq. mi.
Thomas Jefferson PDC
Fluvanna County
1999 		Fluvanna County
PDF, < 1 MB		    
Lake Anna, 342 sq. mi.
Lake Anna Civic Association
Louisa, Spotsylvania and Orange counties
2004		 Lake Anna
PDF, 1.5 MB		 Lake Anna Land Use
PDF, 3.5 MB		  
Little Hunting Creek, 11 sq. mi.
Steering Committee
Fairfax County
2004		 coming
soon		    
Lynnhaven River, 68 sq. mi.
Virginia Beach		 Lynnhaven
PDF, 5.0 MB		    
Occoquan, 590 sq. mi.
Occoquan Watershed Task Force
Fairfax County
2003		 Occoquan
PDF, 2.0 MB		    
Paradise Creek, 3 sq. mi.
Elizabeth River Project
Portsmouth
2003		 Paradise Creek
PDF, 3.5 MB		    

Powhatan Creek, 22 sq. mi.
Center for Watershed Protection
James City County
2001

 Powhatan Creek
PDF, 1.4 MB		 Powhatan Creek Summary
PDF, < 1 MB		 Powhatan Creek brochure
PDF, < 1 MB
Reston, 14 sq. mi.
Reston Association
Fairfax County
2002		 coming
soon		    
South Fork Rivanna Reservoir
Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority
Charlottesville and Albemarle counties
1979		 South Fork
PDF, 1.6 MB		 South Fork Rivanna Reservoir Summary
PDF, < 1 MB		  
Southern Watershed, 325 sq. mi.
Hampton Roads PDC
Chesapeake and Virginia Beach
2001		 Southern watershed
PDF, < 1 MB		 Southern Watershed benefits
PDF, < 1 MB		  
Swift Creek Reservoir, 62 sq. mi.
Chesterfield County
2000		 Swift Creek
PDF, 11.7 MB		    
Yarmouth Creek, 12 sq. mi.
Center for Watershed Protection
James City County
2003		 Yarmouth Creek
PDF, 9.7 MB		 Yarmouth Creek
PDF, 1.4 MB		  

Other watershed planning material

Watershed Management Planning for the Future: A 29-MB presentation developed by the James River Association (offsite)