Abstract

Historical Landuse Characterization of the Emory River Watershed 1946-2001
Track: Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries Management
Author(s): Kurt Snider, Debbie Harris

GIS staff completed an historical land use characterization of the Emory River Watershed. The Emory River is located in east Tennessee on the Cumberland Plateau. The Emory serves as a headwaters section of the Tennessee River watershed and supplies water to the city of Crossville, the retirement community of Fairfield Glade and surrounding areas. Accelerated growth of these areas has placed stresses on resources and is approaching critical habitat areas for endangered species.

Biological staff requested a GIS analysis of how the watershed had changed over time. They intend to relate that information to a biological inventory that is being performed to document spotfin chub distribution in the watershed to determine if there is a correlation between the distribution and land cover change. They plan to use the findings from the land cover analysis to initiate discussions with county officials to formulate ways to protect the resource base.

Kurt Snider
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
446 Neal Street
Cookeville , Tennessee 38506
United States
Phone: 9315286481
Fax: 9315287075
E-mail: kurt_snider@fws.gov

Debbie Harris
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
446 Neal Street
Cookeville , Tennessee 38501
United States
Phone: 931-528-6481
E-mail: debbie_harris@fws.gov