A Preliminary Assessment of Tidal Flooding Along the New Hampshire Coast: Past, Present and Future

TitleA Preliminary Assessment of Tidal Flooding Along the New Hampshire Coast: Past, Present and Future
Publication TypeReport
Year2001
AuthorsWard, LG, Adams, JR
Number of Pages67
Date PublishedDecember 21
Organization NameUniversity of New Hampshire
LocationDurham, NH

This report presents the results of a preliminary study that examines several critical coastal issues for New Hampshire including sea level fluctuations (past, present and future), shoreline migrations, and tidal flooding. Included are: 1) an analysis of sea level changes over the Holocene and resulting shoreline migrations, 2) an assessment of low-lying areas with elevations below selected tidal flooding datums in coastal areas, and 3) an assessment of increases in low-lying areas that are potentially at risk to tidal flooding over the next century due to sea level rise.