Mapping Assets Vulnerable to Sea Level Rise Newport, Rhode Island Building Blocks for Climate Change Adaptation: Tools for Community Assessment and Planning
Prepared by: University of Rhode Island Coastal Resources Center / RI Sea Grant University of Rhode Island Environmental Data Center
OCTOBER 2013
Map Key Real Property
Inundation Zones Mean Higher High Water (MHHW) MHHW plus 1' Sea Level Rise (SLR) MHHW plus 3' SLR MHHW plus 1' SLR and 3' Storm Surge MHHW plus 5' SLR
Commercial Property
Infrastructure Pump Station*
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Public/Government Building
Storm Water Discharge*
Residential Property Parcel Boundary*
Hurricane 1938 Flood Level
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Storm Water Manhole*
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Tidegate/Wier*
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Wastewater Treatment*
MEAN HIGHER HIGH WATER (MHHW): The arithmetic average of the elevations of the HIGHER HIGH WATERS of a MIXED TIDE.
Public Safety
Transportation
Fire Station
Bridge
Mobile Communication
RIPTA Bus Stop
Major
RIPTA Park-n-Ride
Evacuation Route
Police Station Police Station, State
Roads Minor
Railroad
Emergency Shelter
Natural Areas
Facilities
Hydrography
Library
Land Cover
Marina
Lake or Pond
Wetland
Commercial/Recreational Port or Harbor
Stream
Forest/Brushland
School
Wellhead Protection
Senior Center Town Hall
* -- Denotes data provided by the town of Newport. All additional data provided by RIGIS unless otherwise noted.
Project Supporters
R.I Geographic Information System
State of Rhode Island Division of Planning Department of Administration
R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council URI Environmental Data Center URI Coastal Resources Center
R.I. Emergency Management Agency
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Coordinate System: Rhode Island State Plane Datum: North American 1983 Units: U.S. Feet 1:5,000 0
250 0
50
500 100
750 150
200
1,000 Feet 250 Meters
Map Date: 10/11/2013
Building Class
Inundation Zones
Commercial
Mean Higher High Water (MHHW)
Public
MHHW plus 1' Sea Level Rise (SLR)
Residential
MHHW plus 3' SLR MHHW plus 1' SLR and 3' Storm Surge MHHW plus 5' SLR Hurricane of 1938 Surge Height
Newport Vulnerability Analysis: Real Property Map A2
A2
B3
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Coordinate System: Rhode Island State Plane Datum: North American 1983 Units: U.S. Feet 1:5,000 0
250 0
50
500 100
750 150
200
1,000 Feet 250 Meters
Map Date: 10/11/2013
Building Class
Inundation Zones
Commercial
Mean Higher High Water (MHHW)
Public
MHHW plus 1' Sea Level Rise (SLR)
Residential
MHHW plus 3' SLR MHHW plus 1' SLR and 3' Storm Surge MHHW plus 5' SLR Hurricane of 1938 Surge Height
Newport Vulnerability Analysis: Real Property Map A3
A2
B3
C2
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Coordinate System: Rhode Island State Plane Datum: North American 1983 Units: U.S. Feet 1:5,000 0
250 0
50
500 100
750 150
200
1,000 Feet 250 Meters
Map Date: 10/11/2013
Building Class
Inundation Zones
Commercial
Mean Higher High Water (MHHW)
Public
MHHW plus 1' Sea Level Rise (SLR)
Residential
MHHW plus 3' SLR MHHW plus 1' SLR and 3' Storm Surge MHHW plus 5' SLR Hurricane of 1938 Surge Height
Newport Vulnerability Analysis: Real Property Map B2
A3
B2
C3
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Coordinate System: Rhode Island State Plane Datum: North American 1983 Units: U.S. Feet 1:5,000 0
250 0
50
500 100
750 150
200
1,000 Feet 250 Meters
Map Date: 10/11/2013
Building Class
Inundation Zones
Commercial
Mean Higher High Water (MHHW)
Public
MHHW plus 1' Sea Level Rise (SLR)
Residential
MHHW plus 3' SLR MHHW plus 1' SLR and 3' Storm Surge MHHW plus 5' SLR Hurricane of 1938 Surge Height
Newport Vulnerability Analysis: Real Property Map B3
B2
C3
D2
ยน
Coordinate System: Rhode Island State Plane Datum: North American 1983 Units: U.S. Feet 1:5,000 0
250 0
50
500 100
750 150
200
1,000 Feet 250 Meters
Map Date: 10/11/2013
Building Class
Inundation Zones
Commercial
Mean Higher High Water (MHHW)
Public
MHHW plus 1' Sea Level Rise (SLR)
Residential
MHHW plus 3' SLR MHHW plus 1' SLR and 3' Storm Surge MHHW plus 5' SLR Hurricane of 1938 Surge Height
Newport Vulnerability Analysis: Real Property Map C2
B3
C2
C4
D3
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Coordinate System: Rhode Island State Plane Datum: North American 1983 Units: U.S. Feet 1:5,000 0
250 0
50
500 100
750 150
200
1,000 Feet 250 Meters
Map Date: 10/11/2013
Building Class
Inundation Zones
Commercial
Mean Higher High Water (MHHW)
Public
MHHW plus 1' Sea Level Rise (SLR)
Residential
MHHW plus 3' SLR MHHW plus 1' SLR and 3' Storm Surge MHHW plus 5' SLR Hurricane of 1938 Surge Height
Newport Vulnerability Analysis: Real Property Map C3
C3
Green End Pond
D4
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Coordinate System: Rhode Island State Plane Datum: North American 1983 Units: U.S. Feet 1:5,000 0
250 0
50
500 100
750 150
200
1,000 Feet 250 Meters
Map Date: 10/11/2013
Building Class
Inundation Zones
Commercial
Mean Higher High Water (MHHW)
Public
MHHW plus 1' Sea Level Rise (SLR)
Residential
MHHW plus 3' SLR MHHW plus 1' SLR and 3' Storm Surge MHHW plus 5' SLR Hurricane of 1938 Surge Height
Newport Vulnerability Analysis: Real Property Map C4
C2
D3
E2
ยน
Coordinate System: Rhode Island State Plane Datum: North American 1983 Units: U.S. Feet 1:5,000 0
250 0
50
500 100
750 150
200
1,000 Feet 250 Meters
Map Date: 10/11/2013
Building Class
Inundation Zones
Commercial
Mean Higher High Water (MHHW)
Public
MHHW plus 1' Sea Level Rise (SLR)
Residential
MHHW plus 3' SLR MHHW plus 1' SLR and 3' Storm Surge MHHW plus 5' SLR Hurricane of 1938 Surge Height
Newport Vulnerability Analysis: Real Property Map D2
C3
D2
D4
E3
ยน
Coordinate System: Rhode Island State Plane Datum: North American 1983 Units: U.S. Feet 1:5,000 0
250 0
50
500 100
750 150
200
1,000 Feet 250 Meters
Map Date: 10/11/2013
Building Class
Inundation Zones
Commercial
Mean Higher High Water (MHHW)
Public
MHHW plus 1' Sea Level Rise (SLR)
Residential
MHHW plus 3' SLR MHHW plus 1' SLR and 3' Storm Surge MHHW plus 5' SLR Hurricane of 1938 Surge Height
Newport Vulnerability Analysis: Real Property Map D3
C4
Green End Pond
D3
Easton Pond
E4
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Coordinate System: Rhode Island State Plane Datum: North American 1983 Units: U.S. Feet 1:5,000 0
250 0
50
500 100
750 150
200
1,000 Feet 250 Meters
Map Date: 10/11/2013
Building Class
Inundation Zones
Commercial
Mean Higher High Water (MHHW)
Public
MHHW plus 1' Sea Level Rise (SLR)
Residential
MHHW plus 3' SLR MHHW plus 1' SLR and 3' Storm Surge MHHW plus 5' SLR Hurricane of 1938 Surge Height
Newport Vulnerability Analysis: Real Property Map D4
D2
E3
F2
ยน
Coordinate System: Rhode Island State Plane Datum: North American 1983 Units: U.S. Feet 1:5,000 0
250 0
50
500 100
750 150
200
1,000 Feet 250 Meters
Map Date: 10/11/2013
Building Class
Inundation Zones
Commercial
Mean Higher High Water (MHHW)
Public
MHHW plus 1' Sea Level Rise (SLR)
Residential
MHHW plus 3' SLR MHHW plus 1' SLR and 3' Storm Surge MHHW plus 5' SLR Hurricane of 1938 Surge Height
Newport Vulnerability Analysis: Real Property Map E2
D3
E2
E4
F3
ยน
Coordinate System: Rhode Island State Plane Datum: North American 1983 Units: U.S. Feet 1:5,000 0
250 0
50
500 100
750 150
200
1,000 Feet 250 Meters
Map Date: 10/11/2013
Building Class
Inundation Zones
Commercial
Mean Higher High Water (MHHW)
Public
MHHW plus 1' Sea Level Rise (SLR)
Residential
MHHW plus 3' SLR MHHW plus 1' SLR and 3' Storm Surge MHHW plus 5' SLR Hurricane of 1938 Surge Height
Newport Vulnerability Analysis: Real Property Map E3
D4
Easton Pond
E3
F4
ยน
Coordinate System: Rhode Island State Plane Datum: North American 1983 Units: U.S. Feet 1:5,000 0
250 0
50
500 100
750 150
200
1,000 Feet 250 Meters
Map Date: 10/11/2013
Building Class
Inundation Zones
Commercial
Mean Higher High Water (MHHW)
Public
MHHW plus 1' Sea Level Rise (SLR)
Residential
MHHW plus 3' SLR MHHW plus 1' SLR and 3' Storm Surge MHHW plus 5' SLR Hurricane of 1938 Surge Height
Newport Vulnerability Analysis: Real Property Map E4
E2
F3
G2
ยน
Coordinate System: Rhode Island State Plane Datum: North American 1983 Units: U.S. Feet 1:5,000 0
250 0
50
500 100
750 150
200
1,000 Feet 250 Meters
Map Date: 10/11/2013
Building Class
Inundation Zones
Commercial
Mean Higher High Water (MHHW)
Public
MHHW plus 1' Sea Level Rise (SLR)
Residential
MHHW plus 3' SLR MHHW plus 1' SLR and 3' Storm Surge MHHW plus 5' SLR Hurricane of 1938 Surge Height
Newport Vulnerability Analysis: Real Property Map F2
E3
F2
F4
G3
ยน
Coordinate System: Rhode Island State Plane Datum: North American 1983 Units: U.S. Feet 1:5,000 0
250 0
50
500 100
750 150
200
1,000 Feet 250 Meters
Map Date: 10/11/2013
Building Class
Inundation Zones
Commercial
Mean Higher High Water (MHHW)
Public
MHHW plus 1' Sea Level Rise (SLR)
Residential
MHHW plus 3' SLR MHHW plus 1' SLR and 3' Storm Surge MHHW plus 5' SLR Hurricane of 1938 Surge Height
Newport Vulnerability Analysis: Real Property Map F3
E4
F3
G4
ยน
Coordinate System: Rhode Island State Plane Datum: North American 1983 Units: U.S. Feet 1:5,000 0
250 0
50
500 100
750 150
200
1,000 Feet 250 Meters
Map Date: 10/11/2013
Building Class
Inundation Zones
Commercial
Mean Higher High Water (MHHW)
Public
MHHW plus 1' Sea Level Rise (SLR)
Residential
MHHW plus 3' SLR MHHW plus 1' SLR and 3' Storm Surge MHHW plus 5' SLR Hurricane of 1938 Surge Height
Newport Vulnerability Analysis: Real Property Map F4
G2
H1
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Coordinate System: Rhode Island State Plane Datum: North American 1983 Units: U.S. Feet 1:5,000 0
250 0
50
500 100
750 150
200
1,000 Feet 250 Meters
Map Date: 10/11/2013
Building Class
Inundation Zones
Commercial
Mean Higher High Water (MHHW)
Public
MHHW plus 1' Sea Level Rise (SLR)
Residential
MHHW plus 3' SLR MHHW plus 1' SLR and 3' Storm Surge MHHW plus 5' SLR Hurricane of 1938 Surge Height
Newport Vulnerability Analysis: Real Property Map G1
F2
G1
G3
H2
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Coordinate System: Rhode Island State Plane Datum: North American 1983 Units: U.S. Feet 1:5,000 0
250 0
50
500 100
750 150
200
1,000 Feet 250 Meters
Map Date: 10/11/2013
Building Class
Inundation Zones
Commercial
Mean Higher High Water (MHHW)
Public
MHHW plus 1' Sea Level Rise (SLR)
Residential
MHHW plus 3' SLR MHHW plus 1' SLR and 3' Storm Surge MHHW plus 5' SLR Hurricane of 1938 Surge Height
Newport Vulnerability Analysis: Real Property Map G2
F3
G2
G4
Lily Pond
H3
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Coordinate System: Rhode Island State Plane Datum: North American 1983 Units: U.S. Feet 1:5,000 0
250 0
50
500 100
750 150
200
1,000 Feet 250 Meters
Map Date: 10/11/2013
Building Class
Almy Pond
Inundation Zones
Commercial
Mean Higher High Water (MHHW)
Public
MHHW plus 1' Sea Level Rise (SLR)
Residential
MHHW plus 3' SLR MHHW plus 1' SLR and 3' Storm Surge MHHW plus 5' SLR Hurricane of 1938 Surge Height
Newport Vulnerability Analysis: Real Property Map G3
F4
G3
ยน
Coordinate System: Rhode Island State Plane Datum: North American 1983 Units: U.S. Feet 1:5,000 0
250 0
50
500 100
750 150
200
1,000 Feet 250 Meters
Map Date: 10/11/2013
Building Class
Inundation Zones
Commercial
Mean Higher High Water (MHHW)
Public
MHHW plus 1' Sea Level Rise (SLR)
Residential
MHHW plus 3' SLR MHHW plus 1' SLR and 3' Storm Surge MHHW plus 5' SLR Hurricane of 1938 Surge Height
Newport Vulnerability Analysis: Real Property Map G4
G1
H2
I1
ยน
Coordinate System: Rhode Island State Plane Datum: North American 1983 Units: U.S. Feet 1:5,000 0
250 0
50
500 100
750 150
200
1,000 Feet 250 Meters
Map Date: 10/11/2013
Building Class
Inundation Zones
Commercial
Mean Higher High Water (MHHW)
Public
MHHW plus 1' Sea Level Rise (SLR)
Residential
MHHW plus 3' SLR MHHW plus 1' SLR and 3' Storm Surge MHHW plus 5' SLR Hurricane of 1938 Surge Height
Newport Vulnerability Analysis: Real Property Map H1
G2
H1
H3
I2
ยน
Coordinate System: Rhode Island State Plane Datum: North American 1983 Units: U.S. Feet 1:5,000 0
250 0
50
500 100
750 150
200
1,000 Feet 250 Meters
Map Date: 10/11/2013
Building Class
Inundation Zones
Commercial
Mean Higher High Water (MHHW)
Public
MHHW plus 1' Sea Level Rise (SLR)
Residential
MHHW plus 3' SLR MHHW plus 1' SLR and 3' Storm Surge MHHW plus 5' SLR Hurricane of 1938 Surge Height
Newport Vulnerability Analysis: Real Property Map H2
G3
Lily Pond
H2
Almy Pond
I3
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Coordinate System: Rhode Island State Plane Datum: North American 1983 Units: U.S. Feet 1:5,000 0
250 0
50
500 100
750 150
200
1,000 Feet 250 Meters
Map Date: 10/11/2013
Building Class
Inundation Zones
Commercial
Mean Higher High Water (MHHW)
Public
MHHW plus 1' Sea Level Rise (SLR)
Residential
MHHW plus 3' SLR MHHW plus 1' SLR and 3' Storm Surge MHHW plus 5' SLR Hurricane of 1938 Surge Height
Newport Vulnerability Analysis: Real Property Map H3
H1
I2
ยน
Coordinate System: Rhode Island State Plane Datum: North American 1983 Units: U.S. Feet 1:5,000 0
250 0
50
500 100
750 150
200
1,000 Feet 250 Meters
Map Date: 10/11/2013
Building Class
Inundation Zones
Commercial
Mean Higher High Water (MHHW)
Public
MHHW plus 1' Sea Level Rise (SLR)
Residential
MHHW plus 3' SLR MHHW plus 1' SLR and 3' Storm Surge MHHW plus 5' SLR Hurricane of 1938 Surge Height
Newport Vulnerability Analysis: Real Property Map I1
H2
I1
I3
ยน
Coordinate System: Rhode Island State Plane Datum: North American 1983 Units: U.S. Feet 1:5,000 0
250 0
50
500 100
750 150
200
1,000 Feet 250 Meters
Map Date: 10/11/2013
Building Class
Inundation Zones
Commercial
Mean Higher High Water (MHHW)
Public
MHHW plus 1' Sea Level Rise (SLR)
Residential
MHHW plus 3' SLR MHHW plus 1' SLR and 3' Storm Surge MHHW plus 5' SLR Hurricane of 1938 Surge Height
Newport Vulnerability Analysis: Real Property Map I2
H3
I2
ยน
Coordinate System: Rhode Island State Plane Datum: North American 1983 Units: U.S. Feet 1:5,000 0
250 0
50
500 100
750 150
200
1,000 Feet 250 Meters
Map Date: 10/11/2013
Building Class
Inundation Zones
Commercial
Mean Higher High Water (MHHW)
Public
MHHW plus 1' Sea Level Rise (SLR)
Residential
MHHW plus 3' SLR MHHW plus 1' SLR and 3' Storm Surge MHHW plus 5' SLR Hurricane of 1938 Surge Height
Newport Vulnerability Analysis: Real Property Map I3