Appendix A: River Basin Profiles

The River Basin Profiles (RBPs) are intended to provide watershed-based information and perspectives on potential management issues within each of the Metro Water District’s HUC-8 watersheds. Each profile contains information regarding physical and natural features, land use, impaired waterbodies, management issues, and strategies to address those issue.

In the 2022 Plan update, District staff created interactive, web-based applications using ESRI’s ArcGIS StoryMaps for each of the RBPs to compliment the written profiles.

Appendix A: River Basin Profiles (Full PDF version). Jump to a section or a specific RBP using the links below.

• Overview of District Watersheds
• Watershed Planning Elements
• Upper Chattahoochee RBP
• Middle Chattahoochee RBP
• Upper Ocmulgee RBP
• Upper Flint RBP
• Etowah RBP
• Coosawattee RBP
• Oostanaula RBP
• Upper Oconee RBP
• Upper Tallapoosa RBP