Streambank and Shoreline Protection are treatment(s) used to stabilize and protect banks of streams or constructed channels and shorelines of lakes, reservoirs, or estuaries. This practice is used to accomplish one or more of the following purposes: to prevent the loss of land or damage to land uses or facilities adjacent to the banks of streams or constructed channels and shorelines of lakes, reservoirs, or estuaries. This includes the protection of known historical, archaeological, and traditional cultural properties; maintain the flow capacity of streams or channels; reduce the offsite or downstream effects of sediment resulting from bank erosion; improve or enhance the stream corridor or shoreline for fish and wildlife habitat, aesthetics, or recreation.

This practice applies to streambanks of natural or constructed channels and shorelines of lakes, reservoirs, or estuaries susceptible to erosion. It does not apply to erosion problems on main ocean fronts, beaches, or similar areas of complexity.

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