Key to Abbreviations Used in this Management Plan
| 7Q10 flow | -Statistically the lowest average flow for a 7-day period with a once in ten-year occurrence frequency. Used to establish wastewater discharge permit requirements and flow allocations contained in permits |
| 303(d) list | – federal “impaired” water bodies list |
| AOT | – Alteration of Terrain program |
| BMP | – Best Management Practices |
| CALM | – Consolidated Assessment Listing Methodology |
| cnhrpc | – Central NH Regional Planning Commission |
| CSPA | – Comprehensive Shoreline Protection Act |
| CWP | – Center for Watershed Protection |
| FERC | – Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
| GIS | – Geographic Information Systems |
| GRANIT | -NH Geographically Referenced Analysis and Information Transfer System |
| IPUOCRS | – Instream Protected Uses and Outstanding Characteristics and Resources |
| LID | – Low Impact Development |
| LRRPC | – Lakes Region Regional Planning Commission |
| NHDAMF | – NH Department of Agriculture, Markets & Food |
| NHDES | – NH Department of Environmental Services |
| NHFG | – NH Fish and Game Department |
| NHRRTF | – NH Rivers Restoration Task Force |
| NRCS | – Natural Resources Conservation Service |
| OEP | – NH Office of Energy and Planning |
| RMPP | – Rivers Management and Protection Program (RSA 483) |
| RPC | – Regional Planning Commission |
| RSA 483 | – Rivers Management and Protection Program |
| SPNHF | – Society for the Protection of NH Forests |
| TMDL | – Total Maximum Daily Load |
| UMPP | – Upper Merrimack Monitoring Program |
| UMR | – upper Merrimack region |
| UMRLAC | – Upper Merrimack River Local Advisory Committee |
| UNH | – University of New Hampshire |
| USGS | – United States Geologic Survey |
| WAP | – Wildlife Action Plan |
| WMB | – Water Management Bureau |