Case study:Mill Pool

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Location: 51° 32' 1.80" N, 0° 4' 23.10" E

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Status	Complete
Project web site
Themes	Habitat and biodiversity, Social benefits, Urban
Country	England
Main contact forename	Toni
Main contact surname	Scarr
Main contact user ID	User:Ascarr
Contact organisation	Environment Agency
Contact organisation web site	http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk
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Parent multi-site project	Case_study:Lower River Roding Regeneration Project
This is a parent project encompassing the following projects	No

View from the new seating area overlooking the Lower Roding in Barking

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Previous site use/issues

• There was poor riverside habitat as the site was formed of concrete banks and concrete revetment. The site is above a tidal barrier but does receive tidal variations on spring tides.
• The seating area on the edge of Mill Pool and the River Roding was largely redundant and unused.
• The design of the site limits the views from the site.
• The site did not convey any understanding about historic importance of the Mill Pool to Barking.

Enhancements

• ’Terracing’ of existing concrete riverbank to create intertidal habitat. The terraces are back filled with an appropriate gravel substrate and clad with timber sourced sustainably.
• Redesign of riverside seating area to improve outlook and convey information about historic importance of the Mill Pool.
• Worked in collaboration with local authority and local artist to produce seating area design.

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Catchment and subcatchment Select a catchment/subcatchment Edit the catchment and subcatchment details (affects all case studies in this subcatchment) Catchment River basin district Thames River basin London Subcatchment River name Thames Middle Area category Less than 10 km² Area (km2) Maximum altitude category Maximum altitude (m) Dominant geology Ecoregion Great Britain Dominant land cover Urban Waterbody ID GB530603911402 Other case studies in this subcatchment: Barking Creek near A13, Barking Creekmouth, Chambers Wharf, Cuckolds Haven Nature Area, Greenwich Peninsula, Lower River Roding Regeneration Project, Saving Chiswick Eyot, Wandsworth Riverside Quarter Site Edit site Name Mill Pool WFD water body codes GB530603911402 WFD (national) typology Intertidal WFD water body name Pre-project morphology Estuary (tidal) Reference morphology Desired post project morphology Heavily modified water body Yes National/international site designation Local/regional site designations Protected species present No Invasive species present No Species of interest Dominant hydrology Tidal Dominant substrate Estuarine mud River corridor land use Urban Average bankfull channel width category Average bankfull channel width (m) Average bankfull channel depth category Average bankfull channel depth (m) Mean discharge category Mean annual discharge (m3/s) Average channel gradient category Average channel gradient Average unit stream power (W/m2) Project background Edit project background Reach length directly affected (m) 3030 m <br />0.03 km <br />3,000 cm <br /> Project started 2004/05/01 Works started Works completed Project completed 2006/03/31 Total cost category Total cost (k€) Benefit to cost ratio Funding sources Office of the Deputy Prime Minister’s (now DCLG) Sustainable Communities Fund Cost for project phases Phase cost category cost exact (k€) Lead organisation Contact forename Contact surname Investigation and design Stakeholder engagement and communication Works and works supervision Post-project management and maintenance Monitoring Reasons for river restoration Edit reasons for restoration Mitigation of a pressure Flood and coastal erosion protection Hydromorphology Biology Physico-chemical Other reasons for the project Landscape enhancement Measures Edit Measures Structural measures Bank/bed modifications creation of intertidal terraces Floodplain / River corridor Planform / Channel pattern Other Non-structural measures Management interventions Social measures (incl. engagement) Redesign of riverside seating area to improve outlook and convey information about historic importance of the Mill Pool. Other worked with local authrotiy and local artist on the designs of the area Monitoring Hydromorphological quality elements Edit Hydromorphological quality elements Element When monitored Type of monitoring Control site used Result Before measures After measures Qualitative Quantitative Biological quality elements Edit biological quality elements Element When monitored Type of monitoring Control site used Result Before measures After measures Qualitative Quantitative Physico-chemical quality elements Edit Physico-chemical quality elements Element When monitored Type of monitoring Control site used Result Before measures After measures Qualitative Quantitative Any other monitoring, e.g. social, economic Edit Other responses Element When monitored Type of monitoring Control site used Result Before measures After measures Qualitative Quantitative Monitoring documents Upload monitoring documents Additional documents and videos Upload additional documents Additional links and references Edit links and references Link Description Supplementary Information Edit Supplementary Information