Case study:Barking Creek near A13

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Status	Complete
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Themes	Estuary, Flood risk management, Habitat and biodiversity, Hydromorphology, 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

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Previous site use/issues

• Terrestrial habitat with rank grassland and species poor scrubland.
• Plot of adjacent to Barking Creek, accessible by informal and underused riverside footpath.
• Blind spots within site (formed by sections of redundant fencing) lead to a raised ‘fear of crime’.
• Riverside footpath not suitable for wheelchairs.
• Concrete flood defence in poor condition needing replacing.

Enhancements

• Retreat and renewal of flood defences adapting to climate change by creating increased flood storage capacity and improved riverside and intertidal habitat. Reed bunting and sand martins have been seen in this area.
• Sand martin nesting tubes.
• Improved footpath, suitable for wheelchairs.
• Blind spots remove and the site opened up although reeds allowed establish to help protect the wildlife on the river.

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Location: 51° 31' 40.97" N, 0° 4' 49.82" E

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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 Creekmouth, Chambers Wharf, Cuckolds Haven Nature Area, Greenwich Peninsula, Lower River Roding Regeneration Project, Mill Pool, Saving Chiswick Eyot, Wandsworth Riverside Quarter Site Edit site Name Barking Creek near the A13 WFD water body codes GB530603911402 WFD (national) typology intertidal WFD water body name THAMES MIDDLE 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 Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica), sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax), European eel (Anguilla anguilla), flounder, teal, shelduck, wigeon, gadwell, shoveler, pintail, duck (Anas sp.), oyster catchers 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) 5050 m <br />0.05 km <br />5,000 cm <br /> Project started 2004/08/01 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 Structure & condition of intertidal zone Biology Fish, Macrophytes Physico-chemical Other reasons for the project Landscape enhancement Measures Edit Measures Structural measures Bank/bed modifications retreat and renewal of folld defences, construction of new intertidal area Floodplain / River corridor New footpaths, sand martin nesting tubes Planform / Channel pattern Other Non-structural measures Management interventions Social measures (incl. engagement) Wheelchair access Other 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 MSc project - Fish Utilisation of restored intertidal habitats in a tidal backwater of the Thames estuary Additional documents and videos Upload additional documents summary report Additional links and references Edit links and references Link Description Supplementary Information Edit Supplementary Information