Case study:Restoration of Myllypuro brook

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Location: 60° 19' 55.88" N, 24° 30' 7.34" E

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Project overview

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Status	Complete
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Themes	Habitat and biodiversity, Hydromorphology
Country	Finland
Main contact forename	Auri
Main contact surname	Sarvilinna
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Contact organisation	Finnish Environment Institute
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This is a parent project encompassing the following projects	No

Myllypuro brook sinuosity after restauration (photo: Liisa Laitinen)

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The Myllypuro brook is located in the Nuuksio Natural Park in Southern Finland. This brook is a pilot case for environmental restoration in Finland. The straightened brook has been restored in 1995-2003. The aim of the project was to restore the channel simulating as far as possible the natural conditions of the channel. The restoration included returning of the historical and devious stream line and also building a flood terrace by the brook. Attention was especially paid to the shape of the channel and the restoration of the flooding. As a pattern for restoration, another reach of the same brook was used. This reach had remained in its natural state. A planning concept based on validated information about the original natural conditions provided a good basis for restoration planning. It was also considered important that the factors limiting the restoration were clearly distinguished.

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River name	Myllypuro brook
Area category	10 - 100 km²
Area (km2)	25 km²2,500 ha <br />
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Dominant geology	Organic (i.e. Peat)
Ecoregion	Fenno-Scandian Shield
Dominant land cover	Woodland
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Name	Cathment of Brook Myllypuro
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Pre-project morphology	Sinuous
Reference morphology	Braided, Sinuous, Pool-riffle
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National/international site designation	EU - Special Area of Conservation
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Dominant substrate	Bedrock, Clay
River corridor land use	Woodland
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Average bankfull channel depth category	2 - 5 m
Average bankfull channel depth (m)	2.2 m0.0022 km <br />220 cm <br />
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Average channel gradient	0.17
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Reach length directly affected (m)	3600 m3.6 km <br />360,000 cm <br />
Project started	2002/01/01
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Works completed	2003/01/01
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Mitigation of a pressure
Hydromorphology	Quantity & dynamics of flow, Width & depth variation, Flow velocities, Continuity of sediment transport
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Bank/bed modifications	Adding sinuosity
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Planform / Channel pattern	Re-instatement of old course
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Element	When monitored		Type of monitoring		Control site used	Result
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Quantity & dynamics of flow		Yes				Awaiting results
Width & depth variation		Yes				Awaiting results
Channel pattern/planform		Yes				Awaiting results
Continuity of sediment transport		Yes				Awaiting results

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Myllypuro brook sinousity after restauration(photo.Liisa Laitinen).jpg

Restauration adding sinousity imitation of natural channel.jpg

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