Case study:Buenz

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Country	Switzerland
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Contact organisation	Canton of Aargau
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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 Rhine River basin Aare Subcatchment River name Buenz Area category 100 - 1000 km² Area (km2) 127 km²12,700 ha <br /> Maximum altitude category 500 - 1000 m Maximum altitude (m) 800 m0.8 km <br />80,000 cm <br /> Dominant geology Calcareous Ecoregion Dominant land cover Extensive agriculture Waterbody ID Site Edit site Name Bünzen WFD water body codes WFD (national) typology WFD water body name Pre-project morphology Straight, Embanked Reference morphology Pool-riffle, High width:depth Desired post project morphology Heavily modified water body National/international site designation Local/regional site designations Protected species present Invasive species present Species of interest Dominant hydrology Quick run-off Dominant substrate Gravel River corridor land use Intensive agriculture, Urban Average bankfull channel width category 5 - 10 m Average bankfull channel width (m) Average bankfull channel depth category Less than 0.5 m Average bankfull channel depth (m) Mean discharge category Mean annual discharge (m3/s) 0.40.4 m³/s <br />400 l/s <br /> Average channel gradient category Average channel gradient 0.002 Average unit stream power (W/m2) Project background Edit project background Reach length directly affected (m) Project started 2008/01/01 Works started Works completed 2008/01/01 Project completed Total cost category Total cost (k€) Benefit to cost ratio Funding sources Canton of Aargau 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 Hydromorphology Width & depth variation Biology Fish: Species composition, Fish: Abundance, Invertebrates: Taxonomic composition, Invertebrates: Diversity Physico-chemical Other reasons for the project Measures Edit Measures Structural measures Bank/bed modifications Floodplain / River corridor Planform / Channel pattern River channel widening Other Non-structural measures Management interventions Social measures (incl. engagement) 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 Width & depth variation Improvement 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