Case study:Toce River: conservation of riparian habitats for breeding and migratory birds - LIFE02 NAT/IT/008572

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Status	Complete
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Country	Italy
Main contact forename	Barbara
Main contact surname	Lomazzi
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Contact organisation	Verbania County
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River basin district	Distretto idrografico del fiume PO
River basin	Bacino del Toce

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River name	Toce
Area category	10 - 100 km²
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Maximum altitude category	200 - 500 m
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Dominant geology	Siliceous
Ecoregion	Italy and Corsica
Dominant land cover	Urban
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Name	IT1140006 “Greto del torrente Toce tra Domodossola e Villadossola”
WFD water body codes	01SS4N829PI
WFD (national) typology	PE01ss4n
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Pre-project morphology	Braided
Reference morphology	Braided
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Heavily modified water body
National/international site designation	EU - Special Area of Conservation
Local/regional site designations	SIC e ZPS “Greto del torrente Toce tra Domodossola e Villadossola”, IT1140006
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Dominant substrate	Gravel, Mixture with sand and lime
River corridor land use	Urban
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Average channel gradient	4.6
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