Case study:Restoration of the marsh "Gallega"

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Status	Complete
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Country	Spain
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Contact organisation	MARM
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Catchment

River basin district	C.H.Guadalquivir
River basin	Guadalquivir

Subcatchment

River name	Guadiamar
Area category
Area (km2)
Maximum altitude category	Less than 100 m
Maximum altitude (m)	2 m0.002 km <br />200 cm <br />
Dominant geology	Calcareous, Silts and clays
Ecoregion	Ibero-Macaronesian
Dominant land cover	Wetland
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Other case studies in this subcatchment: Design and Application of a Sustainable Soil Management Model for Orchard Crops in the Doñana National Park Area, Restoration of the marsh "Gallega"

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Name	Marisma Gallega
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Pre-project morphology	Marsh
Reference morphology	Marsh
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Heavily modified water body
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Local/regional site designations	Area of Special Conservation Interest
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Dominant hydrology	Tidal
Dominant substrate	Silt, Clay
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Project started	2005/01/01
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Works completed	2005/11/01
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Total cost category	1000 - 5000 k€
Total cost (k€)	2746 k€2,746,000 € <br />
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Funding sources	FEDER, MARM

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Works and works supervision			C.H.Guadalquivir
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Reasons for river restoration

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Mitigation of a pressure	Pollution incident
Hydromorphology	Channel pattern/planform
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Measures

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Structural measures
Bank/bed modifications
Floodplain / River corridor
Planform / Channel pattern	Restore the original morphology of the marsh, Reconnect and restore aquatic habitats
Other	Permeabilize the side wall of the FAO
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Aerial view of Gallega marsh in October 2004

Aerial view of Gallega marsh in 2007

Gallega marsh from the FAO embankment

Permeabilization works on the side wall

View of the drainage network in the marsh Gallega

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