Case study:Morava restoration project

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Location: 48° 20' 32.39" N, 16° 52' 12.70" E
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Project overview

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Status Complete
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Themes Economic aspects, Habitat and biodiversity, Social benefits, Water quality
Country Austria, Slovakia
Main contact forename Michael
Main contact surname Stelzhammer
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Contact organisation WWF Austria
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The Morava River is the largest left-side tributary to the Upper Danube. There have been a number of restoration projects and implementation measures which aim to restore natural river dynamics and promote appropriate land-use practices within a sensitive floodplain environment.

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Catchment and subcatchment

Catchment

River basin district Danube
River basin Morava

Subcatchment

River name Morava
Area category
Area (km2)
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Maximum altitude (m)
Dominant geology Calcareous
Ecoregion Alps
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Site

Name Morava
WFD water body codes
WFD (national) typology
WFD water body name
Pre-project morphology Straight
Reference morphology Sinuous
Desired post project morphology
Heavily modified water body true
National/international site designation
Local/regional site designations Montreaux list
Protected species present
Invasive species present
Species of interest
Dominant hydrology Quick run-off, Artificially regulated
Dominant substrate Gravel, Bedrock
River corridor land use Extensive agriculture
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Project background

Reach length directly affected (m) 16000 m16 km <br />1,600,000 cm <br />
Project started
Works started 1999/1995/01/01/01"1999/1995/01/01/01" contains more than three components required for a date interpretation.
Works completed 2006/1997/01/01/01"2006/1997/01/01/01" contains more than three components required for a date interpretation.
Project completed
Total cost category 1000 - 5000 k€
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Funding sources World Bank

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Reasons for river restoration

Mitigation of a pressure
Hydromorphology Quantity & dynamics of flow, Continuity for organisms, Continuity of sediment transport
Biology Fish: Abundance, Fish: Species composition
Physico-chemical
Other reasons for the project Flood risk management, Community demand


Measures

Structural measures
Bank/bed modifications Creation of groynes, Creation of deflectors
Floodplain / River corridor Dyke relocation, Increase water retention area
Planform / Channel pattern Re-connection of river channels, Introducing sinuosity, Meanders reopened
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Non-structural measures
Management interventions
Social measures (incl. engagement) Land purchase
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Monitoring

Hydromorphological quality elements

Element When monitored Type of monitoring Control site used Result
Before measures After measures Qualitative Quantitative

Biological quality elements

Element When monitored Type of monitoring Control site used Result
Before measures After measures Qualitative Quantitative
Fish: Abundance Yes Yes Improvement
Fish: Species composition Yes Yes Improvement

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Any other monitoring, e.g. social, economic

Element When monitored Type of monitoring Control site used Result
Before measures After measures Qualitative Quantitative
Public awareness of river Yes Yes Improvement


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http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CDYQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.danubeparks.org%2Ffiles%2F1594 MoravaRevitalization KHolubova.pdf&ei=V-YqUtjGNMHcswbf5IDYBQ&usg=AFQjCNFtlC9F5wG0k7-3BJFhgbJBvsCS7g&sig2=EfLe- iGvPMPqEmCLXaYkw&bvm=bv.51773540,d.Yms talk by Katarina Holubova and Franz Steiner
http://www.ramsar.org/pdf/lib/hbk4-07cs20.pdf Jan Seffer and Viera Stanova Paper on the restoration
http://http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n proj id=4070#EI EU life webpage

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