Case study:Hackbridge weir notch

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Location: 51° 22' 34.77" N, 0° 9' 28.61" W
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Project overview

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Status Planned
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Themes Fisheries, Flood risk management, Habitat and biodiversity, Social benefits
Country England
Main contact forename Bella
Main contact surname Davies
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Contact organisation Wandle Trust
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Partner organisations LWT, Sutton Council
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Install coir rolls to create marginal habtiat and flow deflectors. Overwide section of river with concrete banks

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Catchment and subcatchment

Catchment

River basin district Thames
River basin London

Subcatchment

River name Wandle (Croydon to Wandsworth) and the R. Gravney
Area category 100 - 1000 km²
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Maximum altitude category 200 - 500 m
Maximum altitude (m) 282282 m <br />0.282 km <br />28,200 cm <br />
Dominant geology Calcareous
Ecoregion Great Britain
Dominant land cover Suburban
Waterbody ID GB106039023460



Other case studies in this subcatchment: Beddington Park, Beddington Park Enhancements, Boulder Pool and Plough Lane, Durand Close, EDF Weir removal, Eel Pass over tilting weir at Ravensbury Park, Garratt Park, Hackbridge Restoration, King Georges Park, Medland Close, River Wandle... further results


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Project background

Reach length directly affected (m) 250 m0.25 km <br />25,000 cm <br />
Project started 2008/01/01
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Total cost category 100 - 500 k€
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Funding sources Landfill (Viridor), Thames Water Settlement, EA, Wandle Piscators

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Mitigation of a pressure Barriers to fish migration
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Biology Fish
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