Case study:River Dee

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Status	Complete
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Themes	Economic aspects, Habitat and biodiversity, Hydromorphology, Land use management - agriculture, Monitoring, Spatial planning
Country	England
Main contact forename	Nick
Main contact surname	Elbourne
Main contact user ID	User:NickRRC
Contact organisation	River Restoration Centre
Contact organisation web site	http://www.therrc.co.uk
Partner organisations	River Dee Trust
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This is a parent project encompassing the following projects	No

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Catchment and subcatchment Select a catchment/subcatchment Site Edit site Name Dee Restoration WFD water body codes WFD (national) typology WFD water body name Pre-project morphology Single channel Reference morphology Sinuous, Pool-riffle 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, Groundwater Dominant substrate Gravel, Cobble River corridor land use Extensive agriculture Average bankfull channel width category 5 - 10 m Average bankfull channel width (m) Average bankfull channel depth category 2 - 5 m Average bankfull channel depth (m) Mean discharge category Mean annual discharge (m3/s) Average channel gradient category Average channel gradient Average unit stream power (W/m2) Project background Edit project background Reach length directly affected (m) Project started Works started Works completed Project completed Total cost category Total cost (k€) Benefit to cost ratio Funding sources 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 Abstraction, Reservoir impoundment Hydromorphology Channel pattern/planform, Quantity & dynamics of flow, Flow velocities, Continuity for organisms Biology Fish: Species composition, Fish: Abundance Physico-chemical Other reasons for the project Fisheries Measures Edit Measures Structural measures Bank/bed modifications Planting, Introduction of spawning gravels, Regrading Floodplain / River corridor Planform / Channel pattern Introduction of Sinuosity Other Non-structural measures Management interventions Social measures (incl. engagement) Other Information provision, Consultation, Participation in design Monitoring Hydromorphological quality elements Edit Hydromorphological quality elements Element When monitored Type of monitoring Control site used Result Before measures After measures Qualitative Quantitative Biological quality elements Edit biological quality elements Element When monitored Type of monitoring Control site used Result Before measures After measures Qualitative Quantitative Fish: Species composition Yes Yes Yes Improvement Fish: Abundance Yes Yes Yes Improvement 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