Case study:Rio Sant'Ambrogio restoration project

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Location: 45° 35' 19.25" N, 12° 5' 52.21" E

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Project overview

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Status	Complete
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Themes	Flood risk management, Habitat and biodiversity, Land use management - agriculture, Land use management - forestry, Water quality
Country	Italy
Main contact forename	Paolo
Main contact surname	Cornelio
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Contact organisation	Consorzio di Bonifica Acque Risorgive
Contact organisation web site	http://http://www.acquerisorgive.it/
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Catchment

River basin district	Alpi Orientali
River basin	Bacino scolante della Laguna di Venezia

Subcatchment

River name	Bacino scolante della Laguna di Venezia
Area category	1000 - 10000 km²
Area (km2)	2,0382,038 km² <br />203,800 ha <br />
Maximum altitude category	100 - 200 m
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Dominant geology
Ecoregion	Italy and Corsica
Dominant land cover	Intensive agriculture (arable)
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Other case studies in this subcatchment: Pagana canal restoration project, Rio San Martino and Piovega di Scandolara restoration project, Rio Sant'Ambrogio restoration project, Salzano wetland and Marzenego river restoration project, Scolo Desolino restoration project, Zero river restoration project

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Name	Rio Sant'Ambrogio
WFD water body codes	689_10
WFD (national) typology
WFD water body name	RioPiovega di Levada - San Ambrogio
Pre-project morphology	Artificial bed
Reference morphology	Low gradient passively meandering
Desired post project morphology
Heavily modified water body	No
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Protected species present	Yes
Invasive species present	Yes
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Dominant hydrology	Artificially regulated
Dominant substrate	Sand
River corridor land use	Intensive agriculture (arable)
Average bankfull channel width category	2 - 5 m
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Average bankfull channel depth category	0.5 - 2 m
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Mean discharge category	0.1 - 1.0 m³/s
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Average channel gradient category	0.001 - 0.01
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Reach length directly affected (m)	3,1003,100 m <br />3.1 km <br />310,000 cm <br />
Project started	2005
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Project completed	2009/03/01
Total cost category	1 - 10 k€
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Funding sources	Veneto Region - “Piano per la prevenzione dell’inquinamento ed il risanamento delle acque del bacino idrografico immediatamente sversante in Laguna – Piano Direttore 2000”

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