Case study:Revitalisation of branch ’Felsőszentmártoni’ at River Dráva

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Location: 45° 50' 10.49" N, 17° 42' 30.06" E

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Project overview

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Status	Complete
Project web site	http://www.ddkovizig.hu/tartalom/revitalisation_of_branch_felsoszentmartoni_at_river_drava/311
Themes	Habitat and biodiversity
Country	Hungary
Main contact forename	Alajos
Main contact surname	Burián
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Contact organisation	South-Transdanubian Water Management Directorate - titkarsag@ddvizig.hu
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Parent multi-site project	Case study:Revitalisation of branch ’Felsőszentmártoni’ at River Dráva
This is a parent project encompassing the following projects	No

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The ‘Felsőszentmártoni’ branch, situated in the region of ‘Felsőszentmárton’ settlement, is one of the left-side branches of River Dráva, which has completely cut-off from the main river by now and silted up significantly. The interventions done are the removal of overgrown salicaceae from the riverbed, the removal of silt along the whole length of the branch and it's deposition into the main channel of River Dráva. The reconstruction of the weir that now prevents proper water flow and thus water replenishment of the branch.

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Catchment

River basin district	Danube
River basin	Danube

Subcatchment

River name	Drava
Area category	1000 - 10000 km²
Area (km2)
Maximum altitude category	200 - 500 m
Maximum altitude (m)
Dominant geology	Siliceous
Ecoregion	Alps
Dominant land cover	Extensive agriculture, Grassland
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Other case studies in this subcatchment: Kleblach-Side channel, Revitalisation of branches ’Boros Dráva and Drávakeresztúri’, Water and Life for Drava and Vuka

Site

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Name	Felsőszentmárton
WFD water body codes	AEP438
WFD (national) typology	14
WFD water body name
Pre-project morphology	Artifical oxbow completely cut-off from the main river, Silted up significantly
Reference morphology	Sidearm
Desired post project morphology
Heavily modified water body
National/international site designation	EU - Special Area of Conservation
Local/regional site designations	National Park, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, Natura 2000
Protected species present
Invasive species present
Species of interest
Dominant hydrology	Permanent lentic
Dominant substrate	Gravel, Silt
River corridor land use	Woodland, Intensive agriculture
Average bankfull channel width category	more than 50 m
Average bankfull channel width (m)
Average bankfull channel depth category	5 - 10 m
Average bankfull channel depth (m)
Mean discharge category
Mean annual discharge (m3/s)	502502 m³/s <br />502,000 l/s <br />
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Project background

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Reach length directly affected (m)	1500 m1.5 km <br />150,000 cm <br />
Project started	2010/11/01
Works started	2011/03/01
Works completed	2012/10/01
Project completed
Total cost category	500 - 1000 k€
Total cost (k€)	596 k€596,000 € <br />
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Funding sources	European Union and co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund

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Phase	cost category	cost exact (k€)	Lead organisation	Contact forename	Contact surname
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Works and works supervision			South Transdanubian Regional Development Council and Agency	ddrft@ddrft.hu
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Reasons for river restoration

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Mitigation of a pressure
Hydromorphology	Quantity & dynamics of flow, Continuity of sediment transport, Substrate conditions
Biology	Fish: Species composition, Phytoplankton: Blooms
Physico-chemical	Nutrient concentrations
Other reasons for the project	Landscape enhancement, Community demand

Measures

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Structural measures
Bank/bed modifications	Dredging: removal of 47, 735 m3 alluvium, Reconstruction of the current weir - height reduction, Pipeline laid in the lower parts of the weir
Floodplain / River corridor	Removal of the overgrown salicaceae trees
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Non-structural measures
Management interventions	Ensuring biodiversity
Social measures (incl. engagement)	Recreation
Other	Consultation, Information provision

Monitoring

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Element	When monitored		Type of monitoring		Control site used	Result
	Before measures	After measures	Qualitative	Quantitative
Quantity & dynamics of flow	Yes	Yes				Improvement
Continuity for organisms	Yes	Yes				Improvement
Substrate conditions	Yes	Yes				Improvement

Biological quality elements

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quality elements

Element	When monitored		Type of monitoring		Control site used	Result
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Fish: Species composition	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		Awaiting results
Fish: Age structure	Yes	Yes		Yes		Awaiting results

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http://okologia.mta.hu/en	Centre for Ecological Research HAS - The institute network of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences is set to produce values for both national and international success in Hungarian and universal science. The Centre's primary aim is to play a fundamental role in promoting the common weal and in building the foundation for the future through valuable scientific achievements based on highly promising discovery research. The Centre consists of three institutes, the Balaton Limnological Institute, the Danube Research Institute and the Institute of Ecology and Botany.
http://www.ovf.hu/	General Driectorate of Water Management - General Directorate of Water Management (OVF) is a background institution of the Ministry of Interior. It supports the work of the Minister regarding the flood management. Its main task is the coordination of flood hazard prevention, river control and flood protection activities, and the management of development projects concerning water bodies. OVF has 12 regional directorates which are coordinating the catchment management planning according to the requirements of the EU WFD. They take preventive and protective measures against floods, carry out status assessments and are the leading organizations in the management and implementation of river restoration projects.
http://neki.gov.hu/	National Institute for Environment - The National Institute for Environment (NeKI) is a background institution of the Ministry of Rural Development, and assists the Minister in the various duties of water management, environmental protection and nature conservation. NeKI has 12 regional branch offices, and is in charge of the strategies, policies and regulations regarding the management and exploitation of water resources. It performs environmental monitoring, status and impact assessments, administrates the national network for hydrological, hydrographical, hydrogeological and quality measurements of public waters. NeKI also coordinates the planning and the implementation of national and EU projects.
http://www.orszagoszoldhatosag.gov.hu/index en.php	National Inspectorate for Environment, Nature and Water - The Inspectorate attends to administrational and water management matters, to analyses and consideration of law proposals in its field, and it supervises its 10 regional inspectorates as well. It coordinates international co-operations and takes part in the tasks connected to the EU integration. The regional inspectorates and two sub-offices are the 'green authorities' at first instance. The regional inspectorates are responsible for registration, monitoring, protection, conservation, reconstruction, rehabilitation, authorization and penalty processes regarding environment, nature and water in their assigned territory.
http://wwf.hu/en	WWF Hungary - WWF Hungary is the Hungarian arm of the WWF Network and was founded in 1991. It's main aims are protecting the biodiversity of Hungary by focusing on freshwaters, forests and priority species. They are also fighting against climate change and they support WWF's conservation work as well. They participated in the development of the Danube Strategy, as well as organized conservation projects on Hungary's two largest rivers, the Tisza and the Danube.
http://www.icpdr.org/main/	International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR) - The ICPDR is an International Organisation consisting of 14 cooperating states and the European Union. Since its establishment in 1998, the ICPDR has grown into one of the largest and most active international bodies of river basin management expertise in Europe. The ICPDR deals not only with the Danube itself, but also with the whole Danube River Basin, which includes its tributaries and the ground water resources.

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