Case study:Wummewiesen restoration project

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Location: 53° 6' 0.00" N, 8° 26' 24.00" E

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Themes	Habitat and biodiversity, Water quality, Monitoring
Country	Germany
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Contact organisation	WWF
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Catchment and subcatchment Select a catchment/subcatchment Edit the catchment and subcatchment details (affects all case studies in this subcatchment) Catchment River basin district Wumme River basin Weser Subcatchment River name Wumme Area category Area (km2) Maximum altitude category Maximum altitude (m) Dominant geology Siliceous Ecoregion Central Plains Dominant land cover Waterbody ID Site Edit site Name Wumme WFD water body codes WFD (national) typology WFD water body name Pre-project morphology Single channel, Straight Reference morphology Sinuous Desired post project morphology Heavily modified water body true 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 Bedrock, Gravel River corridor land use Extensive agriculture Average bankfull channel width category Average bankfull channel width (m) Average bankfull channel depth category 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) 600 m0.6 km <br />60,000 cm <br /> Project started Works started 1996/01/01 Works completed 1998/01/01 Project completed Total cost category 1000 - 5000 k€ Total cost (k€) Benefit to cost ratio Funding sources Ministry of the Environment in Bremen, Federal Government 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 Agriculture Hydromorphology Quantity & dynamics of flow, Continuity for organisms, Continuity of sediment transport Biology Invertebrates, Fish: Abundance Physico-chemical Other reasons for the project Landscape enhancement Measures Edit Measures Structural measures Bank/bed modifications Regrading of banks, Weir removal, removal of rip rap Floodplain / River corridor Extensive planting, Protection of existing vegetation, Greater water retention Planform / Channel pattern Creation of new river arm, Establishment of fish passage Other Non-structural measures Management interventions Social measures (incl. engagement) Land purchase Other 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 Invertebrates Yes Yes Yes Improvement Fish: Abundance 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