Case study:Rio Mareta restoration at Stanghe (Sterzing-Vipiteno)
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Project overview
Status | In progress |
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Themes | Flood risk management, Habitat and biodiversity, Hydromorphology |
Country | Italy |
Main contact forename | Peter |
Main contact surname | Hecher |
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Contact organisation | Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano |
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Project summary
The Mareta River drains a catchement area of 212 Km and flows into the Isarco River, near Sterzing (Vipiteno).
In the last 150 years, the river was object of various intervention; the two major consist of a flow regulation in 1876 and a large aggregates extraction, to provide material for the construction of the Brennero motorway, in the early 70’s. These activities caused a significant incision and narrowing of the riverbed (from the large original braided river bed – up to 300 m width – to a channel 30-40 m wide).
The areas of natural retention, such as flood plains and riparian areas, have almost completely disappeared, making floods more intense in the Vipiteno basin.
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