Case study:Restoration of the River Impiönjoki
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Project overview
| Status | Complete |
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| Themes | Fisheries, Habitat and biodiversity, Hydromorphology |
| Country | Finland |
| Main contact forename | Jarmo |
| Main contact surname | Huhtala |
| Main contact user ID | User:Kasvio |
| Contact organisation | Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment for Lapland |
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Project summary
The River Impiönjoki is a short river only 495 meters long and it flows from the Lake Impiönjärvi to the Lake Simonjärvi. The catchment area is 97,92 km2. The river bed is mainly sand and contains rocks and gravel. A big part of the river is marked as nature conservation area. The water quality in the river is good or very good.
The Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment for Lapland restored three sections in the River. The restoration was made to improve the living conditions of the fish and other species. Rocks and gravel was placed to the river to make rapid areas more suitable for the trouts to reproduce. The aim of the retoration was to improve the living conditions of migratory fish and to make the river more nature-like and closer to its natural state. Trouts, grayling and macro invertebrates will benefit from the restoration and not only in the river but also in the nearby lakes. The rivers in the area are straightened for log floating since 1900 century. Also the natural state in the rivers are altered because of intense forestry and bog drainage.
The restoration plan was accepted 4.3.2011 and the work started immediately. The plan was restore six rivers in the area. The area is highly appreciated among the fly fishers and its very popular recreational area.
The restoration plan aimed to slow down the current and produce suitable nesting habitats for the trouts and shelter places for the juveniles. Also versatility to the river bed was improved by digging few wider areas. Gravel was brought approximately 40 m3 and placed to the river in several places bed to ensure the nesting habitats for the migratory fish. Before the restoration many stones were taken away from from the river and places a side of the river. All the stones that were piled up next to the river, and in the channel were used in the restoration work. Also the wooden particles were used during the retoration work in the channel to make more curves and veratility to the river flow.
Also in the section two the culvert that enabled the fish to migrate was alered with rocks and gravel so that the fish could travel upwards.
The lenght of the first restored area is 10 meters and the width is 8 in average. The total area that was restored was 100 m2. The second part was 650 meters long, width 5 meters and the area in total was 3 300 m2. The thirds section was 50 meters, width 6 meters and the area was 300 m2.
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