Case study:More space for the river Orbigo

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Location: 42° 31' 38.29" N, 5° 51' 36.39" W

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Status	Complete
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Themes	Flood risk management, Habitat and biodiversity, Hydromorphology, Social benefits
Country	Spain
Main contact forename	José Ignacio
Main contact surname	Santillán
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Contact organisation	Confederación Hidrográfica del Duero
Contact organisation web site	http://www.chduero.es
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This is a parent project encompassing the following projects	No

Removal of embankment along the Orbigo

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The EU Directive on the assessment and management of flood risks (2007/60/EC) presents a new approach to tackle flood risk management, based primarily on the prevention, protection, and preparedness, with the promotion of measures for river restoration, prediction of floods, civil protection or land management. This represents a shift over the traditional, structural approach, to the principle of avoiding unneccessary deterioration of river ecosystems, as set out in the Water Framework Directive. The project on the river Órbigo responds to these premises. The actions have been aimed at the recovery of the river area and of the functionality of the floodplain to increase the efficiency in the dissipation of floods, and to start the self-ecological recovery by connecting the river with related riparian areas. The project was one of the IRF European Riverprize finalists in 2013.

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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 C.H. Duero River basin Duero Subcatchment River name Orbigo Area category Area (km2) 49904,990 km² <br />499,000 ha <br /> Maximum altitude category Maximum altitude (m) Dominant geology Ecoregion Dominant land cover Waterbody ID Site Edit site Name WFD water body codes WFD (national) typology WFD water body name Pre-project morphology Reference morphology Desired post project morphology Heavily modified water body National/international site designation Local/regional site designations Protected species present Invasive species present Species of interest Dominant hydrology Dominant substrate River corridor land use 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) Project started Works started Works completed Project completed Total cost category Total cost (k€) 22002,200 k€ <br />2,200,000 € <br /> Benefit to cost ratio Funding sources 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 Hydromorphology Biology Physico-chemical Other reasons for the project Flood risk management Measures Edit Measures Structural measures Bank/bed modifications Removal/retreat of embankments Floodplain / River corridor Planform / Channel pattern Other Non-structural measures Management interventions Social measures (incl. engagement) 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 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 Video on the Orbigo project (English and Spanish versions available) Additional links and references Edit links and references Link Description Supplementary Information Edit Supplementary Information