Case study:Water of Dye Fish Pass Project
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Location: 56° 56' 22.97" N, 2° 37' 41.45" W
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Project overview
Status | Complete |
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Project web site | |
Themes | Fisheries |
Country | Scotland |
Main contact forename | Nick |
Main contact surname | Elbourne |
Main contact user ID | User:NickRRC |
Contact organisation | River Restoration Centre |
Contact organisation web site | |
Partner organisations | River Dee Trust |
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Catchment
River basin district | North East Scotland |
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River basin | Dee |
Subcatchment
River name | Water of Dye |
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Area category | 10 - 100 km² |
Area (km2) | |
Maximum altitude category | 500 - 1000 m |
Maximum altitude (m) | 778778 m <br />0.778 km <br />77,800 cm <br /> |
Dominant geology | Siliceous |
Ecoregion | Great Britain |
Dominant land cover | Upland Moorland/Grassland |
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Site
Name | Water of Dye |
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WFD water body codes | 23329 |
WFD (national) typology | Small, Mid, Organic |
WFD water body name | Water of Dye - upper catchment |
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Heavily modified water body | No |
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Protected species present | No |
Invasive species present | No |
Species of interest | Salmon, brown/sea trout |
Dominant hydrology | |
Dominant substrate | Peat/Bedrock |
River corridor land use | Pasture |
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Project background
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Project started | 2008 |
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Funding sources | Life-Nature Conservation of Atlantic Salmon in Scotland |
Cost for project phases
Phase | cost category | cost exact (k€) | Lead organisation | Contact forename | Contact surname |
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Monitoring | River Dee Trust |
Reasons for river restoration
Mitigation of a pressure | |
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Hydromorphology | |
Biology | Upstream migratory fish passage for spawning. |
Physico-chemical | |
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Measures
Structural measures
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Bank/bed modifications | Installation of fish pass into two existing weirs. |
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Monitoring
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Monitoring documents
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Additional links and references
Link | Description |
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http://www.riverdee.org.uk/FileLibrary/Content/Publications/2012%20Survey%20Bulletin Dye%20fish%20passes.pdf | River Dee Trust - 2012 Bulletin |
http://www.riverdee.org.uk/FileLibrary/Content/Publications/Dye%20fish%20passes%202011 %20survey%20bulletin.pdf | River Dee Trust - 2011 Bulletin |
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