Case study:Environmental restoration of the lower section of the river Narcea in the municipalities of Salas and Pravia (Asturias)
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Project overview
Status | Complete |
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Country | Spain |
Main contact forename | Juan Antonio |
Main contact surname | Martín Ventura |
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Contact organisation | C.H.Cantábrico |
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Catchment
River basin district | C.H.Cantábrico |
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River basin | Narcea |
Subcatchment
River name | Narcea |
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Maximum altitude category | Less than 100 m |
Maximum altitude (m) | 50 m0.05 km <br />5,000 cm <br /> |
Dominant geology | Siliceous, Calcareous |
Ecoregion | Ibero-Macaronesian |
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Site
Name | Tramo bajo del río Narcea entre Salas y Pravia |
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Pre-project morphology | Sinuous, Entrenched |
Reference morphology | Sinuous |
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Local/regional site designations | Site of Community Importance |
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Average channel gradient | 0.003 |
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Project background
Reach length directly affected (m) | 17000 m17 km <br />1,700,000 cm <br /> |
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Project started | 2008/01/01 |
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Funding sources | C.H.Cantábrico |
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Reasons for river restoration
Measures
Structural measures
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Bank/bed modifications | Revetmens with local species, Removal of exotic plants, New bioengineering elements in order to stabilize slope banks |
Floodplain / River corridor | Riparian tree planting, Silvicultural treatments |
Planform / Channel pattern | Re-instatement of old course (meander) |
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Management interventions | Promotion and management of tourism in the river |
Social measures (incl. engagement) | Information panels for people, New pahts near the river |
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