Case study:Eau Blanche River (Walphy - LIFE project)

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Location: 50° 5' 21.42" N, 4° 32' 14.20" E

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Status	Complete
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Themes	Habitat and biodiversity, Hydromorphology, Monitoring
Country	Belgium
Main contact forename	Alexandre
Main contact surname	Peeters
Main contact user ID	User:AlexBE
Contact organisation	Service Public de Wallonie (SPW)
Contact organisation web site	http://walphy.be
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This is a parent project encompassing the following projects	Bocq river (Walphy - LIFE project)

Eau Blanche at Nismes: meandering channel (one year post completion)

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n the context of fulfilling the Water Framework Directive requirements, the LIFE+ project Walphy allowed experimental restoration projects to be undertaken on two medium-size catchments of the Meuse basin in Wallonia (Belgium) between 2009 and 2014: the Bocq catchment and the Eau Blanche Catchment. This five-year long project was funded by the European Union and the Service Public de Wallonie (SPW). It involved three institutions: the SPW was in charge of the experimental restoration projects while the Universities of Liège and Namur were responsible for evaluating the success of the restoration projects.

The Eau Blanche is a medium-size gravel-bed river. Its downstream reach (13 km) is characterized by a low gradient (1-2 ‰), a low energy (specific stream power at the bankfull stage: 20 W/m²) and a wide floodplain (around 600 m). Its channel have been straightened and embanked over the last few centuries (sinuosity index decreased from 1.6 to 1.1), which has led to significant loss of habitat.

A multi-scale assessment of hydromorphological conditions of the Eau Blanche catchment has led to several restoration projects on a total length 6 km. They consist of measures of different ambitions such as reconnecting remnant meander, meandering river channel and habitat diversification. In addition, we undertook locally to improve fish shelters and spawning areas.

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