Case study:Western Rother Fishery Habitat Enhancement

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Location: 50° 57' 23.58" N, 0° 35' 53.63" W

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Status	Complete
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Themes	Fisheries, Habitat and biodiversity, Hydromorphology, Land use management - agriculture, Social benefits
Country	England
Main contact forename	Ses
Main contact surname	Wright
Main contact user ID
Contact organisation	Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust
Contact organisation web site	http://www.oart.org.uk/
Partner organisations	Wild Trout Trust, Petworth & Bognor Angling Club
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This is a parent project encompassing the following projects	No

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The Western Rother Fishery Habitat Enhancement Project is a partnership project that will use CRF funds to provide multiple habitat improvements on a section of the lower Rother at Shopham Bridge, just south of Petworth in West Sussex.

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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 South East River basin Arun and Western Streams Subcatchment River name Western Rother Area category 100 - 1000 km² Area (km2) Maximum altitude category 200 - 500 m Maximum altitude (m) 241241 m <br />0.241 km <br />24,100 cm <br /> Dominant geology Calcareous Ecoregion Great Britain Dominant land cover Arable and Horticulture Waterbody ID GB107041012810 Other case studies in this subcatchment: Rother meander reconnection Site Edit site Name WFD water body codes GB107041012810 WFD (national) typology WFD water body name Western Rother Pre-project morphology Reference morphology Desired post project morphology Heavily modified water body No National/international site designation Local/regional site designations Protected species present No Invasive species present No 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 2012/07/01 Works started Works completed Project completed 2015/03/01 Total cost category 100 - 500 k€ Total cost (k€) 130130 k€ <br />130,000 € <br /> Benefit to cost ratio Funding sources Defra Catchment Restoration Fund 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 Continuity for organisms, Channel pattern/planform, Substrate conditions, Width & depth variation Biology Fish, Invertebrates Physico-chemical Other reasons for the project Measures Edit Measures Structural measures Bank/bed modifications Bank reprofiling Floodplain / River corridor Planform / Channel pattern Channel features creation Other Non BAP habitat creation/restoration Non-structural measures Management interventions Fencing Social measures (incl. engagement) Community involvement 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 RRC Monitoring table - Western Rother Additional documents and videos Upload additional documents CRF Project briefing note - Western Rother Additional links and references Edit links and references Link Description Supplementary Information Edit Supplementary Information