Case study:Meers - Floodplain lowering

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Location: 50° 57' 30.60" N, 5° 43' 28.56" E

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Themes	Habitat and biodiversity, Hydromorphology, Water quality, Monitoring
Country	Netherlands
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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 Meuse River basin Meuse Subcatchment River name Meuse Area category more than 10000 km² Area (km2) 465465 km² <br />46,500 ha <br /> Maximum altitude category 100 - 200 m Maximum altitude (m) 200200 m <br />0.2 km <br />20,000 cm <br /> Dominant geology chalk and loess Ecoregion Western Plains Dominant land cover Intensive agriculture, Urban Waterbody ID Other case studies in this subcatchment: Aaijen- Removal of bank fixation, Reméandration du Geer à Grand-Axhe, Rijkelse Bemden - River bed widening, Voorste Nete at Dessel Site Edit site Name Meers - Floodplain lowering WFD water body codes WFD (national) typology R7 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 1998/01/01 Project completed Total cost category Total cost (k€) 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 Consortium Grendmaas 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 Quantity & dynamics of flow, Connection to groundwaters, Continuity of sediment transport Biology Macrophytes Physico-chemical Other reasons for the project Landscape enhancement Measures Edit Measures Structural measures Bank/bed modifications Floodplain / River corridor Lowering of floodplain, Lowering of floodbanks, Creation of a flood expansion area 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 Macrophytes Yes Yes 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 Birds, butterflies and dragonflies Yes Yes Monitoring documents Upload monitoring documents Additional documents and videos Upload additional documents Additional links and references Edit links and references Link Description Supplementary Information Edit Supplementary Information