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Country	Switzerland
Main contact forename	Marco
Main contact surname	Baumann
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Contact organisation	Canton of Thurgau
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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 Rhine River basin Thur Subcatchment River name Thur Area category 1000 - 10000 km² Area (km2) 1695 km²169,500 ha <br /> Maximum altitude category Maximum altitude (m) Dominant geology Calcareous Ecoregion Dominant land cover Extensive agriculture Waterbody ID Site Edit site Name Neunforn/Altikon WFD water body codes WFD (national) typology WFD water body name Pre-project morphology Single channel, Embankment, Straight Reference morphology Braided 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 Groundwater Dominant substrate Gravel River corridor land use Intensive agriculture, Extensive agriculture, Urban Average bankfull channel width category 10 - 50 m 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) 2000 m2 km <br />200,000 cm <br /> Project started 2002/01/01 Works started Works completed 2002/01/01 Project completed Total cost category Total cost (k€) Benefit to cost ratio Funding sources Cantons of Thurgau and Zurich 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 Connection to groundwaters, Continuity of sediment transport, Width & depth variation, Channel pattern/planform Biology Physico-chemical Other reasons for the project Measures Edit Measures Structural measures Bank/bed modifications Removal of northern overbank Floodplain / River corridor Reconnection of the alluvial forest to the active floodplain Planform / Channel pattern Creation of braided channel 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 Connection to groundwaters Yes Yes Improvement 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 Additional documents and videos Upload additional documents Additional links and references Edit links and references Link Description Supplementary Information Edit Supplementary Information