Case study:Mars- en Zandwetering

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Location: 52° 16' 31.24" N, 6° 9' 50.61" E

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Project overview

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Status	Complete
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Themes	Habitat and biodiversity, Hydromorphology, Monitoring, Water quality
Country	Netherlands
Main contact forename	Sander
Main contact surname	Verheijen
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Contact organisation	Waterschap Drents Overijsselse Delta
Contact organisation web site	http://www.wdodelta.nl
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Parent multi-site project	Building with nature in streams
This is a parent project encompassing the following projects	No

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Project summary

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The water authority has made an attempt to create more variation in morphology and flow structure of the Marswetering and Zandwetering by introducing dead wood in the stream. The wood was introduced below the water line to create narrower stretches in the stream.

Monitoring surveys and results

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The effect of the measures on the abundance of macroinvertebrate and fish has been monitored. The experiments did not yield any favourable results, probably because the selected streams have a rather low discharge and are therefore less suitable for this type of measures.

Lessons learnt

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Although the method yielded no results in this particular location, it has since been applied in various other projects and is generally well received by society. An important lesson is that a sufficiently high discharge is required for this measure to function. Projects such as this one can be complicated by a shortage of available wood and problems cleaning out debris. It has also been noticed that willow wood is less suitable for this measure, as it degrades quickly and is likely to sprout.

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Catchment and subcatchment Select a catchment/subcatchment Site Edit site Name Marswetering; Zandwetering WFD water body codes NL04_MARS-WETERING; NL04_SAL_ZANDWETERING WFD (national) typology R5 WFD water body name Marswetering; Zandwetering Pre-project morphology Reference morphology Desired post project morphology Heavily modified water body Yes National/international site designation Local/regional site designations Protected species present No Invasive species present No Species of interest Dominant hydrology Dominant substrate Sand 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 0.1 - 1.0 m³/s Mean annual discharge (m3/s) Average channel gradient category Less than 0.001 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 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 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 Biology Physico-chemical Other reasons for the project Measures Edit Measures Structural measures Bank/bed modifications Floodplain / River corridor 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 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