Case study:Reest

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Location: 52° 39' 59.74" N, 6° 18' 19.29" E
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Project overview

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Status In progress
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Themes Environmental flows and water resources, Habitat and biodiversity, Hydromorphology, Monitoring
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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Project summary

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Stream restoration measures in the Reest aim to restore the hydrological conditions in the stream valley. The goal is to decrease the drainage capacity of the stream, leading to higher minimum groundwater levels and increased seepage in the valley. To this end, three 50-meter-long stretches have been lined with dead tree stubs. In addition, sand was deposited in the stream, raising the streambed by 50 cm. Finally, several barriers were created from tree trunks rocks.

Monitoring surveys and results

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Extensive groundwater monitoring shows that the upstream groundwater level is rising, which was the intended effect of the measures taken. Locally, the stream is becoming significantly narrower due to vegetation growth in the treated areas. The measures have not been in effect long enough to draw conclusions about the effect on macroinvertebrates and fish.

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Water board Drents Overijsselse Delta observes that it is important to plan and time maintenance well and to communicate well with water managers. Most notably, the developing vegetation caused the water to smell when water levels were high, so that weeds had to be cut along the entire stream.


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Site

Name Reest
WFD water body codes NL35_Reest
WFD (national) typology R12
WFD water body name Reest
Pre-project morphology Low gradient passively meandering
Reference morphology Low gradient passively meandering
Desired post project morphology Low gradient passively meandering
Heavily modified water body Yes
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Protected species present No
Invasive species present No
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Dominant substrate Peat
River corridor land use Intensive agriculture (arable), Rough unimproved grassland/pasture
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Average channel gradient category Less than 0.001
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