Case study:Restoration of Myllypuro brook

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Status	Complete
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Country	Finland
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River name	Myllypuro brook
Area category	10 - 100 km²
Area (km2)	25 km²2,500 ha <br />
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Dominant geology	Organic (i.e. Peat)
Ecoregion	Fenno-Scandian Shield
Dominant land cover	Woodland
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Name	Cathment of Brook Myllypuro
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Pre-project morphology	Sinuous
Reference morphology	Braided, Sinuous, Pool-riffle
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Heavily modified water body
National/international site designation	EU - Special Area of Conservation
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Dominant substrate	Bedrock, Clay
River corridor land use	Woodland
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Average bankfull channel depth category	2 - 5 m
Average bankfull channel depth (m)	2.2 m0.0022 km <br />220 cm <br />
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Average channel gradient	0.17
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Reach length directly affected (m)	3600 m3.6 km <br />360,000 cm <br />
Project started	2002/01/01
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Works completed	2003/01/01
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Mitigation of a pressure
Hydromorphology	Quantity & dynamics of flow, Width & depth variation, Flow velocities, Continuity of sediment transport
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Bank/bed modifications	Adding sinuosity
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Planform / Channel pattern	Re-instatement of old course
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Channel pattern/planform		Yes				Awaiting results
Continuity of sediment transport		Yes				Awaiting results

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