Case study:Lower Aurino river: Molini di Tures riverbed widening
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Project overview
Status | Complete |
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Themes | Flood risk management, Habitat and biodiversity, Hydromorphology, Monitoring, Spatial planning |
Country | Italy |
Main contact forename | Caterina |
Main contact surname | Ghiraldo |
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Contact organisation | Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano |
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Catchment and subcatchment
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Catchment
River basin district | Alpi Orientali |
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River basin | Adige |
Subcatchment
River name | Aurino |
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Area category | 100 - 1000 km² |
Area (km2) | 630630 km² <br />63,000 ha <br /> |
Maximum altitude category | more than 2000 m |
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Dominant geology | |
Ecoregion | Alps |
Dominant land cover | Grassland |
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Other case studies in this subcatchment: Lower Aurino master plan, Lower Aurino river: San Giorgio di Brunico riverbed widening
Site
Name | Molini di Tures |
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WFD water body codes | 03SS3N |
WFD (national) typology | |
WFD water body name | D_c Torrente Aurino |
Pre-project morphology | Single channel |
Reference morphology | Braided |
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Heavily modified water body | No |
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Protected species present | Yes |
Invasive species present | No |
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Dominant substrate | Gravel |
River corridor land use | Grassland |
Average bankfull channel width category | 10 - 50 m |
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Average bankfull channel depth category | 0.5 - 2 m |
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Mean discharge category | 10 - 100 m³/s |
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Project background
Reach length directly affected (m) | 400400 m <br />0.4 km <br />40,000 cm <br /> |
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Project started | 2003 |
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Reasons for river restoration
Measures
Structural measures
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Bank/bed modifications | Riverbed widening and diversification |
Floodplain / River corridor | Floodplain reconnection |
Planform / Channel pattern | Removal of riprap anc creation of new natural channels |
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Social measures (incl. engagement) | Citizen participation in the restoration project |
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Monitoring
Hydromorphological quality elements
Element | When monitored | Type of monitoring | Control site used | Result | ||
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Before measures | After measures | Qualitative | Quantitative | |||
Channel pattern/planform | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Improvement |
Structure & condition of riparian/lake shore zones | No | No | No | Yes | No | Improvement |
Biological quality elements
Element | When monitored | Type of monitoring | Control site used | Result | ||
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Invertebrates | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No change |
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