Case study:Ålgårda nature-like bypass channel at River Rolfsån

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Location: 57° 29' 19.39" N, 12° 14' 26.60" E

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Project overview

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Status	In progress
Project web site	http://projektwebbar.lansstyrelsen.se/rolfsan/Sv/folj-atgardsarbetet/Pages/rolfsan.aspx
Themes	Fisheries, Habitat and biodiversity, Hydropower
Country	Sweden
Main contact forename	Andreas
Main contact surname	Bäckstrand
Main contact user ID	User:Arolam
Contact organisation	Länsstyrelsen Västra Götalands län
Contact organisation web site	http://www.lansstyrelsen.se/vastragotaland/En/Pages/default.aspx
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Parent multi-site project	Case_study:Biologisk återställning i Rolfsåns vattensystem
This is a parent project encompassing the following projects	No

Ålgårda bypass channel (photo Maria Arola)

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The watercourse of River Rolfsån is one of the rare inland water areas in Sweden which has vivid salmon and sea trout populations. Besides Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and sea trout (Salmo trutta trutta) there are also lake (Salmo trutta lacustris) and stream trout (Salmo trutta fario). Also endangered species freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera) and European eel (Anguilla anguilla) exist in the watercourse. To maintain these populations the fish need to be able to migrate upstream and downstream. This is why several bypass channels have been built in Rolfså River during last years.

The bypass channel to Ålgårda hydropower plant was finished in October 2012. After the bypass channel has been built, the fish and benthic invertebrates are now able to migrate upstream from the Ålgårda power station. At the same time the hydropower production is ongoing. During winter 2012-2013 also a technical fishway will be finished and by summer 2013 some low sloping bar racks for downstream migration will be completed. In addition a fishery management plan is being prepared in 2013.

Building of a bypass channel is the only option to enable migration for all fauna, also the benthic invertebrates. Bypass channels are also more recommendable than technical fishways because of their contribution to landscape.

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Catchment and subcatchment

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Catchment

River basin district	Skagerrak and Kattegat River basin
River basin	Rolfsån River Basin

Subcatchment

River name	River Rolfsån
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Dominant geology	Organic (i.e. Peat)
Ecoregion	Fenno-Scandian Shield
Dominant land cover	Woodland, Intensive agriculture (arable)
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Other case studies in this subcatchment: Apelnäs fishway at River Rolfså, Biologisk återställning i Rolfsåns vattensystem, Bosgården nature-like fishway at River Rolfså, Dam removal at Grönkullen, River Rolfsån, Restorations of River Nolån-Hulta dam removal, ´Restorations of River Nolån-Bypass channel in Hulta Hydro power plant, ´Restorations of River Nolån-Fishway in Forsa hydro power plant

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Name	Ålgårda bypass channel
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WFD water body name	River Rolfsån
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Heavily modified water body	No
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Protected species present	Yes
Invasive species present	Yes
Species of interest	Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera), European eel (Anguilla anguilla). Invasive species present: The signal crayfish (Pasifastacus leniusculus)
Dominant hydrology	Artificially regulated
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Average bankfull channel width category	10 - 50 m
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Mean discharge category	10 - 100 m³/s
Mean annual discharge (m³/s)	11,6",6" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
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Project background

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Reach length directly affected (m)	100100 m <br />0.1 km <br />10,000 cm <br />
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Total cost category	5000 - 10000 k€
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Funding sources	National Fund for compensation of hydropower production (Svenska naturskyddsföreningens Bra miljöval) and owner company of the power plant Triventus AB, Regional Environment Authority (Länsstyrelsen Västra Götaland)

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Reasons for river restoration

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Mitigation of a pressure
Hydromorphology	Quantity & dynamics of flow
Biology	Fish: Disturbance-sensitive species, Fish: Species composition, Invertebrates: Disturbance-sensitive species
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Bank/bed modifications	Building nature-like bypass channel, building technical fishway
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