Case study:Remeandering of the Mardereau stream at Sorigny

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Location: 47° 14' 28.04" N, 0° 41' 47.85" E

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Project overview

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Status	Complete
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Themes	Flood risk management, Habitat and biodiversity, Hydromorphology, Social benefits, Water quality
Country	France
Main contact forename	David
Main contact surname	Laurendeau
Main contact user ID
Contact organisation	Syndicat intercommunal d’aménagement de la vallée de l’Indre (SAVI)
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This is a parent project encompassing the following projects	No

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The Mardereau stream is a small tributary of the Indre river. The catchment is dominated by crops and the intensification of agricultural pressures since 1941 has resulted in the creation of an extensive drainage network of and the disappearance of wetland habitats. Soil sealing in the watershed is increasing due to the proximity of the town of Tours. As a result the flood risk management issue is very relevant. At Sorigny the Mardereau was straightened, dredged and, in the upstream part, cemented. Under the leadership of the Syndicat Intercommunal d’Aménagement de la Vallée de l’Indre (SAVI), a pilot restoration project has been realized. Works carried out included remeandering and plantation of riparian vegetation, together with some local biongeneering measures.

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Catchment

River basin district	Loire-Bretagne
River basin	Loire

Subcatchment

River name	Mardereau
Area category
Area (km2)	8.58.5 km² <br />850 ha <br />
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Dominant geology
Ecoregion	Western Plains
Dominant land cover	Intensive agriculture (arable)
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Name	Sorigny
WFD water body codes	FRGR2158
WFD (national) typology
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Pre-project morphology	Single channel
Reference morphology	Actively meandering
Desired post project morphology
Heavily modified water body	Yes
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Protected species present	No
Invasive species present	No
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River corridor land use	Intensive agriculture (arable)
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Reach length directly affected (m)	230230 m <br />0.23 km <br />23,000 cm <br />
Project started
Works started	2009/03/01
Works completed	2009/03/31
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Total cost category
Total cost (k€)	1919 k€ <br />19,000 € <br />
Benefit to cost ratio
Funding sources	100 % Syndicat intercommunal d’aménagement de la vallée de l’Indre

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Phase	cost category	cost exact (k€)	Lead organisation	Contact forename	Contact surname
Investigation and design
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Works and works supervision		1919 k€ <br />19,000 € <br />	100 % Syndicat intercommunal d’aménagement de la vallée de l’Indre
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Reasons for river restoration

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Mitigation of a pressure	canalization of the stream
Hydromorphology	Channel pattern/planform
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Measures

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Structural measures
Bank/bed modifications	riverbank revegetation, Introducing stones
Floodplain / River corridor
Planform / Channel pattern	Re-meandering
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Other	local students participated in works

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Element	When monitored		Type of monitoring		Control site used	Result
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Element	When monitored		Type of monitoring		Control site used	Result
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Invertebrates	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Phytoplankton	No	Yes	No	No	No

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The Mardereau stream before restoration, in January 2009.

The Mardereau stream after restoration, in April 2009.

Students participating in plantation of ripisylve, in February 2009.

The Mardereau stream in August 2009, four months after restoration. Riparian vegetation has recolonized the riverbanks.

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