Case study:River Quaggy- Chinbrook meadows
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Location: 51° 27' 29.21" N, 0° 0' 56.48" E
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Project overview
Status | Complete |
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Themes | Habitat and biodiversity, Social benefits, Water quality |
Country | England |
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Contact organisation | Environment Agency |
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Site
Name | River Quaggy |
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Pre-project morphology | Straight, Revetments |
Reference morphology | Sinuous |
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Heavily modified water body | true |
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Dominant hydrology | Artificially regulated, Quick run-off |
Dominant substrate | Bedrock |
River corridor land use | Urban |
Average bankfull channel width category | 2 - 5 m |
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Average bankfull channel depth category | 0.5 - 2 m |
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Average channel gradient | 0.3 |
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Project background
Reach length directly affected (m) | 300 m0.3 km <br />30,000 cm <br /> |
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Project started | 2002/03/01 |
Works started | |
Works completed | 2002/10/01 |
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Total cost (k€) | 100 k€100,000 € <br /> |
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Funding sources | Environment Agency |
Cost for project phases
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Reasons for river restoration
Measures
Structural measures
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Bank/bed modifications | Removal of revetments, Introduction of gravels, Planting of native species |
Floodplain / River corridor | Removal of embankments, Creation of wetlands, Creation of ponds |
Planform / Channel pattern | Introduction of sinuosity |
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Other | Information provision, Consultation |
Monitoring
Hydromorphological quality elements
Element | When monitored | Type of monitoring | Control site used | Result | ||
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Before measures | After measures | Qualitative | Quantitative |
Biological quality elements
Element | When monitored | Type of monitoring | Control site used | Result | ||
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Invertebrates | Yes | Yes | Yes | Improvement | ||
Macrophytes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Improvement |
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Additional links and references
Link | Description |
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http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinbrook Meadows | Wikipedia link |