Case study:Bosgården nature-like fishway at River Rolfså

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Location: 57° 36' 28.54" N, 12° 28' 9.16" E
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Project overview

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Status Complete
Project web site http://projektwebbar.lansstyrelsen.se/rolfsan/Sv/folj-atgardsarbetet/Pages/storan_bosgarden.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://projektwebbar.lansstyrelsen.se/rolfsan/Sv/folj-atgardsarbetet/Pages/storan bosgarden.aspx
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Case_study:Biologisk återställning i Rolfsåns vattensystem

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Building and rebuilding of Bosgården hydroelectric plant during 1940-1960 decreased lake migrating brown trout populations, as 90 % of the spawning grounds were lost. In 1995 three pool-type fishways were constructed and minimum disharge was objected for natural riverbed which was often dry before. Still migrating fish population was suffered from the inconstant and low flows and complete dryness of riverbed for 100 metres at times.

the solution was to replace one pool-type fishway with a nature-like fish channel and tear down a weir in the main river near the outlet of the power plant. In addition, the minimum flow was increased from 300 to 600 L/s and an attraction flow was developed as the power plant shuts down in September and October annually for altogether 90 hours.Increasement of flow has returned spawning habitats to the river.

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Catchment and subcatchment

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, 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, Ålgårda nature-like bypass channel at River Rolfsån


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Name Bosgården hydropower plant
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Pre-project morphology Artificial bed, Artificial channel
Reference morphology Step-pool
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Heavily modified water body Yes
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Protected species present No
Invasive species present No
Species of interest Sea migrating brown trout, The freshwater pearl mussel, European eel (Anguilla anguilla)
Dominant hydrology Artificially regulated
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River corridor land use Intensive agriculture (arable)
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Mean discharge category 1 - 10 m³/s
Mean annual discharge (m3/s) 66 m³/s <br />6,000 l/s <br />
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Works completed 2009/06/04
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Total cost category 100 - 500 k€
Total cost (k€) 290290 k€ <br />290,000 € <br />
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