Case study:Re-connecting Meanders at Cranebank on the River Crane

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Location: 51° 28' 24.93" N, 0° 24' 52.58" W

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Status	Complete
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Themes	Fisheries, Habitat and biodiversity
Country	England
Main contact forename	Gareth
Main contact surname	Tulley
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Contact organisation	Environment Agency
Contact organisation web site	http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk
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This is a parent project encompassing the following projects	No

River Crane at Cranebank

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Reconnecting old meanders which had been historically cut off when the channel was straightened

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Gravel bar installed to block old straightened channel, pushing main flow around re-connected meander

Catchment and subcatchment Select a catchment/subcatchment Edit the catchment and subcatchment details (affects all case studies in this subcatchment) Catchment River basin district Thames River basin London Subcatchment River name Crane (including part of the Yeading Brook) Area category 10 - 100 km² Area (km2) Maximum altitude category Less than 100 m Maximum altitude (m) 5151 m <br />0.051 km <br />5,100 cm <br /> Dominant geology Calcareous Ecoregion Great Britain Dominant land cover Suburban Waterbody ID GB106039023030 Other case studies in this subcatchment: Big Yellow, Crane Park, Cranford Park Phase 2, Hospital Bridge Road, Mill Road Weir, The Mid River Crane - Aquatic Refuge Identification Plan Site Edit site Name Cranebank WFD water body codes GB106039023030 WFD (national) typology WFD water body name Crane Pre-project morphology Reference morphology Desired post project morphology Heavily modified water body Yes National/international site designation Local/regional site designations Protected species present No Invasive species present Yes Species of interest Dominant hydrology Dominant substrate River corridor land use Urban Average bankfull channel width category 2 - 5 m Average bankfull channel width (m) Average bankfull channel depth category 0.5 - 2 m Average bankfull channel depth (m) Mean discharge category 1 - 10 m³/s Mean annual discharge (m3/s) Average channel gradient category Average channel gradient Average unit stream power (W/m2) Project background Edit project background Reach length directly affected (m) 500500 m <br />0.5 km <br />50,000 cm <br /> Project started Works started 2012/03/01 Works completed 2012/04/01 Project completed Total cost category 10 - 50 k€ Total cost (k€) 5050 k€ <br />50,000 € <br /> Benefit to cost ratio Funding sources Environment Agency Cost for project phases Phase cost category cost exact (k€) Lead organisation Contact forename Contact surname Investigation and design Stakeholder engagement and communication Works and works supervision Post-project management and maintenance Monitoring Reasons for river restoration Edit reasons for restoration Mitigation of a pressure Urbanisation Hydromorphology Flow velocities Biology Fish Physico-chemical Other reasons for the project Measures Edit Measures Structural measures Bank/bed modifications Floodplain / River corridor Planform / Channel pattern Reconnection of cutoff meander Other Non-structural measures Management interventions Social measures (incl. engagement) Other Monitoring Hydromorphological quality elements Edit Hydromorphological quality elements Element When monitored Type of monitoring Control site used Result Before measures After measures Qualitative Quantitative Biological quality elements Edit biological quality elements Element When monitored Type of monitoring Control site used Result Before measures After measures Qualitative Quantitative Physico-chemical quality elements Edit Physico-chemical quality elements Element When monitored Type of monitoring Control site used Result Before measures After measures Qualitative Quantitative Any other monitoring, e.g. social, economic Edit Other responses Element When monitored Type of monitoring Control site used Result Before measures After measures Qualitative Quantitative Monitoring documents Upload monitoring documents Additional documents and videos Upload additional documents Project drawings Additional links and references Edit links and references Link Description Supplementary Information Edit Supplementary Information