Case study:SMURF Tame

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Location: 52° 30' 52.77" N, 1° 53' 28.23" W

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Status	Complete
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Themes	Environmental flows and water resources, Habitat and biodiversity, Social benefits, Urban
Country	England
Main contact forename	Mark
Main contact surname	Scott
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Contact organisation	Environment Agency
Contact organisation web site	http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/
Partner organisations	Birmingham City Council, United Kingdom, H R Wallingford, United Kingdom, Severn Trent Water, United Kingdom, Staatliches Umweltamt Herten, Germany
This is a parent project encompassing the following projects	River Tame at Salford Park ("SMURF"), River Tame in Perry Hall playing fields ("SMURF")

River Tame in Perry Hall playing fields, after scheme.

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Sustainable Management of Urban Rivers and Floodplains (SMURF) project shows that small-scale changes can make a significant improvement to urban rivers and floodplains. Two small river improvement schemes were undertaken on the river Tame. One in Perry Hall playing fields and one at Salford Park. The first one contains widening a section of river channel, reshaping of river-banks and creation of a low-level riverside terrace. The second site contains only the planting of marginal and riverside vegetation.

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Catchment and subcatchment Select a catchment/subcatchment Edit the catchment and subcatchment details (affects all case studies in this subcatchment) Catchment River basin district Humber River basin Tame Anker and Mease Subcatchment River name River Tame from Conf of the two arms to R Blythe Area category 100 - 1000 km² Area (km2) Maximum altitude category 100 - 200 m Maximum altitude (m) 175175 m <br />0.175 km <br />17,500 cm <br /> Dominant geology Calcareous Ecoregion Great Britain Dominant land cover Suburban Waterbody ID GB104028046840 Other case studies in this subcatchment: River Tame at Salford Park ("SMURF"), River Tame in Perry Hall playing fields ("SMURF"), Short Heath Brook Project Site Edit site Name WFD water body codes GB104028046840 WFD (national) typology WFD water body name River Tame from Conf of the two arms to R Blythe Pre-project morphology Reference morphology Desired post project morphology Heavily modified water body No National/international site designation Local/regional site designations Protected species present No Invasive species present No Species of interest Dominant hydrology Dominant substrate River corridor land use Average bankfull channel width category Average bankfull channel width (m) Average bankfull channel depth category Average bankfull channel depth (m) Mean discharge category 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) Project started 2002/08/01 Works started Works completed Project completed 2005/07/31 Total cost category Total cost (k€) Benefit to cost ratio Funding sources EU LIFE Programme 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 Hydromorphology Channel pattern/planform Biology Physico-chemical Other reasons for the project Landscape enhancement, Improving a local park Measures Edit Measures Structural measures Bank/bed modifications Bank improvement, Channel reprofiling, Tree planting Floodplain / River corridor Planform / Channel pattern Other Non-structural measures Management interventions Social measures (incl. engagement) Improved public access 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 Additional links and references Edit links and references Link Description http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.createPage&s ref=LIFE02%20ENV/UK/000144&area=2&yr=2002&n proj id=2082&cfid=423407&cftoken=1adf75e7742a0a31-858CC2AB-CCBA-042D-07FCA090D1A64E01&mode=print&menu=false Smurf on Environment Life Programme http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.showFile&rep=file&fil=LIFE02 ENV UK 000144 LAYMAN.pdf Smurf report Supplementary Information Edit Supplementary Information