Case study:Strategic Framework for Restoration of the River Avon (SFfRRA)

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Location: 51° 3' 40.21" N, 1° 47' 37.44" W
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Project overview

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Status In progress
Project web site http://www.hampshireavoncatchmentpartnership.org.uk/projects
Themes Environmental flows and water resources, Fisheries, Flood risk management, Habitat and biodiversity, Hydromorphology, Water quality
Country England
Main contact forename Mike
Main contact surname Porter
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Contact organisation Environment Agency
Contact organisation web site http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/environment-agency
Partner organisations Natural England, Wessex Water, Wiltshire Fishery Association, Wessex Chalk Streams Project, Wessex Chalk Streams and Rivers Trust
This is a parent project
encompassing the following
projects
Charlton St Peter A 8, France Farm (Phase 1) A 9, Gunville Phase I, Longstreet A 91a, West Amesbury
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In 2009 the Strategic Framework for the Restoration of the River Avon (SFfRRA) was developed in partnership with Natural England, Wessex Water, the Wiltshire Fisheries Association and the Wessex Chalk Streams Project. The SFfRRA is the guide for the restoration of the Hampshire Avon and has identified options for restoration.

The Strategic Restoration of the River Avon (SRRA) was put in place by the SFfRRA, with the ultimate goal of moving towards a more naturally-functioning system that is able to adjust and respond to changes without constant management.

The Strategic Framework for Restoration of the River Avon (SFfRRA) aims to provide a plan for the physical restoration of the whole river throughout the designated length of the River Avon System and River Till SSSIs. SFfRRA is one of a number of projects and strategies that seek to address specific issues within the river and its catchment. This review and survey of the geomorphological pressures seeks to identify the nature and scale of the physical changes and the impacts that they potentially have on ecological condition.

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Catchment and subcatchment

Catchment

River basin district South West
River basin Hampshire Avon

Subcatchment

River name Hampshire Avon (Lower)
Area category 1000 - 10000 km²
Area (km2)
Maximum altitude category 100 - 200 m
Maximum altitude (m) 152152 m <br />0.152 km <br />15,200 cm <br />
Dominant geology Calcareous
Ecoregion Great Britain
Dominant land cover Improved grassland
Waterbody ID GB108043015840



Other case studies in this subcatchment: River Avon Stream project, Salisbury Avon Restoration Project, Salmonid, coarse fish and wetland bird habitat and flood plain linkage project, Hampshire Avon


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WFD water body codes GB108043015840
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WFD water body name Hampshire Avon (Lower)
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Project started 2009/01/01
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Project completed 2022/01/01
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Reasons for river restoration

Mitigation of a pressure Historic flood alleviation, Barriers to fish migration, Urbanisation, Land drainage
Hydromorphology Width & depth variation, Channel pattern/planform
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Measures

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Bank/bed modifications Weir removal/modification for easement of fish passage, Bed raising, Creation of berms, Embankment lowering
Floodplain / River corridor Fencing, Tree planting
Planform / Channel pattern Re-meandering, Channel narrowing, Introducing large woody debris, Adding sinuosity, Enhancing flow diversity, Re-instatement of old course
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Additional links and references

Link Description
http://www.wiltshirewildlife.org/what-we-do/Avon Wiltshire Wildlife Trust - Restoration Directory for River Avon

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