Case study:Taw River Improvement Project – Taw Access over Weirs

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Location: 50° 44' 13.02" N, 3° 55' 7.68" W

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Status	In progress
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Themes	Economic aspects, Environmental flows and water resources, Fisheries, Habitat and biodiversity, Hydromorphology, Land use management - agriculture, Monitoring, Social benefits, Water quality
Country	England
Main contact forename	Dylan
Main contact surname	Bright
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Contact organisation	Westcountry Rivers Trust
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This is a parent project encompassing the following projects	No

The weir at North Wyke

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TRIP is a partnership project that will use CRF funds to manage restoration work to deliver habitat improvements in the Taw catchment. The partnership, led by the Westcountry Rivers Trust, has been carrying out river restoration and addressing the causes of Water Framework Directive issues together for many years.

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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 South West River basin North Devon Subcatchment River name Taw (Source to Bullow Brook) Area category 10 - 100 km² Area (km2) Maximum altitude category 500 - 1000 m Maximum altitude (m) 601601 m <br />0.601 km <br />60,100 cm <br /> Dominant geology Siliceous Ecoregion Great Britain Dominant land cover Arable and Horticulture Waterbody ID GB108050008250 Site Edit site Name WFD water body codes GB108050008250 WFD (national) typology WFD water body name TAW 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 2012/07/01 Works started Works completed Project completed 2015/03/01 Total cost category Total cost (k€) Benefit to cost ratio Funding sources Defra Catchment Restoration Fund 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 Pollution incident, Riparian development Hydromorphology Biology Physico-chemical Other reasons for the project Landscape enhancement Measures Edit Measures Structural measures Bank/bed modifications Bank reprofiling, Reduce diffuse pollution Floodplain / River corridor Barrier removal Planform / Channel pattern Diversification of in-channel features Other Non-structural measures Management interventions Fencing, Non/agricultural business changed its way of working Social measures (incl. engagement) Community involvement Other Monitoring and survey projects 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 RRC Monitoring table - Taw River Additional documents and videos Upload additional documents CRF Project briefing note - Taw River Additional links and references Edit links and references Link Description Supplementary Information Edit Supplementary Information