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The Ems is a large sand-bed river and its floodplains were deforested and used for agriculture purpose. The district Emsland has carried out a LIFE project to restore the Ems floodplains: "naturnahe Flussdynamik an der niedersächsischen Ems" (natural river dynamics in the Ems in Lower Saxony). For more information see the website in German: http://www.ems-life.de/ <br>
 
The Ems is a large sand-bed river and its floodplains were deforested and used for agriculture purpose. The district Emsland has carried out a LIFE project to restore the Ems floodplains: "naturnahe Flussdynamik an der niedersächsischen Ems" (natural river dynamics in the Ems in Lower Saxony). For more information see the website in German: http://www.ems-life.de/ <br>
 
The main objectives were to remove the bank fixation to allow for natural channel dynamics and to change land-use on the floodplain to allow for natural sucession and the development of a riparian and flooplain forest. Moreover a ramp was build at a dam near the city of Listrup to enhance river continuity and the upstream migration of fish.
 
The main objectives were to remove the bank fixation to allow for natural channel dynamics and to change land-use on the floodplain to allow for natural sucession and the development of a riparian and flooplain forest. Moreover a ramp was build at a dam near the city of Listrup to enhance river continuity and the upstream migration of fish.

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Ems floodplain (LIFE project)


Factsheet: Ems floodplain (LIFE project)

General
Country DE
River Name Ems
Site Name Ems floodplain (LIFE project)
River Characterisation
    River typology
    Location (Lat Lon) 52.3774985682202, 7.33646392822266
    Altitude lowland: < 200 m
    Catchment area large: > 1000 - 10000 km2
    Geology Siliceous
    National code/
    River type name
    Type 15
    Hydromorphological quality elements

    Biological quality elements
    Ecosystem Services
    EU Directives
    Pressures
    Measures
    Other
    Project size 20.2 km
    Approximate costs > 1 000 000 Euros
    Synergy
    Status Realised
    Period of realization 2004-2008
    Evaluation
    Implemented by Landkreis Emsland, www.emsland.de


    Key features of the case study

    The Ems is a large sand-bed river and its floodplains were deforested and used for agriculture purpose. The district Emsland has carried out a LIFE project to restore the Ems floodplains: "naturnahe Flussdynamik an der niedersächsischen Ems" (natural river dynamics in the Ems in Lower Saxony). For more information see the website in German: http://www.ems-life.de/
    The main objectives were to remove the bank fixation to allow for natural channel dynamics and to change land-use on the floodplain to allow for natural sucession and the development of a riparian and flooplain forest. Moreover a ramp was build at a dam near the city of Listrup to enhance river continuity and the upstream migration of fish.

    Site description

    Map of project area from http://www.ems-life.de/

    Measures selection

    Success criteria

    Ecological response

    Hydromorphological response

    Monitoring before and after implementation of the project

    A monitoring has been carried out according to the information given on the website (http://www.ems-life.de/).

    Socio-economic aspects

    Contact person within the organization

    Extra background information

    References


    Related Measures

    Related Pressures