Link flood reduction with ecological restoration

Link flood reduction with ecological restoration

Link flood reduction with ecological restorationFlow dynamics improvement

Expected effect of measure on (including literature citations):

• HYMO (general and specified per HYMO element)
• physico � chemical parameters
• Biota (general and specified per Biological quality elements)

Pressures that can be addressed by this measure

• Hydrological regime modification
• Alteration of instream habitat

Case studies where this measure has been applied

• Millingerwaard - Floodplain rehabilitation
• Vreugderijkerwaard - Side channel
• Rijkelse Bemden - River bed widening
• Thur
• Low reach of River Cinca
• Warta Middle River Valley
• Vallacuera ravine. Removal of a dyke.
• Drava - Kleblach
• Enns - Aich
• Polder Ingelheim – Restoring former floodplains (INTERREG Sustainable Development of Floodplains)
• Hondsbroeksche Pleij – Restoring former floodplains (INTERREG Sustainable Development of Floodplains)
• Bemmelse Waard – Restoring former floodplains (INTERREG Sustainable Development of Floodplains)
• Niederwerrieser Weg - Optimisation of the pSCI “Lippe floodplain between Hamm and Hangfort” (LIFE05/NAT/D/000057)
• Oberwerries - Optimisation of the pSCI “Lippe floodplain between Hamm and Hangfort” (LIFE05/NAT/D/000057)
• Ahlen-Dolberg - Optimisation of the pSCI “Lippe floodplain between Hamm and Hangfort” (LIFE05/NAT/D/000057)
• Soest - Optimisation of the pSCI “Lippe floodplain between Hamm and Hangfort” (LIFE05/NAT/D/000057)
• IJssel
• Scheldt - Vallei Grote Nete
• Rhine - Meinerswijk
• Rhine - Polder Altenheim
• Drava - River Widening Amlach/St. Peter
• Drava - River Widening Obergottesfeld
• Drava - River Widening Rosenheim
• Rhine - Nebenrinne Bislich-Vahnum (LIFE08 NAT/D/000007)
• Rhine - Ontpoldering Noordwaard
• Rhine - Emmericher Ward (LIFE10 NAT/DE/000010)
• Lower Traun