Low reach of River Cinca

General
River Characterisation
River typology
Hydromorphological quality elements
	Structure of the riparian zone;
Biological quality elements
Ecosystem Services
EU Directives
Pressures
	Alteration of riparian vegetation; Embankments, levees or dikes;
Measures
	Link flood reduction with ecological restoration; Widen water courses; Allow/increase lateral channel migration or river mobility; Set back embankments, levees or dikes; Develop riparian forest; Remove hard engineering structures that impede lateral connectivity; Revegetate riparian zones;
Other

Key features of the case study

General
Country	ES
River Name	Cinca
Site Name	Low reach of River Cinca
River Characterisation

River typology
Location (Lat Lon)	41.5627383376453, 0.301780700683594
Altitude	lowland: < 200 m
Catchment area	large: > 1000 - 10000 km2
Geology	Siliceous
National code/ River type name	15. Ejes mediterráneo-continentales poco mineralizados.
Hydromorphological quality elements
Structure of the riparian zone
Biological quality elements

Ecosystem Services

EU Directives

Pressures
Alteration of riparian vegetation Embankments, levees or dikes
Measures
Link flood reduction with ecological restoration Widen water courses Allow/increase lateral channel migration or river mobility Set back embankments, levees or dikes Develop riparian forest Remove hard engineering structures that impede lateral connectivity Revegetate riparian zones
Other
Project size	1550 ha
Approximate costs	> 1 000 000 Euros
Synergy
Status	In progress
Period of realization	2008-2010
Evaluation	Hydromorphological changes
Implemented by	Ministerio de Medio Ambiente (Environmental Agency). River Ebro basin management