Heessen - Optimisation of the pSCI “Lippe floodplain between Hamm and Hangfort” (LIFE05/NAT/D/000057)

General
River Characterisation
River typology
Hydromorphological quality elements
	River continuity;
Biological quality elements
	Fish;
Ecosystem Services
EU Directives
Pressures
	Hydrological regime modification; Artificial barriers downstream from the site; Channelisation / cross section alteration; Alteration of riparian vegetation; Alteration of instream habitat; Embankments, levees or dikes; Loss of vertical connectivity;
Measures
	Install fish pass/bypass/side channel for upstream migration;
Other

Key features of the case study

General
Country	DE
River Name	Lippe
Site Name	Heessen - Optimisation of the pSCI “Lippe floodplain between Hamm and Hangfort” (LIFE05/NAT/D/000057)
River Characterisation

River typology
Location (Lat Lon)	51.6962089572701, 7.84754276275635
Altitude	lowland: < 200 m
Catchment area	large: > 1000 - 10000 km2
Geology	Calcareous
National code/ River type name
Hydromorphological quality elements
River continuity
Biological quality elements
Fish
Ecosystem Services

EU Directives

Pressures
Hydrological regime modification Artificial barriers downstream from the site Channelisation / cross section alteration Alteration of riparian vegetation Alteration of instream habitat Embankments, levees or dikes Loss of vertical connectivity
Measures
Install fish pass/bypass/side channel for upstream migration
Other
Project size	0.5 km
Approximate costs	> 1 000 000 Euros
Synergy
Status	Realised
Period of realization	2006 - 2010
Evaluation	Ecological change
Implemented by	Stadt Hamm, Umweltamt