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<p> A general European river typology has been defined applying System A of the Water Framework Directive <ref>WFD 2000 [http://ec.europa.eu/environment/water/water-framework/index_en.html (original document)]</ref>.</p>
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<p> A general European river typology has been defined applying System A of the [http://ec.europa.eu/environment/water/water-framework/index_en.html Water Framework Directive] <ref>WFD 2000 [http://ec.europa.eu/environment/water/water-framework/index_en.html (original document)]</ref>.</p>
  
 
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Revision as of 16:32, 4 February 2010

European River Typology

A general European river typology has been defined applying System A of the Water Framework Directive [1].

Altitude

  1. high: > 800 m
  2. mid-altitude: 200 to 800 m
  3. lowland: < 200 m

Catchment area

  1. small: 10 to 100 km2
  2. medium: >100 to 1000 km2
  3. large: >1000 to 10 000 km2
  4. very large: > 10 000 km2

Geology

  1. calcareous
  2. siliceous
  3. organic


Ecoregion

Examples of National River Typologies

Germany

Netherlands

Romania

Spain

References

  1. WFD 2000 (original document)