| Belford catchment proactive flood soutions: storing and attenuating runoff on farms |
This paper represents the hydrological charateristics of the catchment, the design of pilot ponds and initial results |
Rural runoff attenuation in the Belford catchment, UK |
| Project RMP5455: Slowing the Flow at Pickering, Final Report to Defra, Forest Research |
The Project 'Slowing the Flow at Pickering' implements multiple natural flood risk measures including low level bunds, large woody debris dams, planting riparian and floodplain woodland, planting farm woodland, blocking moorland drains and establishing no-burn buffer zones, blocking forest drains and implementing farm-scale measures. The aim of the project is to show how land management measures can help to reduce flood risk from a river in the town and is implemented in close cooperation with local stakeholders. The project involved both the Pickering Beck and adjacent River Seven catchments, the description of measures described below relate to the former. |
Slowing the Flow at Pickering, UK |
| A framework for managing runoff and pollution in the rural landscape using a Catchment Systems Engineering approach |
Here a framework for applying a CSE approach to the catchment is shownin a step by step guide to implementing mitigation measures in the Belford Burn catchment. The framework is based around engagement with catchment stakeholders. |
Rural runoff attenuation in the Belford catchment, UK |
| Reconstitution des écoulements de surface de deux affluents temporaires de la Clauge amont |
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Morphological restoration of temporary watercourses in the National Forest of Chaux |
| Effect of meander restoration on macroinvertebratebiodiversity: the case of the Borová stream(Blanskí½ Les, Czech Republic) |
This study brings a view on the effects of restoration of a formerly channelized small submontane stream situated in the Blanský Les Protected Landscape Area (South Bohemia, Czech Republic) on macroinvertebrate assemblages as an indicator group. The restoration project was carried out during two stages (1998 and 2000). It consisted of excavating a new channel to restore the historic meandering pattern. The evaluation of this project is primarily based on the comparison of composition between pre-restoration (1995) and post-restoration (2000–2003) macroinvertebrate samples focusing on species richness, species composition, and representation of rare Ephemeroptera and Plecoptera species. The analyses showed a substantial increase in species richness that was especially prominent shortly after the restoration intervention. This increase was not only due to the creation of lentic habitats, but was even observed at every single sampling site of the stream. The DCA ordination of species composition of the pre- and post-restoration sites indicated a considerable increase in the between-site diversity. This was apparently caused mainly by the establishing of lentic habitats, whereas diversity of lotic sites showed only a slight increase, which was most prominent during the last year of the sampling period. The shift in the species composition was profound for lotic sites as well. Although the restoration intervention considerably increased species richness and markedly changed species composition, there was no detectable increase of rare or vulnerable Ephemeroptera and Plecoptera species. |
Revitalisation of the Borova stream, Czech Republic |
| Linking floodplain hydraulics and sedimentation patterns along arestored river channel: River Odense, Denmark |
The links between floodplain hydraulics and deposition of sediment,organic matter and phosphorus were investigated along a 6 km re-meandered channel section of RiverOdense, Denmark. A 2D dynamic river and floodplain model was set up for the investigated floodplainarea. The flow model was validated against in situ measurements of flow velocities and depths duringa one-day field campaign in January 2012. The predicted duration of inundations, distances to inflow, flow velocities, and informationon microtopography were compared with sedimentation patterns on the floodplain. Three distinct flowregimes were predicted by the hydraulic model and were classified as small, medium and large inundation events according to spatial extent and inundation depth. The model predicts spatially and temporally changing zones of confluence on the floodplain due to variations in inundation depth. |
Restoration of the Odense river, Denmark |
| The Costuleni Wetland Project Plan |
Project concept including project objectives, planning and organization, budget and financing |
Wetland restoration in Ciobarciu, Romania |
| Romanian Experiences Regarding Ecological Restoration in Danube Floodplain and Delta |
Presentation of Romanian experiences |
Fortuna Restoration Project in the Danube Delta, Romania |
