]> 2026-04-12T10:13:44+00:00 Case study:River Rhee 500 en River Restoration Case Study Approved Bank reprofiling Channel narrowing Adding sinuosity Creation of meanders River Restoration Centre Great Britain Yes No Yes false Backwater2.jpg Dscf0061.jpg Dsc02417.jpg Dscf0020.jpg Dscf0014.jpg The created backwater, April 2004 The entrance to the backwater The created shelf, mid-construction. See the narrowing of the river. August 2008 Willow bundles and coir fibre rolls, June 2006 No 52.112292,-0.071584 Martin River Restoration Centre Janes Bank reprofiling,,Creation of backwaters,,Channel narrowing, Adding sinuosity, Creation of meanders, ,,, 1098 The restored Rhee, rich in plant life in the summer of 2006 2002-09-30Z 2452547.5 3294.JPG 2001-09-01Z 2452153.5 Complete Prior to the restoration works, the River Rhee was a typical example of a degraded lowland agricultural river. The river, a base fed brook, had become lost in its channel and was suffering severe siltation problems. Also, the populations of wild brown trout had been in a state of decline. The restoration project aimed to increase velocities to allow scour and maintain a central, silt-free channel, diversifying the habitat whilst ensuring there was no increase in flood risk. This was achieved through re-grading of the bank to create a shelf as an aquatic plant habitat and a spawning area for a number of fish species. The shelf also narrowed the channel, increasing flow and clearing silt. Stretches of the river were also re-meandered to further diversify flow and, on existing bends, wetlands were created on the inside bend to provide a new habitat. Finally, a backwater was created to provide fish with a refuge during high flows, and habitat for fish fry and invertebrates. River Rhee river rhee No 2000 Cam and Ely Ouse (including South Level) Anglian Creation of backwaters Mill River mill river River Rhee at Wendy river rhee at wendy 10 - 100 km² 167 100 - 200 m Mill River GB105033038030 Habitat and biodiversity Hydromorphology 19 10 - 50 k€ GB105033038030 Mill River 2012-08-16T08:22:53Z 2456155.8492245 2019-01-02T16:48:36Z 2458486.2004167 River Rhee 500 1 plainlist 5 [[Category:Case study]] [[Project title::!River Rhee]] [[Subcatchment title::Mill River]] River Rhee# QUERY0e191ceb97a360909855de623d1776be