]> 2026-04-09T05:14:36+00:00 Case study:Upper Main catchment restoration 500 en Approved River Restoration Centre Central Plains No No Yes 50.01827380601,10.91423034668 Nick River Restoration Centre Elbourne ,, ,,, 4766 Complete The Regional Water Authority Kronach was responsible for restoration measures undertaken. Starting in 1990, areas along the river were purchased in preparation for future restoration plans. Bank paving was removed and channel width increased to allow for the formation of highly diverse marginal habitats such as gravel bars and backwater areas. This also included reconnection of historic meanders, creation of multi-thread channels and increasing connectivity to floodplains. Overall a great increase was seen in geomorphological diversity and habitat potential. Between 1992 and 2008 the total length of restored sections reached 18km, and a floodplain area of 120ha. The reasons for the particular success of this project are that restoration was not constrained by the usual site or catchment scale problems centred around land use and in usual difficulty in re-connecting flood plain and backwater areas due to land ownership. Upper Main catchment restoration upper main catchment restoration Rhine Rhine Rhine rhine 1000 - 10000 km² 1000 - 2000 m Rhine Fisheries Habitat and biodiversity Hydromorphology 2012-12-13T13:45:36Z 2456275.0733333 2013-09-20T13:07:37Z 2456556.046956 Upper Main catchment restoration 500 1 plainlist 5 [[Category:Case study]] [[Project title::!Upper Main catchment restoration]] [[Subcatchment title::Rhine]] Upper Main catchment restoration# QUERY19de748f722d927d0e999366cc8742f7