Becva

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Becva


Factsheet: Becva

General
Country CZ
River Name Becva
Site Name Becva
River Characterisation
    River typology
    Location (Lat Lon) 49.49689, 17.52115
    Altitude mid-altitude: 200 - 800 m
    Catchment area large: > 1000 - 10000 km2
    Geology Siliceous
    National code/
    River type name

    Biological quality elements
    Ecosystem Services
    EU Directives
    Pressures
    Measures
    Other
    Project size 0.5 km
    Approximate costs
    Synergy
    Status Realised
    Period of realization 1997
    Evaluation Hydromorphological and ecological changes


    Key features of the case study

    Site description

    The restoration project in the Czech Republic, investigated in REFORM as a case-study and coded as CZ_R1, is situated at the Becva River (Danube water basin) near the village Osek nad Becvou. At this point the upper catchment measures about 1532 km². The mean discharge near the site is 16.6 m³/s. In this section the Becva River is a 7th order stream and is assigned to the fish region Epipotamal.

    Measures selection

    The restored reach is one of five river stretches which were passively renaturalized by floods in 1997. In comparison with still regulated channels the 450 m long restored section is characterized by intensive erosional and depositional processes. Wider channel and intermittent occurrence of large woody debris in channel contribute to the development of hydromorphological features characteristic of braiding channel. Higher heterogeneity of river habitats was documented in terms of water chemistry, water temperature, substrate and aquatic biota.

    Success criteria

    Ecological response

    Hydromorphological response

    Monitoring before and after implementation of the project

    Socio-economic aspects

    Contact person within the organization

    Extra background information

    References


    Related Measures

    Related Pressures

      No related pressures were found.