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1. Factsheet:
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Project code ANZUR_COES08 
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Author Helena Samper / DiegoGarcia de Jalon
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Date  2008
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Country Spain
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River name Anzur
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Site name Aldea del Nacimiento, Rute
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River Typology
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    Latitude 37.398275 N (37º23´53.79´´N)
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    Longitude -4.384427777 O (4º23´3.94´´O)
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    Altitude 2 (635 m)
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    Catchment area ?
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    Geology ?
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    River type name  Ríos mineralizados de baja montaña mediterránea
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    National code  9
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Project name Intervention of environmental improvement of a section Anzur River, in Aldea del Nacimiento, in the town of Rute (Córdoba).
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Pressures
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    Class  5 (Morphological alterations)
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    Subclass  27 (Channelisation/Cross section alteration)
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    Description  Very narrow river channel.
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Problem Diagnostic Floods problems for a very narrow channel
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Project designer MEDIODES, Consultora Ambiental y Paisajismo, S.L. 
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Project Objective Widden the channel avoiding shocking actions and implementing environmental improvement
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Measures
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    Class  2 (Working with Physical Form and Function of the river and floodplain)
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    Subclass  2.1 (Changes to cross section geometry) y 2.2 (Re-meandering)
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    Description  Increase of the capacity of water-drainage and recovery of the riparian forest
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Project size 3000 m2
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Approximate cost ?
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Synergy Proximity to an urban nucleus
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Status  Finished
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Period of realization  2008
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Evaluation ?
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Implemented by Confederación Hidrográfica del Guadalquivir
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2. Background information
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Measures implemented in Anzur River have been:
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-Forestry jobs. Elimination by selective clearing of brambles (Rubus sp.) and reeds (Arundo donax).
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-Earth movements (down slopes, lower elevations, widening the channel).
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-Stabilization of slopes with rows of gabions at the base and buried polypropylene geogrids and coconut placing seed native herbaceous vegetation.
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-Protection and correcting problems incision in the bed with cylindrical gabions.
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-Plantations (white poplar (Populus alba), elm (Ulmus minor), fig (Ficus carica), oleanders (Nerium oleander) and Tamarix (Tamarix sp.).
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-Cuttings and embankments of areas susceptible to erosion Tamarix and oleander species.
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3. Extra information
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File name or link: mejora ambiental en río rute, córdoba.pdf
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4. Photographs
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Picture of the river before reaching the heart of the Aldea de El Nacimiento.
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Photos taken before and after the action.

Revision as of 11:24, 2 July 2009


1. Factsheet: Project code ANZUR_COES08  Author Helena Samper / DiegoGarcia de Jalon Date  2008 Country Spain River name Anzur Site name Aldea del Nacimiento, Rute

River Typology

    Latitude	37.398275 N (37º23´53.79´´N)
    Longitude	-4.384427777 O (4º23´3.94´´O)
    Altitude	2 (635 m)
    Catchment area	?
    Geology	?
    River type name	 Ríos mineralizados de baja montaña mediterránea
    National code	 9

Project name Intervention of environmental improvement of a section Anzur River, in Aldea del Nacimiento, in the town of Rute (Córdoba). Pressures

    Class	 5 (Morphological alterations)
    Subclass	 27 (Channelisation/Cross section alteration)
    Description	 Very narrow river channel.

Problem Diagnostic Floods problems for a very narrow channel Project designer MEDIODES, Consultora Ambiental y Paisajismo, S.L.  Project Objective Widden the channel avoiding shocking actions and implementing environmental improvement Measures

    Class	 2 (Working with Physical Form and Function of the river and floodplain)
    Subclass	 2.1 (Changes to cross section geometry) y 2.2 (Re-meandering)
    Description	 Increase of the capacity of water-drainage and recovery of the riparian forest

Project size 3000 m2 Approximate cost ? Synergy Proximity to an urban nucleus

Status  Finished Period of realization  2008 Evaluation ? Implemented by Confederación Hidrográfica del Guadalquivir


2. Background information Measures implemented in Anzur River have been: -Forestry jobs. Elimination by selective clearing of brambles (Rubus sp.) and reeds (Arundo donax). -Earth movements (down slopes, lower elevations, widening the channel). -Stabilization of slopes with rows of gabions at the base and buried polypropylene geogrids and coconut placing seed native herbaceous vegetation. -Protection and correcting problems incision in the bed with cylindrical gabions. -Plantations (white poplar (Populus alba), elm (Ulmus minor), fig (Ficus carica), oleanders (Nerium oleander) and Tamarix (Tamarix sp.). -Cuttings and embankments of areas susceptible to erosion Tamarix and oleander species.

3. Extra information File name or link: mejora ambiental en río rute, córdoba.pdf

4. Photographs






Picture of the river before reaching the heart of the Aldea de El Nacimiento. Photos taken before and after the action.