Meers

General
River Characterisation
River typology
Hydromorphological quality elements
	River depth and width variation; Structure and substrate of the river bed; Structure of the floodplain;
Biological quality elements
	Macrophytes and phytobenthos; Fish;
Ecosystem Services
EU Directives
Pressures
	Alteration of instream habitat;
Measures
	Lower river banks or floodplains to enlarge inundation and flooding; Shallow water courses; Reduce water consumption; Reduce erosion; Create low flow channels in over-sized channels; Construct semi-natural/articificial wetlands or aquatic habitats;
Other

Key features of the case study

General
Country	NL
River Name	Meuse
Site Name	Meers - Floodplain lowering
River Characterisation

River typology
Location (Lat Lon)	50.9585, 5.7246
Altitude	lowland: < 200 m
Catchment area	medium: > 100 - 1000 km2
Geology	Organic
National code/ River type name	R7
Hydromorphological quality elements
River depth and width variation Structure and substrate of the river bed Structure of the floodplain
Biological quality elements
Macrophytes and phytobenthos Fish
Ecosystem Services

EU Directives

Pressures
Alteration of instream habitat
Measures
Lower river banks or floodplains to enlarge inundation and flooding Shallow water courses Reduce water consumption Reduce erosion Create low flow channels in over-sized channels Construct semi-natural/articificial wetlands or aquatic habitats
Other
Project size	53 ha
Approximate costs
Synergy	flood protection, gravel mining
Status	Realised
Period of realization	1998
Evaluation	Ecological change
Implemented by	Consortium Grensmaas