DOÑANA/RESTAURACIÓN DEL ARROYO DEL PARTIDO
DOÑANA/RESTAURACIÓN DEL ARROYO DEL PARTIDO
Key features of the case study
Arroyo del Partido collects water from a watershed of 308 km2 caracterized by a torrential behavior. Land use changes (and agricultural practices)and channelizations have induce problems of erosion, transport and deposition of sand.
Site description
Measures selection
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
Arroyo del Partido has been channelized its final reach for flood prevention. Removing the wall of the left margin, the expansion will allow the water to recover the original floodplain and restore the alluvial fan at its confluence with the marsh.
The wall of the right margin is maintained and reinforced to protect the strawberry fields and other irrigation farmland.
This action includes forestry and agri-environment measures, including restoration of the stream margins and actions in the alluvial fan to restore the natural appearance.
Aerial view of the alluvial fan previous to the restoration implementation
Map of the main measures
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Related Measures
- Reduce undesired sediment input
- Reduce erosion
- Remove hard engineering structures that impede lateral connectivity
- Revegetate riparian zones
