Karlsruhe – Living Rhine floodplain near Karlsruhe (LIFE04 NAT/DE/000025)

General
River Characterisation
River typology
Hydromorphological quality elements
	River continuity; Structure of the floodplain;
Biological quality elements
Ecosystem Services
EU Directives
Pressures
	Hydrological regime modification; Channelisation / cross section alteration; Alteration of riparian vegetation; Sand and gravel extraction; Loss of vertical connectivity;
Measures
	Remove barrier; Construct semi-natural/articificial wetlands or aquatic habitats;
Other

Key features of the case study

General
Country	DE
River Name	Rhine
Site Name	Karlsruhe – Living Rhine floodplain near Karlsruhe (LIFE04 NAT/DE/000025)
River Characterisation

River typology
Location (Lat Lon)	49.0108523692621, 8.349609375
Altitude	lowland: < 200 m
Catchment area	very large: > 10000 km2
Geology	Siliceous
National code/ River type name
Hydromorphological quality elements
River continuity Structure of the floodplain
Biological quality elements

Ecosystem Services

EU Directives

Pressures
Hydrological regime modification Channelisation / cross section alteration Alteration of riparian vegetation Sand and gravel extraction Loss of vertical connectivity
Measures
Remove barrier Construct semi-natural/articificial wetlands or aquatic habitats
Other
Project size	-1
Approximate costs	> 1 000 000 Euros
Synergy
Status	Realised
Period of realization	2004-2010
Evaluation	Ecological change
Implemented by	Regierungspräsidium Karlsruhe