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The Bowmont-Glen Catchment Initiative Part 2 – The unique qualities of this catchment – By Eleanor Morrison

August 16, 2010 admin No comments

The Bowmont-Glen catchment has special qualities and is truly unique, both ecologically and physically: The Tweed catchment is renowned for its diverse and traditional landscapes, which support a rich variety of important habitats and species; this has been recognised through several nature designations, including Special Area of Conservation (SAC), Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) [...]

Past projects channel avulsions, channel meanders, Flood risk assessment, flood water storage, Flooding, fluvial geomorphology, River restoration, Sustainable flood management, whole of catchment

MNV – Bowmont Catchment initiative – Part 2

April 15, 2010 admin No comments

The Bowmont Water In January 2010, MNV Consulting Ltd won a major contract from the Tweed Forum to study the causes of the recent adjustment of the Bowmont Water river channel and advise on future flood risk management solutions in the Bowmont/Glen catchment. Since then, we have been very busy sourcing, collating and analysing data [...]

Past projects hydrological data, river channel realignment, river channel restoration, River gauging, River restoration, Sustainable flood management

River restoration at Carfraemill

March 24, 2010 admin No comments

Carfraemill River Restoration Project The Kelhope Burn at Carfraemill after 2008 flooding Flooding events during 2008 caused dramatic bank erosion in the Kelhope burn flowing by the Carfraemill Caravan Site and neighbouring house. The Camping and Caravan Club commissioned MNV to examine solutions – including a preliminary catchment wide appraisal to identify the source of [...]

River restoration Flooding, Natural flood management, river channel realignment, river channel restoration, River restoration, sediment bars, willow spiling

MNV Sustainable Flood Management Demonstration Sites

February 4, 2010 admin No comments

A group visiting an MNV Sustainable flood management demonstration site Floods are destructive processes which damage buildings, agricultural land and transport networks, but are also constructive processes that maintain dynamic river systems and help landscapes to evolve. Flood management is addressed in various ways in different regions, countries and local administrative areas – the common [...]

Sustainable flood management channel meanders, debris flow dams, flood water storage, Flooding, flow gauging, fluvial geomorphology, Natural flood management, natural levees, reservoir storage curves, River restoration, sediment bars

Meander Restoration 2 – The groundworks

September 5, 2009 admin No comments

Final site tidying up around the upper logjam Here is the first update on the Meander Restoration project outlined in a previous post, including day-by-day diary extracts and linked slideshows showing the August 2009 completion of the groundworks phase of the project.

River restoration Flooding, flow gauging, hydrological data, Natural flood management, replace meanders, river channel restoration, River gauging, River restoration

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