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Goals of Kleine Nete case:
  • Reduction of the flood risk downstream and increased groundwater levels in the upstream valley to recover the alder swamp area of Olens Broek.
  • Excavation of the Hellekens area up to the winterbed level of the river, the storage capacity will be restored.
  • The upstream water level will raise 50 cm by a new meander (to be dug out). Modelling showed that the water storage capacity will increase by about 50,000 m3 and even 100,000 m3 during heavy storms.
  • Installation of recreational facilities for the nearby city of Herentals
 
 
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The Hördt floodplain reserve retention area is part of the differentiated system of flood protection in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany.
 
 
 
 
The Hördter Rheinaue case is situated in the Upper Rhine valley in southwest Germany. It encompasses part of the Rhine’s sub-recent floodplain on the left bank of the river.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
last update: Wednesday, 15 February 2012