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how long is river
165km
floodplain
5km
when was river channelised
1960s
dredged a ... deep channel
30 foot
engineering changes
1962-71
transformed into a
90km
,
10m
deep drainage canal
how much floodplain wetlands drained by building of canal
2/3
how much river restored
100km
started and completed
started
1999
completed
2015
benefits how much wildlife species
320
how much wetlands created
11,000
hectares
how long does water stay in drainage basin for during a flood
1 day
previously
11 days
precanal average flow
0.05
m/s
wetland loss
14000
hectares
reduction in wading birds
90%
navigable depths maintained
90%
cost
400m
initial channelisation cost
20m