Lymington Estuary

Year Implemented

2009

Project Type

Regulated tidal exchange

Country

United Kingdom

Location

Lymington (Hampshire)

Longitude

-1.5399

Latitude

50.7652

Habitat(s) Created

Mudflat
Reedbed
Saltmarsh

Size

21 Hectares

Why Undertaken

Compensation
Climate Change (Sea Level Rise) Mitigation
Habitat Enhancement

Project Description Summary

This project involved the installation of a self-regulating tide-gauge to allow controlled amounts of water up-river on the larger tides.

Documents/References uploaded

References

Environment Agency, 2011. Self-regulating tide gate: a new design for habitat creation. Environment Agency, Bristol, 50p.

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