Constructed channel

Constructed channels are one or more channels that may involve excavation and/or bunding. This category excludes activities that also control surface hydrology.

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Constructed channel – Constructed channel in a wetland

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• Constructed channel - creating an artificial wetland
• Constructed channel in a wetland

Construction of one or more riverine or intertidal wetland channels that may include evidence of excavation and/or bunding. Channel construction may openly connect to estuaries (e.g., canal estates) or other freshwater wetlands.

Applicable Wetland Habitat Hydrological Modification:

• ‘Modified – channel construction’ (H2-M7)

Last updated: 7 June 2023