the River Restoration Centre Case Study Series This site was last visited by RRC staff on 23 rd September 2008 Tel/fax: 01234 752979 Email: rrc@therrc.co.uk http://www.therrc.co.uk River Chess, Meades Water Garden Regeneration Project Technique: Gravel bed re-introduction Project location: Meades Water Garden, Chesham River: Chess County: Buckinghamshire Project start date: 2007 Project end date: 2008 Length: 120m Cost: £62,000 Upstream grid reference: SP959013 Site background The River Chess is a classic dip slope chalk stream that flows through the Chilterns AONB, rising from springs near Chesham and flowing south-eastwards for 18km before joining the River Colne. The Meades Water Gardens are a public amenity area through which the River Chess flows. Originally part of a mill pond and su

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