Case Study
River Roding Inter - Tidal Enhancement Scheme
River Roding Inter-Tidal Enhancement Scheme KEY DETAILS PROJECT NAME : River Roding inter-tidal enhancement scheme CLIENT : J Breheny for the Environment Agency LOCATION : Barking Greater London PROJECT CATEGORY : Rivers and watercourses Intertidal rivers, Habitat creation The River Roding is an inter-tidal river and these works were undertaken 100m upstream of the Barking Barrier, Greater London. The works were part of an Environment Agency environmental enhancement project with both flood defence and nature conservation in mind. Inter-tidal rivers are subject to two daily periods of inundation with some rivers having a inter-tidal range (water depth) of 5-6 metres. The inter-tidal alluvial soils are subject to rapid