2006
Regulated tidal exchange
United Kingdom
Dark Water (Hampshire)
-1.3579
50.7872
Saltmarsh
4 Hectares
Habitat Creation
Improve Flood Protection
Compensation
For this project, an existing leaking tidal flap gate was replaced with a new gate incorporating estuarine apertures (two series of five rectangular holes running vertically along the height of the gate, each fitted with a cover to control the ingress of sea water).