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Water body type of the year: lowland sandy-clayey river
The environmental condition of many of Germany’s lowland rivers is perilous. Rivers like the Lippe, Ems, Aller, Alster, Trave, Elde or Spree are classified as lowland sandy-clayey rivers and have been named the 2012 ‘water body type of the year’. They require extensive improvements, for a mere 2 per cent of these river courses are ranked “good“, and 22 per cent even classify as “bad“. Only very few of them will attain “good” quality again by 2015. The rivers need more surface area and fewer nutrient input. Fish need uninterrupted weirs. read more
