Swedish Bypassed River Reaches Register SBRRR
https://doi.org/10.5878/fgz3-v727
The Swedish Bypassed River Reaches Register (SBRRR) is a dataset containing descriptive information about 968 unique bypassed river reaches located at Swedish diversion hydropower stations. These are formerly natural river reaches currently more or less devoid of water due to hydropower operations. The dataset contains information about the intrinsic hydrogeographical characteristics (i.e. prior to hydropower development) of these reaches such as channel slope, altitude, natural flow regime, catchment geology and soil characteristics, etc. The dataset also contains information about the size of the bypassed reaches (length, area), current management practices in terms of allocation of water as minimum discharge and any other implemented restoration measures (e.g. fishways, habitat enhancement) and additional pressures on the aquatic ecosystem of the bypassed reach (i.e. anthropogenic land use in the catchment area).
The datafile itself consists of 57 columns and 968 rows.
Citation and access
Citation and access
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Creator/Principal investigator(s):
- Erik Degerman - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences - Department of Aquatic Resources
Research principal:
Principal's reference number:
- SLU.ma.2025.4.2.IÄ-5
Data contains personal data:
No
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Method and outcome
Method and outcome
Time period(s) investigated:
Data collection - Compilation/Synthesis
Data collection - Compilation/Synthesis
Mode of collection:
Compilation/Synthesis
Description of the mode of collection:
Compilation of data from preexisting datasources and subsequent GIS analyses (including digitization of new geospatial objects). Also compilation of data from questionnaires sent out to county administrative boards, water regulation and energy companies.
Time period(s) for data collection:
2018 - 2021
Data collector:
- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
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Source of the data:
- Registers/Records/Accounts
- Other
Geographic coverage
Geographic coverage
Geographic location:
Geographic description:
Sweden
Administrative information
Administrative information
Responsible department/unit:
Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment
Other research principals:
Contributor(s):
- Erik Degerman - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences - Department of Aquatic Resources
Funding
Funding
Funding agency:
Award number:
46435-1
Award title:
Ecorelease: a tool for calculating ecologically functional minimum flows
Funding information:
This work was funded by the project EKOSPILL, awarded to Roland Jansson by the Swedish Energy Agency (grant number 46435-1).
Topic and keywords
Topic and keywords
Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2025:
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Relations
Relations
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Is compiled by:
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Publications
Publications
Citation:
Segersten, J., Jansson, R., Degerman, E., Donadi, S., Widén, Å., Malm-Renöfält, B., McKie, B.G. (2026). Silenced Rapids and Waterfalls: Habitat Loss and Management of Bypassed Reaches in the Regulated Rivers of Sweden. Water Resources Research. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025WR040752Opens in a new tab
Segersten, J., Jansson, R., Degerman, E., Donadi, S., Widén, Å., Malm‐Renöfält, B. & McKie, B. G. (2026). Silenced rapids and waterfalls: Habitat loss and management of bypassed reaches in the regulated rivers of Sweden. Water Resources Research, 62, e2025WR040752. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025WR040752Opens in a new tab
Metadata
Metadata
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