Caption

Bottrop, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - Renaturalised Boye, the tributary of the Emscher, has been transformed into a near-natural watercourse, flood protection through newly designed flooding areas, the Boye is now free of sewage after the construction of a parallel sewer, is part of the Emscher river system and thus part of the Emscher conversion, was previously an open, above-ground wastewater channel, mixed water channel with surface water and wastewater. Detail. Water runs over stones

Date

Jun 24, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Rupert Oberhäuser

Reference

BRK25H63_082

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

128,1Mb (9,3Mb) / 27,3in x 18,2in / 8192 x 5464 (300dpi)

Keywords

parallel detail close up new modification construction vegetation water dike stone creek river wetland body of water climate meadow biotope ecological conservation environment protection global warming season nature Ruhr district North Rhine-Westphalia German flora Europe construction work climate protection open climate change natural riverbed river bank riverbank design waterway run landscape ecofriendly european sewage renaturation power industry burden River landscape contamination quick Germany sewerage flood control project seminatural landscape conservation renaturated overground travel photography Bottrop contaminated Emscher natural environment course of a stream river course detail view wetland landscape Central Europe climate crisis meadow landscape Biodiversity Watercourse floodplain River system Tributary Surface water wastewater-free Emscher conversion Sewer River renaturalisation Infrastructure project River dyke section close-up newly alteration Construction site waterfront dyke rock brook wet land waters lawn nature protection environmental protection open air Ruhr area NRW plant life climate control opened original river bed shore designed canal race scenery eco-friendly effluent energy industry stress riverine landscape pollution speedy German Federal Republic sewerage system flood protection semi-natural landscape preservation renaturalised above-ground dirty habitat stream course of a river natural surrounding Middle Europe grassland landscape species diversity flood plain closeup conversion embankment wetland biotope field environmental conservation Ruhr Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia watershore riverside remodeled water canal countryside environmentally friendly wastewater river scenery polluting fast Republic of Germany flood prevention close to nature landscape protection polluted natural habitat Close view little River Ruhr region North-Rhine Westphalia channel landscape shot Environmental friendly Riverscape rapid FRG near-natural close shot small river Ruhrgebiet landscape photo details close ups modifications constructions vegetations dikes stones creeks rivers wetlands climates meadows biotopes seasons construction works riverbeds river banks riverbanks waterways running landscapes sewages power industries burdens River landscapes contaminations sewerages projects natural environments floodplains Tributaries sections close-ups dykes rocks brooks originally shores canals racing sceneries effluents riverine landscapes closeups embankments watershores water canals Waste water river sceneries BRD Detailed image Close-up water body Water area open water Grass field Europe's building banks of runs landscape photograph River view sewer flood water control course of detailed view close-up shot races course of the river water shore