Caption

Dortmund, Castrop-Rauxel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - River renaturalisation, renaturation of the Emscher, flood retention basin HRB Mengede. A new floodplain landscape is being created at the Emscher-Auen farm, expanding the area for flood protection during heavy rainfall and for biodiversity. The previously straightened Emscher is being given curves again and can meander through its new floodplain. Following the construction of a parallel sewer, the Emscher has been completely free of sewage since 2022. The river was previously an open, above-ground combined sewer with rainwater and wastewater

Date

Jun 24, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Rupert Oberhäuser

Reference

BRK25H82_486

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No

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No

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Rights managed

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59,8Mb (4,5Mb) / 17,6in x 13,2in / 5280 x 3956 (300dpi)

Keywords

parallel View from above new construction site modification construction Farmyard curve vegetation water basin element water dike river wetland body of water lake artificial lake meadow biotope environment protection nature Ruhr district North Rhine-Westphalia German flora Europe plain construction work open ground natural riverbed Aerial river bank riverbank road water treatment landscape ecofriendly infrastructure european sewage renaturation burden Dortmund River landscape water protection contamination preparation creep Germany excavation flood control project species conservation looking down renaturated overground travel photography Mengede detention reservoir Castrop-Rauxel contaminated Emscher river course wetland landscape meander Central Europe drone photography meadow landscape Emscher sewer state sector Public services Wastewater treatment Biodiversity floodplain River system Flood retention basin wastewater-free Persistent rain Major project Emscher conversion Sewer River renaturalisation Shire Floodplain development River dyke high-angle view newly building site alteration Construction site farm bend pool waterfront dyke wet land waters See lawn environmental protection open air Ruhr area NRW plant life opened bottom original river bed aerial photography shore street water purification scenery eco-friendly effluent stress riverine landscape lowland pollution German Federal Republic flood protection species protection view down renaturalised above-ground detention basin dirty course of a river Middle Europe drone image grassland landscape Services of general interest species diversity flood plain top down view construction area conversion cropping farm embankment wetland biotope field environmental conservation Ruhr Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia watershore riverside countryside environmentally friendly wastewater river scenery polluting Republic of Germany flood prevention Dortmund-Mengede retention basin polluted Ruhr region North-Rhine Westphalia landscape shot Environmental friendly Riverscape FRG retention reservoir Ruhrgebiet landscape photo elevated view construction sites modifications constructions curves vegetations water basins elements dikes rivers wetlands lakes artificial lakes meadows biotopes plains construction works grounds riverbeds Aerials aerial view aerial shot river banks riverbanks roads water treatments landscapes infrastructures sewages burdens River landscapes contaminations preparations creeping excavations projects detention reservoirs meandering floodplains high-angle shot building sites farms bends pools dykes originally airshot shores streets sceneries effluents riverine landscapes lowlands drone shot photo with drone cropping farms embankments watershores Waste water river sceneries winding bird's eye view BRD from above overhead turn turns water body Water area open water Lake Grass field Europe's building aerial photo aerial photos banks of Straße landscape photograph River view creeps flood water control meanders with a drone from a drone aerial drone top view top views Top angle Aerial landscape aerial photograph course of the river drone photograph drone recording top down flight photo flight photos flight shot flight shots from the sky from the air water shore winds drone photo drone photos drone view birds eyes view Bird eye view bird view bird perspective