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Freshwater Restoration

Restoring river, lake, and wetland health for people and nature.

mysimulator teamUpdated June 2026≈ 3 min read▶ Open Freshwater Restoration River Grid simulation

Focus Areas

Hydrology and environmental flows

Pollution control and nutrient management

Habitat connectivity and invasive species

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Example

Example: River Re-Meandering

Assess historical channel and flows.

Recreate sinuosity and floodplains.

Monitor habitat and water quality.

Frequently asked questions

Dam removal?

Restore sediment and migration.

Eutrophication?

Reduce inputs and restore wetlands.

Monitoring?

eDNA, sensors, remote sensing.

Stakeholders?

Co-design with communities.

Costs?

Benefit-cost and co-financing.

Climate resilience?

Buffer floods and droughts.

Policy?

Water frameworks and permits.

Offsets?

Avoid, reduce, restore hierarchy.

Invasives?

Prevention and adaptive control.

Success?

Biophysical and social outcomes.

Try it live

Everything above runs in your browser — open Freshwater Restoration River Grid and change the parameters while it is running. Nothing is installed, nothing is uploaded, the whole model lives in one tab.

▶ Open Freshwater Restoration River Grid simulation