Les barrages sont à l’origine de modifications significatives du régime hydrologique, de la température de l’eau et des flux biologiques et biogéochimiques. C’est le cas des barrages de Vezins et de la Roche qui Boit, présents sur le cours principal de la Sélune, et d’autres plus petits obstacles qui fragmentent le bassin versant de la Sélune. Cette couche représente les barrages hydroélectriques de la Sélune, avec les batiments associés, en lien avec la production électrique. La géométrie de ces polygones est issue de plusieurs sources : BD Topo, OpenStreetMap (de 2019), complétée par photointerprétation. Des informations extraites du livre « Quand les rivières reprennent leur cours – Notes sur l’effacement de barrages et de seuils, sur la Sélune et ailleurs » ont été ajoutées pour décrire l'état (en service ou arasé), la nature et les caractérisques physiques de ces barrages.

This dataset is the definitive set of locality boundaries for the state of Victoria as defined by Local Government and registered by the Registrar of Geographic Names. The boundaries are aligned to Vicmap Property. This dataset is part of the Vicmap Admin dataset series.

Major hydrological basins and their sub-basins. This dataset divides the African continent according to its hydrological characteristics. The dataset consists of the following information:- numerical code and name of the major basin (MAJ_BAS and MAJ_NAME); - area of the major basin in square km (MAJ_AREA); - numerical code and name of the sub-basin (SUB_BAS and SUB_NAME); - area of the sub-basin in square km (SUB_AREA); - numerical code of the sub-basin towards which the sub-basin flows (TO_SUBBAS) (the codes -888 and -999 have been assigned respectively to internal sub-basins and to sub-basins draining into the sea)

Dams cause significant changes to the hydrological regime, water temperature, and biological and biogeochemical flows. This is the case for the Vezins and La Roche qui Boit dams, located on the main course of the Sélune River, which resulted in the existence of two reservoirs between 1919 and 2022 for La Roche qui Boit and between 1932 and 2019 for Vezins. Since the end of the last emptying of the La Roche qui Boit dam at the end of 2022, these two lakes no longer exist in the valley landscape. This layer represents the two reservoirs as they were referenced in 2017, i.e. before the start of the dismantling work on the two hydroelectric dams on the Sélune. Among the attribute data associated with these two entities, the length is based on a calculation made by the Sélune project team using the reference points established across the entire watershed (and therefore across the entire course of the Sélune) and their knowledge of the areas of influence of the lakes/natural watercourse.

In a nutshell: Restoring the connectivity of inland water bodies is one of the key measures of the Water Framework Directive, and must be achieved either by modifying existing barriers or by removing them entirely. This second solution was chosen for the Sélune River as part of an operation that is subject to scientific monitoring. The goal of this monitoring, within the context of studying biocoenoses, is to help us understand the consequences of this removal on migratory and invasive species. The removal of dams and the restoration of river connectivity can have both positive and negative consequences. Objectives This project aims to provide answers to the following interconnected questions: Which species are taking advantage of the removal of dams to (re)colonize the Sélune and its tributaries? What are the consequences of restoring river continuity on species distribution and their demographic and genetic structure at the watershed scale? What are the consequences of (re)colonization dynamics on the traits of the species concerned? Methods: scientific fishing; hydroacoustic camera monitoring; DNA analysis; demographic analysis Data - Trout fishing (IAT) - Eel fishing (IAA) - Lamprey fishing (IAL) - All-species fishing (PTE) - Crayfish fishing (IAE) - Identification of upstream-migrating Atlantic salmon - Otolith sampling from smolts - Counts of lamprey and salmon spawning grounds - Inventories of aquatic plant communities - Crayfish detection

Macrophytes are a group of aquatic plants. They are at the base of the food chain and can provide a habitat for many other species. As part of the Sélune Observatory, pilot stations have been set up along the main course of the Sélune, distributed from upstream to downstream of the hydroelectric dams. Three stations are located in the former reservoirs of the dams, while the other two, known as the reference stations, are outside the area of influence of the former dams (one downstream and the other upstream). At these stations, the aquatic biocenoses (including benthic macroinvertebrates, biofilms, macrophytes, etc.) are monitored. The parameters monitored are the specific composition and cover, at 8 stations in the main course located upstream, downstream and in the neolotic zones of the macrophyte communities. The monitoring frequency consists of one annual campaign for stations outside reservoirs (S0, S1 and S5) and two annual campaigns (spring/autumn) for neolotic stations (S2, S3.4, S4.1 and S6). The protocol used is the sampling protocol for macrophytes and bryophytes in accordance with standard NF T90-395 (October 2003), which defines the IBMR. The taxa are sampled for laboratory identification. This layer shows the location of the study sectors used for macrophyte monitoring, as well as the campaigns carried out and the mesology identified during these different campaigns.

The removal of the dams on the Sélune River is the subject of a scientific program launched in 2012, in which environmental parameters are monitored in order to provide real feedback on this restoration operation. In 2019, a data observatory was set up to collect and process these parameters (biotic and abiotic). The data acquired from 2012 and at least until 2027 will be centralized through an information system (IS) called SISelune. SISelune aims to assist scientists associated with the Sélune program and make the data accessible to all. This layer shows the study area, based on hydrographic sub-basins for the continental part and the transitional water body for the Bay of Mont St-Michel.

Microbial communities play a major role in the functioning of ecosystems: they are at the base of the food chain (primary production) and participate in the degradation of organic matter. These communities are also known to respond rapidly to environmental changes. Like macro-invertebrates, they can be used as ecological indicators. Benthic diatoms are the main photosynthetic organisms in this biological community. The relative abundance of the different species is used to calculate an environmental quality index (EQI). Major differences in communities between the upstream and downstream zones were observed when the dams were in place. These differences will change once the dams are removed. As part of the Sélune observatory, pilot stations have been set up along the main course of the Sélune, distributed from upstream to downstream of the hydroelectric dams. Three stations are located in the former reservoirs of the dams, while the other two, known as the reference stations, are outside the area of influence of the former dams (one downstream and the other upstream). At these stations, aquatic biocenoses (including benthic macroinvertebrates, biofilms, macrophytes, etc.) are monitored. Since September 2014, the stations are ideally sampled every month from April to October (7 annual surveys) using artificial substrates (glass slides placed in the water). In addition to the diatom survey (floristic list, IBD calculation), the chlorophyll-a concentration is measured. During each campaign, an INRAe experimental sampling protocol is implemented. This protocol involves the immersion (1 month) of glass slides, an in situ measurement of the chlorophyll-a concentration via BentoTorch and then the collection of the biofilm on these glass slides. The biofilm is conditioned in (1) 99.9% ethanol to determine IBDs and floristic lists (outsourced service, based on standard NF T90-354) and (2) mineral water to measure chlorophyll-a concentration using a spectrometer. NB: the year 2023 is not covered in terms of measuring chlorophyll-a concentration via spectrometry due to a problem with the low-temperature storage of samples. This dataset provides measurements of the average daily concentration of chlorophyll-a and pheopigment in µg/cm2/day.