Several old oxbows have been dredged and reconnected on both sides of the main channel; at each site, the former main channel was blocked by a gravel dam to redirect all flow through the new meander; the remaining old main stem stretches serve as new flow protected habitats (new oxbows) and their depth  and width variability slightly improved by alternating sand bars.

• Site name: Downstream Mönchwinkel
• Typology: Mid-sized lowland river
• Location: Start  52°22'56.13"N, 13°53'16.45"E, End  52°22'7.76"N, 13°48'9.02"E
• Altitude: 37 m
• Catchment area: 6,585 km² at the site; 10,105 km² at the mouth
• Pressures:
  • Regulation by groynes (historic, >100 years)
  • straightening, embankments
  •  water abstraction
  • diffuse nutrient inputs
  • weirs up- and downstream
• Measures:
  • Re-meandering and blocking the former main stem
• Length of restoration: 5 km