Abstract
Embankment works modify the river and floodplain hydrology by interrupting the transversal connectivity of the water bodies.
The altered river flow regime affects riparian wetlands. This paper describes the rehabilitation possibilities of embanked areas by
restoring connectivity of the river and topographically low zones on the floodplain (oxbows, backwaters, brooks). The following
measures are proposed: refreshing inland waters from the river during droughts and evacuation of the excess at rains, controlling
water level in drainage channels and, by it, the ground water table. Connecting pools to drainage canals, controlling the water
level on these, assuring refreshing water from the rivers, quality of the environment will be improved. Applying rehabilitation
proposals within the paper for Trifeşti Sculeni embanked Prut River floodplain better conditions for wet habitats (including
Natura 2000 sites) of the zone will be assured.