the goals of the european Water framework Directive changed the perspective on rivers from human to ecosystem-based river management. After decades of channelizing and damming rivers, restoration projects are applied with more or less successful outcomes. The anthropogenic influence put on rivers can change their physical parameters and result in a different morphological type of river. Using the Ammer River as an example, a comparison between applied systems of corridor determination based on historical maps and data; calculation of regime width; and the change in parameters and river typology are pointed out. the results showed (a) a change in stream power and morphology (b) great difference between the historical and the predicted river type and (c) that regulated rivers can have a near-natural morphology. More than two thirds of rivers worldwide are highly impacted by human interference 1 .The impact of urbanization on rivers has been described and identified as the "urban stream syndrome" 2. Some of the main impacts during the last decades are protection and mitigation measures against flooding or land erosion 3-5. As a result, rivers were channelized and/or straightened to be able to "control" water discharge in case of flooding 1,6 with the highest priority being the creation of dams and levees 7. For example, in Germany or in the USA, only about 2[%] of water bodies are still in a natural state 8,9. Additionally, rivers have been used for water supply; transforming kinetic energy to electrical power 10 ; transportation; and drainage of former wetlands for use for agriculture or settlements. All these factors have significant impacts on river morphology and ecological integrity of rivers 10-13. However, when planning the use of water bodies for human needs ecological impacts were rarely considered 8. With the introduction of the European Water Framework Directive (WFD) a need to focus on a broader spectrum of functions of rivers is given as a good ecological status (GES) for rivers 14 is requested with a basin wide approach 15-17. As a higher level of water quality is required by 2021 (or 2027 at the latest 15), restoration projects are taking place all through Europe. Despite EU directives, cultural differences in restoration trends have been observed throughout Europe 18. Different restoration approaches 19 had been developed on reach-scale or smallscale basis, and established in the past 19-23 , with most following the theory that habitat heterogeneity leads to a higher biodiversity. However, this theory was rarely a consideration in the short or mid-term perspective 10,24,25. According to Shields 26 , small-scale restorations have a higher social acceptance than large-scale restorations, and are more cost effective, while reach-scaled projects show better ecological results related to river rehabilitation. Monitoring showed that not every rehabilitation method is suitable for every morphological type of river 24,26-28. Measures being successful in the trout region may have not the same effect in lowlan...