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Depending on the position in the estuary and other frame conditions, the compensation measure ‘Tegeler Plate – Development of tidally influenced brackish water habitats’ shows that it is principally possible to create self-preserving tidal creek systems within highly dynamical estuaries. Looking at the experiences drawn at the Tegeler Plate and at other comparable experiences e.g. at other estuaries, the conditions for achieving self-preserving creek systems should be analyzed in detail. The results are supposed to be helpful in view of future measure planning and implementation processes.