DORSET STOUR CS

Question 1

Where is the Dorset stour’s source?

Answer 1

Wiltshire and touches the boarder of Somerset.

Question 2

Where does the Dorset stour flow through?

Answer 2

Flows through Dorset to Christchurch.

Question 3

How much does the Dorset Stour descend and over what distance?

Answer 3

230 metres over a distance of 96km.

Question 4

What are some of the Dorset Stours’ main tributaries?

Answer 4

-The Cale
-The Allen
-River Crane

Question 5

What 3 counties does the Dorset Stour run through?

Answer 5

Somerset, Wiltshire, Dorset

Question 6

What area does the Dorset Stour drain?

Answer 6

1240km

Question 7

How long is the river Stour?

Answer 7

96km

Question 8

How far does the dorset stour descend?

Answer 8

230m

Question 9

How do tributaries impact hydrology of the Dorset Stour?

Answer 9

shorter lag time, more water enters the river faster through river channels.

Question 10

Describe the geology of the Dorset Stour?

Answer 10

Upper - impermeable, Oolite clay
Middle - chalk down land
Lower - Eocene, semi-permeable clay

Question 11

What process occurs on the chalk down lands?

Answer 11

Soil creep

Question 12

What is meant by thin soil?

Answer 12

Poor quality, eroded easily

Question 13

Give an example of an SSSI impacted by the Dorset Stour?

Answer 13

Dorset heath.

Question 14

How many people live on the Dorset Stour catchment?

Answer 14

400,000