DORSET STOUR CS Flashcards
Where is the Dorset stour’s source?
Wiltshire and touches the boarder of Somerset.
Where does the Dorset stour flow through?
Flows through Dorset to Christchurch.
How much does the Dorset Stour descend and over what distance?
230 metres over a distance of 96km.
What are some of the Dorset Stours’ main tributaries?
-The Cale
-The Allen
-River Crane
What 3 counties does the Dorset Stour run through?
Somerset, Wiltshire, Dorset
What area does the Dorset Stour drain?
1240km
How long is the river Stour?
96km
How far does the dorset stour descend?
230m
How do tributaries impact hydrology of the Dorset Stour?
shorter lag time, more water enters the river faster through river channels.
Describe the geology of the Dorset Stour?
Upper - impermeable, Oolite clay
Middle - chalk down land
Lower - Eocene, semi-permeable clay
What process occurs on the chalk down lands?
Soil creep
What is meant by thin soil?
Poor quality, eroded easily
Give an example of an SSSI impacted by the Dorset Stour?
Dorset heath.
How many people live on the Dorset Stour catchment?
400,000