Pickering Beck

Question 1

Location

Answer 1

It’s a tributary of the river derwent, found in North Yorkshire

Question 2

How large is the catchment

Answer 2

68km2

Question 3

How long is Pickering beck

Answer 3

18 miles

Question 4

Normal water levels

Answer 4

0.1 to 1m

Question 5

Highest recorded level

Answer 5

1.98m

Question 6

Discharge

Answer 6

Flashy discharge, no noticeable patterns

Question 7

Water source

Answer 7

Moorlands cause saturated soil near the source

Question 8

Reasons for rivers flooding

Answer 8

Poor farming practices, excessive moorland and forestry drainage, poor river management

Question 9

Damages

Answer 9

£7 million in June 2007

Question 10

Management method

Answer 10

Slow the flow

Question 11

Large woody dams

Answer 11

There were 29 small one so they don’t damage things in high flow seasons

Question 12

Woodland

Answer 12

50 hectares of woodland around the river, 30m wide either side of the bank

Question 13

Flood plains

Answer 13

120k cubic metre flood plains north of pickering

Question 14

No burn zones

Answer 14

Stops any vegetation within 10m of the bank being burnt, sustains interception