Rivers-Case Study

Question 1

were is banbury and why is it needed

Answer 1

• historic town in oxfidshire ,on banks of of the river channel
• population of 45,000
• 1998 floods caused £12.5 million damage and closure of railway
• further flooding in 2007
• located on floodplain, geography and geology makes banbury susceptible to floooding

Question 2

what did the banbury scheme include

Answer 2

• 3km and 4.5 metre high embankment built parallel to M40,can hold 3 million m3,for flood storage areas
• contructing a flood wall around a motorsport comapny to stop flooding (an industrial estate)
• 860 metres of A361 raised and improvemnet to drainage beneath road
• new pumping station built to transfer excess rainwater to the river
• a biodiversity action plan, habitat with ponds,trees etc. to absorb and store excess water

Question 3

what are the benefits and issues with the banbury scheme

Answer 3

social= A361 is no longer affected by flooding reducing transport disruption, new green areas and footpaths have improved quality of life, reduced anxiety in local communities
economic= cost £18.5 million but benefits are over £100 million, 441 houses and 73 commercial properties protected, property value increased
environemntal= 100000 tonnes of earth needed resulting in some habitat destruction, created new ponds,hedgerows,trees, part of floodplainwill be left to flood if levels are too high

Question 4

where is the river tees

Answer 4

• located in North of england
• flows 137 Km east from its source in the pennines to its mouth on the North sea coast

Question 5

what is found in the higher course of river tees? Middle course? lower course?

Answer 5

UPPER COURSE= vertical erosion has formed a v shapen valley and interlocking spurrs. uks largest waterfall, highforce, an area of hard rock and soft
MIDDLE= lateral erosion takes place shown by windening meanders.
LOWER= meanders are much larger, oxbow lakes have formed, large estuary with mudflats and sandbanks