Flooding and River Management notes
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This Flooding and River Management notes page gathers a small set of community-made notes on flood case studies, river discharge and engineering. Aimed mainly at secondary level, the notes help school students practice explaining floods and give teachers material for lessons. Explore a case study or start with the notes on management.
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- Drainage Basins and Flood Hydrographs5
- Flood Risk and Vulnerability5
- Causes and Effects of Flooding36
- Flood Defence and Engineering Strategies37
- Flood Management Schemes and River Restoration16
- Boscastle Flood 200458
- Bangladesh Floods74
- Cumbria Floods45
- Other UK Flood Case Studies20
- International Flood Case Studies28
- Flood Case Study Comparisons25
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Answering Format Answering Format (LORMS Question) Level Of Response Mark Scheme [6] Introduction -State claim Paragraph 1, Paragraph 2 -Identify factors/measures →Explain sub-measures &nbs...
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Case study- Flooding in Bangladesh - River Ganges Case study- Flooding in Bangladesh - River Ganges Causes-The meeting point of three huge rivers hugely increases the flood risk, as the River Ganges, Brahmaputra and Rover Meghna meet at a confluence very near to Dhak...
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Untitled Precipitation type, amount and duration are the most obvious reasons for river flooding. Long steady prolonged rainfall will produce rivers which rise slowly but can flood, whilst heavy short shower...
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GEOG 2 AQA Revision notes Rivers and Flood management: The Storm Hydrograph - shows variations in a rivers discharge over a short period of time, usually during a rainstorm. The starting and finishing level show the base flow of the river. As ...
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Boscastle Flooding incident- Case study Boscastle Flooding incident General information When- 16th August 2004Where- Cornwall What- flooding Why- River Valency and Jordan burst their banks Causes 1. The climate/previous weather conditionsHurricane Alex cros...
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Hard and Soft Engineering Hard and Soft Engineering:CASE STUDIES: The three Gorges Dam, China , Yangtze-Largest HEP dam in the worldGoals:Power generationFlood ControlNavigationTourismIt is 3,937 miles long with an annual discharge of 960 bill...
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River Derwent, Yorkshire 28/2/99-11/3/99 - created from Mind Map Physical causes Human causes HEAVY RAINFALL
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Flooding Case Study: London ECONOMIC COSTS:Many landmarks in London would be underwater as a result of flooding (The Houses of Parliament, The London Eye, Big Ben). Rebuilding these elsewhere or building protection for the city would be incredib...
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bos castle floods ,2004 - created from Mind Map causes climatic human
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Untitled Physical csuses a steep-sided channel- a river channel surrounded by steep slopes causes fast surface run-off a lack of vegetation or woodland- trees and plants take in (drink) water. if there is little vegetation in ...
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River Rhine - created from Mind Map_1 Causes Human Natural Deforrestation Draining marshland Straightening the river Changing land use-Pastoral to arable Rapid snow melt Heavy rain Effects 4 people killed Homes flooded 1 million cattle affected Fruit, flo...
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River Rhine - created from Mind Map Causes Human Natural Deforrestation Draining marshland Straightening the river Rapid snow melt Heavy rain Effects 4 people killed Homes flooded 1 million cattle affected Fruit, flowers and veg ruined in flooded greenh...
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Start with Hard and Soft Engineering if you want to study flood management. It includes a case study of the Three Gorges Dam. For a flood case study, the notes on the Boscastle incident set out causes and general information. You can also explore notes on flooding in Bangladesh and the River Rhine.
For river discharge, look at the notes that describe a storm hydrograph. Read the explanation, then try describing what the hydrograph shows without looking. Return to the notes to check what you remembered.
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Try Hard and Soft Engineering if you are studying flood management. It includes the Three Gorges Dam as a case study. If you would rather begin with a flood event, the Boscastle incident notes bring together general information and causes for you to work through.
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The notes include flood case studies on Boscastle, Bangladesh, the River Derwent, London and the River Rhine. Hard and Soft Engineering also includes the Three Gorges Dam. Pick a case that fits the topic you are studying, then look for the causes, effects or management details covered in its notes.
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