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Uckfield Flooding
- Physical Factors
- Prolonged
heavy
rainfall,
the Uck
burst its
banks
- 180mm of
rain in 72
hours
- 180mm of
rain in 72
hours
- The river banks burst
as they couldn't
handle the volume
and velocity of water
- Clay
soils
in the
area
- High drainage
density on the
River Uck
- Abnormally high
rainfall for the UK
in October 2000
- Three deep
depressions
passed over
the UK from
6th October
2000, these
caused
heavy rain
- Three deep
depressions
passed over
the UK from
6th October
2000, these
caused
heavy rain
- Prolonged
heavy
rainfall,
the Uck
burst its
banks
- Human Factors
- The shape of
the river
channel has
been modified
- A mill had been
built 400 years
ago, this created
an extra channel
- Fish channel at the
side does not allow a
high volume flow.
- Fish channel at the
side does not allow a
high volume flow.
- The high street bridge
limits the flow of water
due to its arches
- There has been
commercial
development along
the flood plain
- Landscaping on
river banks
- The shape of
the river
channel has
been modified
- Impacts
- 133 properties
flooded
- 2m deep flood water
- 2m deep flood water
- High
Street
shops
flooded
- Somerfield
Supermarket
seriously
damaged
- Somerfield
Supermarket
seriously
damaged
- Bellbrook
Industrial
Estate
flooded
- £700,000
of damage
to
residential
property
- £17 million
of damage
to
businesses
- 36 cars written off and a
further 30 cars damaged
- Damage to Public Buildings
- Uckfield Railway Station
- Fire Station
- Council Offices and Buildings
- Museum
- Public Conveniences
- Uckfield Railway Station
- 133 properties
flooded
- Short Term Response
- Met Office has
issued weather
warnings including
the risk of flooding
- People were
able to
prepare a
little
- People were
able to
prepare a
little
- Emergency
Response
Teams were
prepared and
ready to help
- No one died
- People did float
away - saved by
fire service
- Met Office has
issued weather
warnings including
the risk of flooding
- Long Term Response
- Option 1 : Take no action; no cost
- Option 2: Minimum
Protection; £600,000
cost
- Option 3: Flood
wall to protect
the high street;
cost of £1.3
million but would
have a value of
benefit
equivalent to
£10.4 million
- Option 4: Building high flood
walls; cost £7million but would
have a value of benefit
equivalent to £15.3 million
- Option 5: Upstream Storage
Reservoir; helps reduce the
volume of water entering
Uckfield; cost of £6.5 million
- Option 1 : Take no action; no cost
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