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River Landscape Case Study: River Tees (Upper Course - Cow Green…
River Landscape Case Study: River Tees
Source
The
Source
is called
Cross Fell
The
Source
of the water comes from the
Pennine Hills
Water Supply
In the River Tees, the
water quality
is
very high
which makes it suitable for use as a water supply for
homes and industry
The
high rainfall
also gives a reliable water supply
As the River Tees fluctuates, the excess water ends up in the
Cow Green Reservoir
. This helps
prevent flooding
in the
Lower Course
Upper Course -
Cow Green Reservoir
Man-made
The
dam
is about
0.25 miles long
and took
3 years
to build
Holds
40 billion
litres of water
Was built to supply the
Industries
of Teeside
Middle Course - High Force
Is a
waterfall
on the River Tees, near
Middleton-in-Teesdale, County Durham
High Force
is 30m high
Crosses a
hard layer of Igneous rock
called
Whin Sill
The
Gorge
is 700m long
Lower Course - Meanders: Yarm
The River Tees
meanders
the
floodplain
and completely surrounds the town of
Yarm
There used to be more
meanders
, but they were
cut-off to shorten boat journeys
Flood Defences
River Channelisation
- The meanders were cut-off to
save time
and
money for naviagation
Yarm Flood Defences
-
Concrete walls
were made to
prevent flooding
and
babions
to
protect walls from erosion
Tees Barrage
- Built in 1995, it has acted as a
catalyst
for £500 million worth of
development offices, housing, leisure and education