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:arrow_up: River Tees: Upper Course :arrow_up: - Coggle Diagram
:arrow_up: River Tees: Upper Course :arrow_up:
Climate
Colder Weather
Snow in winter
7 degreesC colder at source than at mouth
More precipitation
Relief Rainfall
Geology
More Resistant Rocks
Whinstone
Some Softer Rocks
Limestone
Human Activity
Uses
Tourism
Quarrying (mining) limestone
e.g. Cemex Quarry
Livestock farming
e.g. Hill sheep farming
Rock climbing
Adventure sports (e.g. abseiling)
Picnics
Viewing beautiful scenery
Swim in the plunge pool
Problems Caused
Litter from picnics
Holes in rock from safety harnesses
Footpath erosion
Visual pollution and noise pollution from mining
River Features
V-shaped valleys
Steep gradient leads to vertical erosion - causing river to cut into the hillside
Weathering, such as freeze thaw in the winter (upland areas get very cold) and biological weathering from plants and animals will attack the hillsides and lead to mass movement. This steepens the slopes and adds material to the river, that travel as traction along the river bed, leading to further erosion by abrasion.
Long Profile
Steep Gradient
Source is in the Pennine Hills at a height of 893m above sea level
River is turbulent, clear, but sometimes stained brown by peat
High Force Waterfall
Formed as a result of erosion