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River Brock - Coggle Diagram
River Brock
drains with holes in been built into peat in order to allow infiltrated water to be carried away immediatly
stops increased overland flow
water is carried away immediately
allows decompostion to take place
there for fertile soil-suitable for farming
high levels of peat
peat is highly permiable
90% water saturated
once pores are filled= cant absorb more water
results in hifgh surface runoff
local council/trust built huge drainage basin for a one in 50 years flood
storage bason hold 1.7 million tones of water
lankashire
area with high levels of precipitation
slopes are facing on the west
= doesnt recieve sunlight in the afternooon
sun rises in the east= little evapotransportation in the morning
permeable rock = milestone grit
impermiable rock= milestone grit
high levels of peat
cut off meanders= water can flow faster
to river and drainage basin
river banks been raised by 3m