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Tag: floodplain

The Changing Valley of the River Wharfe

24th January 2022 Sandra

The River Wharfe flows from Beckermonds to Buckden and beyond.  (If you missed out on the map that went out with…

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Posted in: Rivers, Wharfedale, Yorkshire and Humber Filed under: floodplain, meander, river, wharfe

Flood Risk

27th February 2019 Sandra

Floodplains in their natural state regularly flood. As a result, many areas are left as grass and sheep and cattle…

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Posted in: Britain - General, Rivers Filed under: flooding, floodplain, risk, river

Keeping it in the Channel

20th February 2019 Sandra

The wide flat area of land beside a river is called a floodplain, for obvious reasons. When it rains, water…

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Posted in: Britain - General, Rivers Filed under: bankful, flooding, floodplain, levee, river, river engineering

The Shape of Things to Come!

9th January 2019 Sandra

Back in September we began an epic river journey. We began at the source… …and are heading for the mouth.…

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Posted in: Britain - General, Rivers Filed under: floodplain, long profile, meander, river, Severn, valley

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