River Tees

• Location

  • North of England
  • High Force waterfall
  • Source- Pennines
  • Mouth- North Sea
• Human impact on River Tees

  Cow green reservoir, Meander straightening, Tees barrage
• Cow green reservoir- positives

  • supplies local homes and industry with water
  • reduces risk of flooding- holds water
  • construction jobs for local people
  • tourist attraction
• Cow green reservoir negatives

  • Flooded an area of natural beauty- North Pennines
  • concrete releases CO2 while building reservoir
  • very expensive
  • 10% of the Teesdale violet was destroyed
• Tees Barrage- Positives

  • reduces risk of flooding downstream
  • stops tides from the north sea coming back up the river and causing flooding
  • lets wildlife through (migrating fish)
  • tourist attraction
• Tees Barrage- negatives

  • visual pollution
  • raised river levels upstream
• Meander straightening- positives

  • reduces risk of flooding upstream as water flows quickly out to sea
• Meander straightening- negatives

  • flooding downstream
  • higher velocity meaning more erosion
  • sediment sits on river bed reducing river capacity and increasing chances of flooding
  • dredging must happen more often- expensive