Case Study: River Wye

• Location

  5th longest River in the UK, Source in Plynlimon, Wales and flows into the River Severn at Chepstow.
• Landform - V Shaped Valley


  Upper course, Gritstone and Shale. Vertical Erosion, weathering, mass movement and transportation.
• Landform - Waterfall


  1st Town Rhayader - 1st Waterfall. Hard and soft rock. Erosion - plunge pool.
• Landform - Gorge


  Wye Gorge between Goodrich and Chepstow. Solution of Limestone.
• Management - Urbanisation


  Hard engineering such as flood walls are used to protect Chepstow.
• Management - Agriculture


  Consumes water from the River Wye for irrigation, limits are put on the amount of chemicals that can be used to protect the river.
• Management - Letton Lakes


  Remove water from the river and divert it onto floodplains during high flow.
• Management - Vegetation


  Afforestation in the upper course increases interception storage and stops water reaching the channel.