River

Cards (5)

  • Process of river transportation
    • A river deposit is slow when it loses energy and speed as it can no longer carry load.
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    • A river deposit it’s load when it loses energy and speed as it can no longer carry load.
    • when does the change in the flow, a river deposits it’s loads E.g. when entering the sea in encounters obstacles lead to a loss in power.
  • Physical cause of the flood:
    The river has a very gentle gradient, so water is slow to leave the river channel. In times of heavy rainfall, the river cannot cope with the amount of water entering it from its tributaries, so it bursts its banks and floods occurs.
  • Human cause of the flood:
    During the Celtic Tiger era, builders purchased lands on the floodplain of the river. They built housing estates on the natural floodplains, which meant that floodwater from the river had nowhere to go during times of heavy rainfall.