Eden basin

• location

  north west england

  between the lake district mountains and the pennines
• mouth of the river

  solway firth at the scottish border
• source of the river

  cumbria
• upland areas

  cause flooding downstream
• why is the town of carlisle vulnerable to flooding


  at the confluence of three rivers
• why is rainfall averagely higher

  mountains increase orographic rainfall
• what increases lag time


  the fact that the river is long and narrow
• what has impacted flood risk

  farming

  construction

  deforestation
• what storm caused severe flooding

  storm desmond