- Boscastle Floods Case Study Flashcards
1
Q
Date?
A
16th August 2004
2
Q
Where?
A
Boscastle, Cornwall
3
Q
Which rivers?
A
River Valency/Jordan
4
Q
How many tonnes of water?
A
2 million
5
Q
How much rain in an hour?
A
3 inches
6
Q
What kind of weather system?
A
Cyclonic
7
Q
Human Causes?
A
- widening/deepening of river
- roads and houses in the way
8
Q
Physical Causes?
A
- lack of trees
- saturated ground
- steep gradient in valley
- confluence of 3 rivers
