Case Study - Kielder Dam

Question 1

Where is Kielder Dam located?

Answer 1

It is located in Northhumberland in an area of high land called the Pennines.

Question 2

The water in the Kielder Dam goes to multiple river. What are those rivers?

Answer 2

Water that collects in Kielder reservoir is transported southwards and released into rivers that flow to the cities of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Sunderland, Durham, Darlington and Middlesbrough.

Question 3

Kielder Dam Advantages

Answer 3

.Tourism at Kielder has created new jobs and generated incomes. People visit the reservoir for water sports and for the beautiful scenery that has been created around the lake.

. Electricity is generated through hydroelectric power (HEP) at the dam. This is a reliable and clean source of energy.

Question 4

Kielder Dam Disadvantages

Answer 4

. Many families were moved from their homes in order to make way for the dam and reservoir.

. Farmland and many habitats were lost when the land behind the dam flooded.

. The breeding patterns of fish have been disrupted through the dam blocking the river.