Jubilee River Stats

Question 1

Source of River Jubilee

Answer 1

Maidenhead

Question 2

Counties jubilee River flows through

Answer 2

London

Question 3

Direction of flow Jubilee river

Answer 3

South east

Question 4

Length of jubilee flood relief channel

Answer 4

11.6 km

Question 5

Cost of Jubilee River Channel

Answer 5

£110 million

Question 6

Cost of Jubilee River Channel repairs

Answer 6

£680,000

Question 7

The organisation funding the Jubilee River Channel

Answer 7

Environmental Agency

Question 8

Worst year of flooding since 1947

Jubilee River Channel

Answer 8

2014

Question 9

When was the Jubilee River Channel built

Answer 9

2001

Question 10

How many homes are protected by the Jubilee River Channel

Answer 10

3,200

Question 11

What were the business insurance costs after the flooding in 2014

Answer 11

£500 million

Question 12

What does the Jubilee River Channel protect

Answer 12

Small businesses, homes and infrastructure threatened by flooding

Question 13

What are some negatives of the Jubilee River Channel

Answer 13

• environment disturbed and habitats destroyed
• economic effects
• social effects of the visuals of the channel
• the Thames floods more often downstream where the two rivers merge
• exceeded budget by £330 million
• property prices in the area have decreased by 20%, and there has been significant disruption

Question 14

Positives of the Jubilee River Channel

Answer 14

• reduces flooding in the Windsor area by increasing the river capacity
• reduces the likelihood bank bursting and flooding