Kielder Water Reservoir

Question 1

where is the Kielder water reservoir

Answer 1

Northumberland (Cheviot Hills), South of Scotland

Question 2

+ves

Answer 2

• regulates flow of Tyne. Stores water to decrease flood risk downstream + water is released during periods of low river dishcarge.
• encourage tourism + recreation - 300k visitors/yr
• HEP scheme - 6000kw - satisfies town of 10k ppl.
• 100k ha forested nature reserve - Kielder Forest

Question 3

-ves

Answer 3

• h.cost - constructing dams, tunnel and pipelines
• GHGs prod. when fossil fuels r used to generate the extra E. need to pump water over large distances
• displaced farming communities
• 1.5M trees cut to make way for dam