Minehead C/S Flashcards

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1
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Size of Recurved Sea Wall

A

0.6m

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2
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Value of Butlins

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£300 million

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3
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How many rock groyned

A

5 - 4 smaller and 1 terminal groyne

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4
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Strategy at Minehead

A

Hold the Line

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5
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Strategy at the Warren

A

Managed Retreat

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6
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Strategy at Porlock bay

A

Managed Retreat

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7
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Strategy at Selworthy Cliffs

A

Do nothing

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8
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Hard Engineering at Minehead

A

Recurved sea wall, 5 groynes, stepped revetments, riprap

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9
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Soft Engineering at Minehead

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Beach replenishment - built up by over 2m

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10
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What have they allowed to happen at Porlock bay

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Breaching and overtopping of the pebble beach - causing flooding and forming a salt marsh behind the beach - creates a habitat for birds and animals/marine plants, stops further erosion

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What is happening at the Warren

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increased erosion due to lack of sediment downdrift of groynes in Minehead, caused collapse of small cliff, coastal retreat and flooding of land behind

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