Recent Developments

Question 1

Recent developments (2)

Answer 1

Construction of wimbleball reservoir
Restoration of peatland on Exmoor

Question 2

When wimbleball (2)

Answer 2

1979 river haddeo = upland tributary of exe
It was dammed and WBR created

Question 3

Wimbleball reservoir what (4)

Answer 3

Surface area of 150ha.
Supplies water to Exeter + parts of east Devon
Regulates water flow
Prevents extreme increase or reduced discharge

Question 4

Why is peatland restoration needed (4+)

Answer 4

Drainage ditches were dug in peat bogs = farming
Increase speed of water flow to river
Reduced water quality = increased slit carried downstream
Peat dug as fuel = ugly scars in landscape

Question 5

What happened to peatland (3+)

Answer 5

Peat surface dried out = decomposition = carbon released in form of co2 and methane

Question 6

What did peatland restoration entail

Answer 6

Restore 2000ha. Peat bogs by blocking drainage ditches with peat blocks or moorland bales