River restoration and conservation

Question 1

What is river restoration and conservation?

Answer 1

removing all hard engineering adaptions to restore meanders, wetlands and floodplains

Question 2

Give the name of the river and location of the river restoration and conservation cases study.

Answer 2

River Skerne, Darlington

Question 3

When was the river straightened and channelised to accommodate industrialisation and urbanisation at the river Skerne?

Answer 3

1850- 1945

Question 4

When was more widening and deepening taking place at river Skerne and why?

Answer 4

1950s-1970s to further improve drainage and reduce flood risks

Question 5

Why was it important to stop the river Skerne from flooding?

Answer 5

• new housing developments along entire north side of river
• had rich heritage such as the first railway company

Question 6

What restricted restoration opportunities at the river Skerne?

Answer 6

gas and sewer pipes ran alongside the river

Question 7

How did they protect gas and sewer pipes while river restoration and conservation took place at river Skerne?

Answer 7

they used soft revetments such as willow mattresses on the outer banks of the meanders to protect the pipelines from erosion

Question 8

When did the river restoration and conservation take place at the river Skerne and how much river has it restored?

Answer 8

1995, 2KM strech of river