RIVER RIBBLE -CASE STUDY Flashcards
1
Q
how do people use river basins?
A
- farming
- fishing
- recreational
- residential
- energy (HEP)
- conservation
- transport
- industry
- water supply
2
Q
source of river ribble
A
Pennines and Yorkshire dales
3
Q
mouth
A
irish sea
4
Q
covers how much area from land to sea?
A
110 km
5
Q
size of basin
A
2128km (2)
6
Q
includes 5 main rivers and tributaries
A
-ribble
-hodder
calder
-darween
-douglas
7
Q
population
A
1.25 million in catchment
8
Q
Farming
A
- upland catchment (based around small villages)
- some upland farms located on permeable limestone= spillages and other releases of pollutants can enter groundwater quickly
9
Q
Leisure and tourism
A
- walking
- coarse fishing is popular at upper reachers of ribble e.g hodder
10
Q
industrial uses
A
Darween provides power to cotton/woollen mills of Blackburn and Darwen in 18th/19th century
- disposal of liquid effluent
- STW’s in Preston
11
Q
Water supply
A
- sewage treatment works in Preston
- Stocks Reservoir provides drinking water for Blackburn
12
Q
Nature reserves
A
- 1/2 estuary is designated at Ramsor site (designation for nationally important wetlands)
- low tides in estuary reveal extensive mud and sand flats, supporting tens of thousands of migratory birds
- ribble estuary supports highest UK populations of wigeon, sanderling and ringed plover
