River severn Flashcards
1
Q
water supply is a use- give examples
A
90% is agriculture- irrigation!!
15,000 million litres of river water used each day.
Myth water treatment plant
100m litres a day for iron bridge power station for powering machinery
2
Q
INDUSTRY IS A USE- give examples
A
sand and gravel extraction for the severn estuary- for making cement and building materials.
Bristol and gloucester docks-for a small deal of shipping of goods.
transport of grain from mills to the estuary
traditionally ironstone and coal was transported along the river
transport and trade along the Sharpenss canal
