River Tees Flashcards
1
Q
River Tees upper course (4)
A
-Source high in Pennines near Cross Fell
-High force=waterfall (Barnard Castle)
-Hard whin sill overlies fast eroding limestone
-20 m3/s flow
2
Q
River Tees middle course (3)
A
-Meanders near Yarm
-Victorians cut off meanders with channel straightening
-Arable farming (food production)
3
Q
River Tees lower course (4)
A
-128km source to mouth
-Estuary has one of largest container ports in UK
-Mouth near Middlesbrough in North Sea
-Last few km used to be marsh+small sediment (mud)
