River wey case study, water

Question 1

What dominates the surrounding landscape?

Answer 1

Rural areas

Question 2

What towns does the river wey pass through?

Answer 2

Guildford
Weybridge
Woking

Question 3

How many sources does the river wey have?

Answer 3

2

Question 4

Where are these sources?

Answer 4

Northern wey: near alton

Southern wey: liphook

Question 5

Where do the two sources meet?

Answer 5

Tilford

Question 6

What are some tributaries?

Answer 6

Cranleigh waters
Tillingbourne
Hoe stream

Question 7

What type of soil is around the river?

Answer 7

Clayey gley soils

Question 8

Why are these soils good?

Answer 8

For wet meadows lying alongside the river

Question 9

What is the combined length of the river?

Answer 9

87 miles

140km

Question 10

How big is the catchment?

Answer 10

389miles squared

Question 11

What is an organisation that warns of low water levels?

Answer 11

National trust and Environment agency

Question 12

Whats the average of water a day?

Answer 12

700 million litres

Question 13

How much of this is abstracted by licensed companies?

Answer 13

44 million