The River Quaggy Flashcards
Where is the river quaggy located?
Southeast London
How has the river Quaggy managed since the 1960s
Heavily with artificial channels and culverts being built to diverted beneath the surface as it passes through Greenwich
As a result of the management of the River Quaggy which areas were at an increased flood risk?
Lewisham and Greenwich
What approach did the environment agency choose to manage the river quaggy with?
A softer approach that is more sustainable
Who proposed the sustainable soft approach on managing the river Quaggy?
The quaggy waterways action group (QWAG)
Through which park was a new channel cut for the river Quaggy?
Sutcliffe Park
What was the plan to do with the level of the river Quaggy?
To bring it back above ground
What was the only hard engineering strategies to remain on the river quaggy after its renovation?
One culvert remained to take some water underground during flood conditions however a new lake was created to take over when this became full
How was Sutcliffe Park shaped to prevent flooding?
It was lowered and shaped to create a floodplain where water could collect naturally
What is Sutcliffe parks’ flood storage capacity?
85,000 m³ of water equivalent to 35 Olympic swimming pools
How many homes has the flow risk being reduced for in Greenwich and Lewisham by the work done to the river Quaggy?
600
What award did the river Quaggy scheme win?
It won the natural environment category in the 2007 waterways Renaissance award and the living wetlands award run jointly by the RSPB and charted institution of water and environmental management
