Water on the Land - [CASE STUDY] Kielder water - Managing water supply

Question 1

What cities does Kielder provide water to?

Answer 1

Newcastle, Sunderland, Middlesbrough and Hartlepool.

Question 2

Why Kielder?

Answer 2

Because it is in a high precipitation zone.

Kielder receives 1700mm of rainfall per year whereas Newcastle only receives 644mm.

Question 3

How is water transported to the other cities?

Answer 3

Through tunnels and rivers (e.g: River Tyne, North Tyne, South Tyne and Derwent River).

Question 4

Name some advantages of having Kielder Water.

Answer 4

Any of the following:

• £6 million of tourism raised through Kielder Water.
• Flood prevention measure.
• Hydro-electric power station, generates 6MW of power.
• Lake is 11km long and stores nearly 200,000 million litres of water.

Question 5

Name some disadvantages of having Kielder water.

Answer 5

Any of the following:

• Dam flooded an area of scenic natural beauty.
• 2,700 acres of farmland and habitat lost as a result of the scheme.
• Reducing the flow of the river affects plants and animals. Depleats riverbed by holding back sediment.
• 58 families displaced from their homes.