Drainage Basin
The different uses of the Thames River Basin.
- Created by: Danielle
- Created on: 01-05-13 14:00
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- Thames Basin- multi use river basin
- Water supply
- Leakage of polluted water from industry
- Over use of water
- Not enough water for the population increase
- Industry
- Mineral Extraction
- Residential Development
- Thames Gateway
- built for the extra demand for housing
- 120,000 homes below sea level
- built on marshes and wetland
- Thames Gateway
- Transport and trade
- Big employer
- flat land for transport links
- Farming
- Fertile soil
- land sacrified for housing
- Conservtion
- rare wildlife
- Mud flats as habitats
- conservation for science
- Cotswold Water Park
- 14 counties
- 12 million people
- Energy
- mills for water energy in the past
- Indirectly is affected by transport
- Flood defences
- Thames Barrier
- Floodplains
- Spread flood water out before it reaches London
- Water supply
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