Kielder Reservoir
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- Created on: 21-02-14 12:45
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- Kielder Reservoir
- Kielder water was designed to store water for the North East of England
- Supplies areas such as Tyneside, Wearside and Teesside
- They receive up to 909 million litters per day.
- Kielder water was designed to store water for the North East of England
- Supplies areas such as Tyneside, Wearside and Teesside
- They receive up to 909 million litters per day.
- They receive up to 909 million litters per day.
- Supplies areas such as Tyneside, Wearside and Teesside
- Kielder water was designed to store water for the North East of England
- They receive up to 909 million litters per day.
- Supplies areas such as Tyneside, Wearside and Teesside
- Dams built on R Tyne
- Created a reservoir over 10km long
- Also produced hydro electric power
- Economic issues
- High cost of £167 million to build
- Social issues
- 58 families were displaced from their homes, houses now beneath lake.
- Environmental issues
- Flooded an area od scenic natural beauty
- 2700 acres of farmland and habitat lost
- Clean water erodes the river more
- Forests being criticized for being too much for monoculture
- Kielder water was designed to store water for the North East of England
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