Boscastle - MEDC Flood 5.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? GeographyWater on LandCase StudyGCSEAQA Created by: JCSLCreated on: 16-04-16 17:38 When was the Boscastle flood? 16th of August 2004 1 of 17 Where did the high amount of rainfall fall and what is this called? High amounts of stationary cloud rain fell on the moors above Boscastle this is called a Cloudburst 2 of 17 What 2 reasons were there for a shorter lag time? Ground was already saturated from previous rain / Drainage basin has steep slopes 3 of 17 How much rain fell in 24 hours? Approximately 200mm of rain fell in 24 hours 4 of 17 Which two rivers is Boscastle at the confluence of? Valency / Jordan 5 of 17 How many tonnes of water flowed through Boscastle on the day? 2 million tonnes of water flowed through Boscastle on the day 6 of 17 How many cars and how many buildings were washed into the sea? 50 cars / 6 buildings 7 of 17 Give 3 primary impacts of the Boscastle Flood Trees were uprooted / Debris scattered over a large area / Buildings were flooded and/or destroyed 8 of 17 How many accommodation houses were forced to close down after loss of tourism? 20 accommodation houses forced to close down after loss of tourism 9 of 17 What percentage of artefacts were lost in what museum? 50% of the artefacts lost in the Museum of Witches 10 of 17 How many helicopters were used and how many people did they rescue? 7 helicopters used to rescue 120 from trees and rooftops 11 of 17 Give 3 short term responses Building were searched / Roads were closed / Cars that were swept away were removed from the harbour 12 of 17 How much money was spent to improve flood defences? £4.5 million spent to improve flood defences 13 of 17 What improvement were made to improve the car park? Car park raised and given a permeable surface 14 of 17 What was created to allow more water to flow through? A draining Culvert 15 of 17 What modifications were made to the river channel? River channel widened and lowered 16 of 17 Give 2 things that were also built A new bridge built to replace the old one / Water gauging systems installed 17 of 17
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