Carlise Floods 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyWater and riversGCSEOCR Created by: lucy2703Created on: 14-04-17 16:14 How much rainfall was there? 314mm fell in Seathwaite in 24hrs 1 of 14 What caused the additional rain? Warm moist air blew in from the atlantic, forced to rise over the Lake District mountains the air cooled and condensed creating clouds and rain 2 of 14 Where is Cockermouth located? At the confluence of the River Derwent and the River Cocker 3 of 14 What affect did the wet autumn have? ground was saturated and rivers were already full 4 of 14 What increased the built up area? Building on the floodplain in Cockermouth 5 of 14 How many homes were flooded? 1300 6 of 14 What was the estimated insurance cost? £100million 7 of 14 How many bridges were affected? 4 bridges destroyed and 12 other bridges closed as deemed unsafe 8 of 14 How many deaths? 1 policeman when he was swept from a bridge 9 of 14 How much did the government give to the repairs and clean up? £1million 10 of 14 What was built in Workington? a temporary train station 11 of 14 What did the army build? a temporary footbridge to reconnect cut off areas 12 of 14 How much lottery funding was given? £500000 to help local community 13 of 14 Why was the river Derwent dredged? To remove 10000cubic metres of gravel from river to increase size of river channel to hold more water 14 of 14
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