Hard/soft engineering rivers 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyWater and riversGCSEAQA Created by: taylagreen16Created on: 13-03-16 15:58 Flood Wall Built around settlements and important factories/roads 1 of 7 Enbankment Raised banks along the river, deepens the river so it can hold more water 2 of 7 Dams Trap/store water and release it in a controlled way 3 of 7 Storage areas Water pumped from rivers to temporary lakes then pumped back again when there's no threat of flooding 4 of 7 Do nothing Allow nature to take its course 5 of 7 Washlands Part of floodplain that's allowed to flood 6 of 7 Land use zoning Land has different building controls 7 of 7
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