Rivers and coasts

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K C Q Y H W R Y Y S W B F Y O J Q H W S Y
D G X V U G R O U N D W A T E R F L O W O
M C H E M I C A L W E A T H E R I N G D V
W B E V F L O O D W A R N I N G S K C U G
O S Q H Y D R A U L I C A C T I O N R S W
Y M B E A C H R E P L E N I S H M E N T C
A C H A N N E L S T O R A G E F R Y E D A
I L E P E A K D I S C H A R G E H I R E M
U L U F Y A Y S B F N E R N T P T G E F H
T B S Q Q Y Q M L Y L H L X K L N D Y C D
B I O L O G I C A L W E A T H E R I N G W
X A L H X R N O A X R I M O J M K H R N V
Q T U A Y C U P W Y C R W I L U K G R U F
O I N T E R C E P T I O N S O T R A G E J
J W B P T X W C R X X R J D P F P L M D C
A L D U B P U T F L W I X B F J E J W W O
X F J L J W D Q Y I X Q I W S Y N B W J S
C G L B H A R D E N G I N E E R I N G K Q
F H W E I M J C S W S L L X B B M A A K G
H D Y Q J F N E R W M A G V O M J P F M Q
D O I X H O T S S R D C Y H I V Y K M H K

Clues

  • Man-made structures built to control the flow of sea and reduce flooding and erosion. (4, 11)
  • People are warned about possible floods through TV. radio, newspapers and the internet. (5, 8)
  • Sand and shingle from elsewhere that's added to beaches. (5, 13)
  • The breakdown of rocks by changing their chemical weathering. (8, 10)
  • The breakdown of rocks by living things. (10, 10)
  • The force of water breaks rock particles away from the river channel. (9, 6)
  • The highest discharge in the period of time you're looking at. (4, 9)
  • Water in rock flowing downhill. (11, 4)
  • When waster is held in a river. (7, 7)
  • When water lands on things like plant leaves and doesn't hit the ground. (12, 7)

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