where?
What is a river?
A large stream of flowing water, that moves from higher to lower land and often empties out into the sea or a lake.
What is a river?
A large stream of flowing water, that moves from higher to lower land and often empties out into the sea or a lake.
Who is monitoring life in the becks and rivers?
Volunteers
What is a meander?
A bend in a river.
What is a meander?
A bend in a river.
Which county is the river Ribble in?
Lancashire (and Yorkshire)
What is a 'tributary'?
A small stream that joins a larger river.
What are volunteers looking for in the becks?
Diversity of aquatic life (how many different water creatures there are).
Meanders can be found in the...
A) Upper course
B) Middle course
C) Lower course... of a river
B) Middle course
and
C) Lower course... of a river
(choose either to get the points)
In which course of a river are meanders found?
In the...
Middle
or
Lower Course of a river. (mention one for the points)
How long is the river Ribble?
72 miles or 116km
What is run-off?
Rain water that runs over the ground to get to a stream, tributary or river.
What does 'intolerant to pollution' mean?
It means a living thing can't stand the pollution and will probably die.
Why are people putting meanders back into the river Ribble? (one correct reason)
To slow the water speed and reduce flood risk.
To provide additional river length and more habitat (living) space for water creatures.
To attract aquatic wildlife such as eels and salmon.
Does erosion happen on the outside or inside of a meander?
Outside
Which national park does the river Ribble pass through?
Yorkshire Dales National Park
What is a 'floodplain'?
Flat land near the lower course of a river, that is likely to flood when the river water rises.
What aquatic wildlife was found in the tributary? (name one)
Shrimp, Mayflies, Craneflies, Ramshorn snail, Green Drake, Caddisflies, Flatbody.
Why did river straightening cause problems?
Straightening rivers increases water flow so when there is heavy rain, flooding is more likely, further downstream.
Does deposition happen in the outside or inside of a meander?
Inside?
Name one settlement (town or village) the river Ribble passes through
Sethton, Clitheroe or Preston
What is a 'beck'?
A stream.
How healthy is the tributary being monitored?
A) Healthy
B) Surviving
C) Unhealthy
D) Dying
A) Healthy
Why, in the past, were sections of the river Ribble straightened? (give one correct reason)
To maximise land use.
To increase water flow to mills.
To carry sewage away from settlements as quickly as possible.
If a meander bends too far it forms an _ _ _ _ _ lake.
Oxbow