Topic – River Management
Question
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Which Rivers flooded in 1998 prompting
the river management project to take
place?
In 2002, how much did the Environment
Agency spend to protect the areas of
Northampton most at risk from
flooding?
How long was the clay embankment
built at Weedon?
Where was the new housing estate built
that was just above the floodplain?
The flood defences created at Upton
with the aim of providing an area for
water to be diverted from the River
Nene in a controlled manner to reduce
the risk of flooding downstream is
known as what?
Where were 4m high floodwalls built?
What was the name of the pub that
these 4m high floodwalls protected
Which villages had flood warning
systems upgraded to give 2 hours
warning of a flood?
6m high embankments were built
around Upton near Sixfields. These
embankments meant that how much
water could be stored behind them?
Where was a flood a flood retention
reservoir built?
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River Neene and
Grand Union
Canal
River Nene and
Grande Onion
Canal
River Nene and
the Grand Union
Canal
River Nine and
the Grand Union
Canal
£8 million
£6.8 million
£2 million
£8.8 million
450m
550m
45m
55m
Billing
Weedon
Sixfields
Upton Square
Washlands
Flood retention
reservoir
Floodwalls
Floodplain zoning
Upton
Billing
Foot Meadow
Weedon
Red Lion Inn
Green Giant Inn
The Fort Inn
The Castle Inn
Upton and
Weedon
Far Cotton and St
James
Wootton and Far
Cotton
Upton and St
James
1.36 million cubic
metres
1.25 million cubic
metres
1.2 million cubic
metres
1.26 million cubic
metres
Wootton
Weedon
Upton
Billing