The study was approached with the following strategy: Read the rest of this entry »
Since the recent flooding, the former balance between the catchment and its land use has been disrupted. Historically, extensive channel management and floodplain drainage would have been carried out to reduce the risk of flooding and to allow agricultural activities to continue. Read the rest of this entry »
The Bowmont-Glen catchment has special qualities and is truly unique, both ecologically and physically: Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: channel avulsions, channel meanders, flood risk assessment, flood water storage, flooding, fluvial geomorphology, river restoration, sustainable flood management, whole of catchment
In November 2008 MNV was contracted to carry out some river bank protection works using willow spiling. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: replace meanders, river channel flows, river channel restoration, willow spiling
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The Bowmont Water, known as the River Glen in its lower reaches, is a major tributary in the Tweed catchment on the Scottish/English border. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: channel avulsion, channel meanders, flood risk assessment, flooding, natural flood management, sustainable flood management, whole of catchment
Figure 1 – Site location
MNV has been contracted by the Tweed Forum to deliver an important river restoration project in beautiful Northumberland. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: channel avulsions, channel meanders, coarse sediment, flood risk assessment, flooding, minimise flood heights, natural flood management, replace meanders, river channel flows, river channel realignment, river channel restoration, sediment bars
The Bowmont Water
In January 2010, MNV Consulting Ltd won a major contract from the Tweed Forum to study the causes of the recent adjustment of the Bowmont Water river channel and advise on future flood risk management solutions in the Bowmont/Glen catchment. Since then, we have been very busy sourcing, collating and analysing data to achieve a comprehensive understanding of the changing dynamics of the Bowmont Water and River Glen, and the way in which they interact with the surrounding landscape when in flood. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: hydrological data, river channel realignment, river channel restoration, river gauging, river restoration, sustainable flood management
Carfraemill River Restoration Project
The Kelhope Burn at Carfraemill after 2008 flooding
Flooding events during 2008 caused dramatic bank erosion in the Kelhope burn flowing by the Carfraemill Caravan Site and neighbouring house. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: flooding, natural flood management, river channel realignment, river channel restoration, river restoration, sediment bars, willow spiling
In 2008, Nick Forrest Associates carried out an important strategic study for the Scottish Government.
This work involved the development of a complex model that considered topography, hydrology and potential infrastructure costs to predict the extent of our national hydropower resource. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: small scale hydro