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The Bowmont-Glen Catchment Initiative Part 2 – The unique qualities of this catchment – By Eleanor Morrison

August 16, 2010 admin No comments

The Bowmont-Glen catchment has special qualities and is truly unique, both ecologically and physically: The Tweed catchment is renowned for its diverse and traditional landscapes, which support a rich variety of important habitats and species; this has been recognised through several nature designations, including Special Area of Conservation (SAC), Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) [...]

Past projects channel avulsions, channel meanders, Flood risk assessment, flood water storage, Flooding, fluvial geomorphology, River restoration, Sustainable flood management, whole of catchment

The Bowmont-Glen Catchment Initiative Part 1 – Aims and Main Issues – By Eleanor Morrison

August 1, 2010 admin No comments

This second article examines the principal aims of the Bowmont-Glen Catchment Initiative, which included: Investigating the dynamics of water and the changing nature of the gravel bed channels in the Bowmont-Glen catchment Interpreting the relationships between land use, river management, flooding & sediment dynamics Deducing the root cause of recent changes in the catchment, particularly [...]

Past projects channel avulsion, channel meanders, coarse sediment, Flood risk assessment, Flooding, minimise flood heights, Natural flood management, replace meanders, sediment bars, Sustainable flood management, whole of catchment

The Bowmont-Glen Catchment Initiative Update – Introduction – by Eleanor Morrison

July 25, 2010 admin No comments

(click on map to enlarge) 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.

Past projects channel avulsion, channel meanders, Flood risk assessment, Flooding, Natural flood management, Sustainable flood management, whole of catchment

The River Till Restoration Project

June 25, 2010 admin No comments

MNV was contracted by the Tweed Forum to deliver a river restoration project in Northumberland. The project looked at flooding issues on the River Till, focusing on damage caused by an increasing frequency and intensity of flood events around the Till – Glen confluence. This problem is not new. Flood embankments, ditches, swales and sluices designed to protect [...]

River restoration 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

MNV in the Teviot Catchment – Part 1

January 26, 2010 admin 1 comment

Carrying out repairs to the banks of the River Teviot along Duke Street in Hawick – 1890 Flood causes in the Scottish Borders Records of flooding in the Teviot catchment extend back into history and show that floods can be caused by summer thunderstorms, winter rain or snow melt and can be so severe that [...]

Past projects Flood risk assessment, Flooding, hydrological data, Natural flood management, Sustainable flood management

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