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The River Severn

A Key Stage 2 Resource for Rivers and Coasts

 
 
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 Photographs of the River Severn from Source to Sea by Mandy Barrow

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River Severn Contents Page
  1. Introduction - includes source and mouth photos
  2. List of names of towns and villages visited
  3. The Source of the River Severn - photos of the area.
  4. The Peat Bog - What is a bog? What is peat?
  5. The infant river - Characteristics of the upper course of a river
  6. V-shaped valley - interlocking spurs
  7. Hydrology Stations - measuring the flow of the river
  8. V-shaped valley - deeper
  9. Rapids
  10. Waterfalls - 2 pages
  11. Confluence - although many tiny streams have flown into the Severn by this stage, this is the first decent sized one.
  12. Llanidloes - first town. Tributary from the reservoir joins here
  13. Caersws - Middle course, River level measurement station
  14. Meanders - meanders
  15. Ox-bow lake
  16. Newtown - 2 pages - flood defence, reeds, deposition
  17. Welsh Pool - weir and flood plain
  18. Shrewsbury - flood barrier and flooding
  19. Ironbridge Gorge - gorge
  20. Coalport
  21. Bridgenorth - cliff, cliff railway, evidence of fast flowing water on vegetation
  22. Bewdly - 2 pages - transportation, tree trunk
  23. Stourport - canal, basin
  24. Worcester - 2 pages - transportation - twigs around pillar
  25. Tewkesbury - 3 pages - avon, flood plain, weir
  26. Maisemore Bridge - transportation - video
  27. Goucester - 3 pages - docks, lock and river transport
  28. Garden Cliff, Strand - 2 pages - river cliff, sand bank, map
  29. Sharpness - 2 pages - docks, silt, muddy water
  30. Lydney Harbour - 2 pages - silt, map
  31. Beachley - Severn Crossing (M48), bridge pillar
  32. Redwick - Both Severn Crossing bridges
  33. Redwick - Estuary, deposition
  34. Brean Down - Mouth
  35. Severn Barrage
  36. The End

Map of the River Severn

Tributaries of the River Severn

 

 
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