River Severn, Britain’s longest river from source to tidal waters—about 180 miles (290 km) long, with the Severn estuary adding some 40 miles (64 km) to its total length. It rises near the River Wye on the northeastern slopes of Plynlimon, Wales, and f
The Avon enters the River Severn estuary at Avonmouth, the ocean port of Bristol. Important tributaries are the Somerset Frome, joining the river from the south near Bradford-on-Avon, and the Bristol Frome, entering from the north in Bristol. The Kennet and Avon Canal (now abandoned) is ...
Running through some of the drier parts of mainland Britain and heavily abstracted for drinking water, the Thames' discharge is low considering its length and breadth: the Severn has a discharge almost twice as large on average despite having a smaller drainage basin. In Scotland, the Tay ...
The River Thames(泰晤士河)is the longest river in England and the second longest in the United Kingdom, after the River Severn(塞纳河). But the Thames is the most famous. Maybe that's because it's in London, the capital city. The Thames goes through London and other parts of the sout...
LiDAR data for a reach of the River Severn, UK, is presented. Short vegetation heights (grass and cereal crops) are predicted with a rms error of 14 cm. The topography underlying such cover differs from manually measured spot heights by 17 cm (rms error). The topographic accuracy decreases...
Tewkesbury is a riverside town located within the Cotswolds, on the confluence of the River Severn and Avon. Within the village you will find a selection of eateries, shops and pubs, as well as a country and farmers' market, musical events and Vintage and Food Fairs. For attractions, you...
River behaviour and Holocene alluviation: The River Severn at Welshpool, mid-Wales, UK. Earth Proc. Landforms 21, 77-91.Taylor MP, Lewin J. 1996. River behaviour and Holocene alluviation: the River Severn at Welshpool, mid-Wales, U.K. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 21: 77-...
Further, the vulnerability of other asset types needs to be assessed, such as electricity supply networks (e.g. an electricity substation along the River Severn was forced to close during the UK summer 2007 floods), flood defences, and dams. In addition further work could focus on using the...
while the Corporation of London carried out similar improvements on the lower stretches of the river. By the beginning of the 19th century, a busy cargo traffic extended upstream to Lechlade, where a canal link (now defunct) connected through theCotswoldsto theRiver Severnby way of the two-mil...
We only had an afternoon on the Friday and a whole day on the Saturday to look forward to but it just happened to coincide exactly with a nasty little storm front coming through the Black Mountains. We travelled on the Friday morning, passing across the New Severn Bridge along the M48 and...