Topping up the River Severn
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River management decisions being made to release water from the Llyn Clywedog reservoir.
At times in the summer the water levels of the River Severn drops. To compensate for this, river management decisions are made to release water from the Llyn Clywedog reservoir through the dam to top up levels. Views of the process involved in these decisions.
From:
Landmarks The River Severn Caring for the River
First Broadcast
:
03 February 1997
Teachers' notes
Age Group : 7-9,9-11,11-14,14-16
Subject : Geography
Topic : Rivers
Keywords : Managing a river, River Severn, Llyn Clywedog, River management
Notes : Clip introduces the concept of river basin management - explore other methods used to manage water levels in rivers.
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