Aims: To assess the flood risk in the Long Eaton area.To find out about recent flood alleviation in the area.To assess how hazard prone the local area is.

Investigating hazard risk in the local area

The corner of Bridge Street and Derby Road, 1932

Harrington Bridge, 2000

Investigating hazard risk in the local area

http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/floods/default.aspx

• Visit the above website to print a map to show the areas more liable to flooding in and around Long Eaton

Title: Flood risk in and around Long Eaton• Copy/paste the flood map for Long Eaton.• Describe and explain what the map shows,

use this page to help: http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/37837.aspx

• Summarise the main points about the Nottingham Left Bank flood alleviation scheme from http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/floods/110160.aspx

• Read this pdf file: http://publications.environment-agency.gov.uk/PDF/GEMI0710BSUV-E-E.pdf

• New engineering technology builds flood defences faster….watch this video

• http://www.flickr.com/photos/environment-agency/4833359287/