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CASE STUDY - RIVER SEVERN

The River Severn flows through mid-Wales before reaching Shrewsbury.

Click on the interactive map of Shrewsbury . At middle zoom this shows the flood risk areas in the Severn valley in the Welsh Borderlands. At high zoom a detailed map of the river flood defences in Shrewbury is shown.

Shrewsbury suffered severe flooding in 1998, 2000 and 2004

Shrewsbury floods, February 5th 2004.

Shrewsbury floods
from www.shrewsbury-guide.co.uk
Try This!
Play the ‘odd one out’ game. This is an interactive web site from NGfL Cymru that uses photographs and facts about the flooding of the River Severn and Shrewsbury.

A Case Study of the Shrewsbury floods 1998 is found in ‘The New Wider World Coursemate for WJEC GCSE Geography’ Cathie Brooks , Sue Taylor, 2004, Nelson Thornes 0 7487 9080
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