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Case Study of a river catchment at a local scale
Online Lesson | 25 Sep 2026 | Start: 18:00 | DURATION: 2 HOURS Specification content
3.1.1.6 Case studies
Case study of a river catchment(s) at a local scale to illustrate and analyse the key themes above, engage with field data and consider the impact of precipitation upon drainage basin stores and transfers and implications for sustainable water supply and/or flooding.
Learning outcomes
These lessons will help students to:
- Illustrate how the hydrological system affects channel flow, by identifying the stores and transfers in the catchment.
- Analyse the relationships between inputs and outputs in a local river; be able to link the catchment characteristics to flows of water.
- To understand implications for flooding on a local river, and how this can be managed, and/or explain how water is abstracted, and how this can be managed sustainably.
Suggested timing
2 hours
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Course Module: Water and carbon cycles (Autumn 1) | Lesson Case Study of a river catchment at a local scale:
Online Lesson | 25 Sep 2026 | Start: 18:00 | DURATION: 2 HOURS
Specification content
3.1.1.6 Case studies
Case study of a river catchment(s) at a local scale to illustrate and analyse the key themes above, engage with field data and consider the impact of precipitation upon drainage basin stores and transfers and implications for sustainable water supply and/or flooding.
Learning outcomes
These lessons will help students to:
- Illustrate how the hydrological system affects channel flow, by identifying the stores and transfers in the catchment.
- Analyse the relationships between inputs and outputs in a local river; be able to link the catchment characteristics to flows of water.
- To understand implications for flooding on a local river, and how this can be managed, and/or explain how water is abstracted, and how this can be managed sustainably.
Suggested timing
2 hours
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