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The establishment of a historical flood chronology for the River Tweed catchment, Berwickshire, Scotland (1990)
Journal Article
McEwen, L. J. (1990). The establishment of a historical flood chronology for the River Tweed catchment, Berwickshire, Scotland. Scottish geographical magazine, 106(1), 37-48. https://doi.org/10.1080/00369229018736773

This paper aims to assess the magnitude and frequency of flooding over the past 200 years within sub-catchments in the middle River Tweed basin, Berwickshire, Scotland. The recurrence interval of floods as represented by short-term gauged discharge r... Read More about The establishment of a historical flood chronology for the River Tweed catchment, Berwickshire, Scotland.

Historical records and geomorphological events: The 1771 ‘eruption’ of Solway Moss (1989)
Journal Article
McEwen, L. J., & Withers, C. W. (1989). Historical records and geomorphological events: The 1771 ‘eruption’ of Solway Moss. Scottish geographical magazine, 105(3), 149-157. https://doi.org/10.1080/14702548908554428

A number of authors have pointed to the value of historical evidence in understanding change in the physical environment. This paper examines historical evidence for the 1771 ‘eruption’ or bog burst of Solway Moss in north-west England. A range of co... Read More about Historical records and geomorphological events: The 1771 ‘eruption’ of Solway Moss.

The use of long-term rainfall records for augmenting historic flood series: A case study on the upper Dee, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (1987)
Journal Article
McEwen, L. J. (1987). The use of long-term rainfall records for augmenting historic flood series: A case study on the upper Dee, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Transactions- Royal Society of Edinburgh, 78(04), 275-285. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0263593300011214

Establishing the magnitude and frequency of floods within upland catchments on the basis of short-term gauged runoff records is crucially dependent upon the extent to which the record is truly representative. In the case of the River Dee, upstream of... Read More about The use of long-term rainfall records for augmenting historic flood series: A case study on the upper Dee, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Sources for establishing a Historic Flood Chronology (Pre-1940) within Scottish River Catchments (1987)
Journal Article
McEwen, L. J. (1987). Sources for establishing a Historic Flood Chronology (Pre-1940) within Scottish River Catchments. Scottish geographical magazine, 103(3), 132-140. https://doi.org/10.1080/00369228718736710

Gauged river runoff records extend only over limited timespans, mostly commencing post-1940. Historical sources can provide additional material to assist in extending the hydrological record into the nineteenth century and earlier. Such sources vary,... Read More about Sources for establishing a Historic Flood Chronology (Pre-1940) within Scottish River Catchments.

Archiving memories of changing flood risk: Interdisciplinary explorations around knowledge for resilience
Journal Article
McEwen, L., Reeves, D., Brice, J., Meadley, F., Lewis, K., & Macdonald, N. (2013). Archiving memories of changing flood risk: Interdisciplinary explorations around knowledge for resilience. Journal of Arts and Communities, 2(5),

The paper explores the changing nature of the flood archive drawing on different disciplinary perspectives, approaches and attitudes. It uses a braiding metaphor to map a journey around shifting islands that contain different primary research on floo... Read More about Archiving memories of changing flood risk: Interdisciplinary explorations around knowledge for resilience.