Lindsey McEwen Lindsey.Mcewen@uwe.ac.uk
Professor in Environmental Management
The establishment of a historical flood chronology for the River Tweed catchment, Berwickshire, Scotland
McEwen, Lindsey J.
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Abstract
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 records (post-1948) can then be placed in a longer term context. A range of historical sources is consulted and four chronologies recording dates of major flood occurrences in each sub-catchment are produced. Individual floods are ranked in relation to other known events on the same river and, where possible, estimates of recurrence intervals provided. The seasonality and associated hydro-meteorological conditions, which generated the floods, are also assessed. © 1990, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Citation
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
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Jan 1, 1990 |
Journal | Scottish Geographical Magazine |
Print ISSN | 0036-9225 |
Peer Reviewed | Not Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 106 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 37-48 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/00369229018736773 |
Keywords | River Tweed, flooding, magnitude, frequency, seasonality |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1111485 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00369229018736773 |
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