Weedon Flood Storage Scheme - the Biggest Hydro-Brake® in the World
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Published:2004
G P Boakes, A Stephenson, J B Lowes, A C Morison, A T Usborne, 2004. "Weedon Flood Storage Scheme - the Biggest Hydro-Brake® in the World", Long-term benefits and performance of dams: Proceedings of the 13th Conference of the British Dam Society and the ICOLD European Club meeting held at the University of Kent, Canterbury, UK from 22 to 26 June 2004., Henry Hewlett
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The Northamptonshire villages around Weedon in the upper River Nene valley, suffered disastrous flooding in 1947, 1992 and 1998, with Weedon Bee being particularly badly affected. The channel through the village is constricted by historic developments and the opportunity to enlarge the channels was not available. Restricted culverts under the railway embankments downstream compounded the flood situation. To alleviate the problem the Environment Agency and Halcrow Group developed an upstream on-line storage reservoir scheme.
Background to the Project
Description of the Project
Use of the Hydro-Brake® for Flow Control
Scheme Construction
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