2. It happened in August of 1952 The size of the river suddenly grew It tossed and turned and ruined lives It killed husbands, children and wives The sun disappeared, the sky turned grey This was no longer an ordinary day The water rose to 40 feet high You could here all around the people cry In the months before there had been lots of rain The ground could no longer become a drain
3. The ground trembled, water came crashing Parents were running, children were splashing When the water came in there was no place to hide The river was loud, fast and wide It came thundering in and took over the land Destroying houses like a giant’s hand (Chloe – Year 8)
44. THE MOUTH OF THE EAST LYNN WAS WIDENED TO INCREASE CAPACITY AND ALLOW WATER TO QUICKLY PASS INTO THE BISTROL CHANNEL
45. WEST LYN HAS STRAIGHTENED TO INCREASE CHANNEL EFFICIENCY, IT HAS NOT BE REDIVERTED , INSTEAD ITS BEING ALLOWED TO FOLLOW ITS NATURAL COURSE
46. FLOODPLAIN ZONING WAS USED TO IDENTIFY AREAS AROUND THE RIVER MOST AT RISK FROM FLOODING. BUILDING RESTRICTIONS WERE PUT IN PLACE WITH AREAS CLOSE TO THE RIVER.
47. BRIDGES WERE MADE WIDER AND TALLER TO ALLOW FLOOD WATER TO TRAVEL QUICKLY BENEATH THEM.
48. EMBANKMENTS WERE BUILT BY THE RIVER TO INCREASE CHANNEL CAPACITY AND REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF FLOODING
49. MORE TREES WERE PLANTED UPSTREAM IN THE SOURCE AREA TO TRY AND REDUCE INITIAL SURFACE RUNOFF THROUGH INTERCEPTION AND THE SOAKING UP OF WATER. TREE ROOTS ALSO HELP TO IMPROVE INFILTRATION BY OPENING UP THE SOIL AND SLOWING DOWN THE RATE OF WATER AT WHICH WATER REACHES THE GROUND.