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Flashcards by beth.tripp, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by beth.tripp
about 10 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| how long is the River Clyde? | 160km long |
| where is it located? | -source is in the southern uplands(Lowther hills) of Scotland and flows north through Glasgow and Motherwell. -the mouth is in an estuary on west coast of Scotland |
| What two tributaries form the Clyde? | Daer water and Portail water |
| what features are there at the Clyde | -built on floodplain of Clyde -land 5m above sea level either side -oxbow lake forming near Uddington. -meanders between Motherwell and Glasgow. -interlocking spurs at Crawford spurs are between 300 and 500m high -falls of Clyde near Lanark -Gorge due to the waterfalls retreating |
| how high are the falls of Clyde? | 84 feet approx. |
| what are the falls of Clyde? | -Corra Lin -27m (highest fall) -Bonnington Linn -Dundaff Linn -Stonebynes Linn |
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