Sentence examples for peak river from inspiring English sources

An analysis of the Slowing the Flow scheme published on Wednesday concludes that the measures reduced peak river flow by 15-20% at a time when 50mm of rain fell on sodden ground in 36 hours.

Another was at Holnicote in Somerset and a report by the Moors for the Future Partnership for the Environment Agency in February estimated this could reduce peak river flow by 25%.

It notes that while the UK is not singled out specifically in the report, it does say that Europe will suffer: Increased economic losses and more people affected by flooding in river basins and coasts, as urbanisation continues, sea levels rise and peak river flows increase; Increased water restrictions.

In this study, we use discharge observations, a hydrological model (Niger-HYPE) and extreme value analysis to estimate peak river flow statistics (e.g. the discharge magnitude with a 100-year return period) across the Niger River basin.

Kim et al. [18] argue that changes in river discharges may slightly decrease or peak river flows could change a little, but overall this will not affect the water supply from the river.

This study uses a distributed hydrological model, the Grid-to-Grid (G2G), to assess future changes in peak river flows for a range of catchments across the Thames Basin.

On the trail, you should be regularly matching landmarks on the map – peaks, river crossings, signs – with their three-dimensional counterparts in the real world.

The views abound in Western grandeur -- peaks, rivers, desert, canyons.

From the peaks, rivers and canyons of the French Alps to the mountains and volcanic peaks of the Massif Central – not to mention 3,200km of coastline stretching from Italy to Spain and from the Basque country to the Straits of Dover – France offers a cornucopia of exhilarating outdoor adventures.

We learn that at its peak the river zoomed along at three million cubic feet a second, double the volume of water that cascades over Niagara Falls.

A number of roads and Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge Primary School have been closed due to flooding ahead of the expected peak in river levels later.