River Tees Case Study

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Location

  • Begins in Cross Fell in the North Pennines

  • Flows through Durham to its mouth in the North Sea

  • Mouth located near Hartlepool and Redcar

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Upper course features

V-shaped valleys, waterfalls, rapids, interlocking spurs, potholes

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Middle course features

Meanders, ox-bow lakes

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Lower course features

Estuary, levees

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Uses

  • Been used by humans since the Industrial Revolution for transport and settlement

  • Towns such as Yarm formed as a result of trade along the river

  • Upper course used for sheep farming

  • Valley floor and tidal estuary developed for heavy industries, including oil, gas, steel and petrochemical