Jubilee Flood Relief Channel Case-study

What is a flood relief channel?

Water is diverted through a channel to decrease the amount of water in the original channel.

Where does the channel start?

It starts to the south east of Maidenhead

Where does the channel pass?

The north of Eton

Where does the channel re-join?

At the River Thames

What is downstream from the river channel?

Eton and Windsor

What is upstream from the river channel

Wraysbury

How much did the channel cost to construct?

£110 million

How wide and long was the channel?

11.7Km long and 50m wide.

How many properties does it protect?

3,000 properties throughout Eton, Windsor and Maidenhead

Without it , what would be at risk?

Major roads and thousands of properties

How many businesses does it protect?

50

What college does it protect?

Eton College

What happened to the house prices?

They went down.

What happened to insurance prices?

They went up.

What is it said to have done?

Flooded more homes that it has protected.

What doesn’t it protect?

Areas downstream.

Where and when did it flood?

It flooded Wraysbury in 2014.

What do Wraysbury residents say they feel like?

Sacrificial lambs