Continuing from the last thread with the mapping and terrain aspects:
“The Humber Estuary.
The Humber is a North Sea inlet on the East coast of England and it is one of the major deepwater estuaries in the U.K. The deepwater channel is 22 miles (35 kms.) long from the open sea at Spurn Point to Kingston Upon Hull. Further upstream at low tide there are many sandbanks that are exposed restricting navigation to smaller vessels. The Humber starts at the juncture of the River Ouse and the River Trent, and at this point it is approximately 1 mile (1.6km) wide. It increases its width until at its mouth, 37 miles (59 kms.) to the east, it is about 8 miles (13 kms.) wide between North Lincolnshire and Kilnsea, East Yorkshire with Spurn Head jutting out nearly 4 miles (6.4 kms.) into the estuary.
Humber EstuaryThe Humber with its canals and tributaries, (which include the rivers Hull, Ancholme, Derwent, Ouse and Trent) run off an area of 9,550 square miles (24,750 square kms.), which is about 20% of the total land area in England. This provides the largest single output of fresh water from Britain into the North Sea.
The Humber is a large tidal estuary and extremely turbid, the estuary has a brown appearance due to this high turbidity, and is often thought of as a dirty river. This is not so, the Humber is healthy and there are many Nature Conservation areas and important Nature Reserves in and around it. The waters of the estuary are heavily laden with sediment, which comes from marine and riverine sources and the eroding boulder clay of the Holderness coast. This sediment keeps extensive inter tidal flats and forms mud and sand bars that make semi-permanent islands along the shores, sand dunes and small lagoons can also be found. At low tide vast expanses of mud flats are exposed. These are one of the Humbers important habitats for millions of invertebrates, that provide a food source for many other species. Further upstream as the salinity decreases extensive reed beds fringe the estuary. Therefore the estuary supports a vast collection of wildlife and natural habitats from salt marsh and samphire beds to sub tidal sandbanks and many species of fish, birds are also a well known feature of the Humber, with many species of International importance using the Estuary.“
RiverHumber.com - Home.
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I can't seem to find anything stating the police were asking the cyclist to come forward. I could have sworn I've seen it somewhere too! Anyone else remember this or know where I can find it?
Yes I recall this from the surveillance video clip of him rolling a smoke, reporter speaks as the bike goes by iirc.
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River Hull at Hull Barrier Victoria Pier: River level and flood alerts
Why a huge tidal barrier could be installed across the River Humber
Category:Humber drainage basin - Wikipedia
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East Yorkshire River Trust - River Hull
“Chalk Wolds of East Yorkshire are the source of spring fed streams, or becks, that make up the River Hull catchment, forming perhaps the most northerly region of European chalk streams. These chalk streams provide important corridors for wildlife and the major water courses are designated SSSI’s.
Separate to the River Hull system is the Gypsey Race, the most northerly winterbourne chalk stream in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Pre-history, the Gypsey Race possibly linked to the River Hull system at Kilham but its course may have been later blocked by glacier action. It now discharges into the North Sea at Bridlington Harbour.“
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Abandoned river boats 'a flood risk'
“East Riding of Yorkshire Council are looking for the owners of the vessels, some of which have been there 10 years.
The council said "limited funding" was available to help the owners move their boats, which include trawlers, barges and leisure craft.“
