Kielder

Question 1

How many people does kielder supply

Answer 1

2.5 million

Question 2

What is the kielders daily supply

Answer 2

729million letters

Question 3

Where does kielder supply

Answer 3

Durham
North Yorkshire
Cumbria

Question 4

Annual precipitation at kielder

Answer 4

1370mm

Question 5

Why was kielder a good place to build a reservoir other than its high rain fall

Answer 5

Low population and poor quality farmland

Question 6

What other than rainfall makes kielder so effective especially in draught conditions

Answer 6

Springs

Question 7

What are the positives of kilelder

Answer 7

Hep 6MW of power 
Habitat for red squirrels 
Timber produced 
260 employees 
£6 million a year from tourism

Question 8

What are the negatives kielder

Answer 8

Changes the landscape + river bed ruined downstream bad for fish
Increased erosion downstream
58families displaced
2700acres flooded
Monoculture- too much of one type of tree