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From rainfall to flood hazard

From rainfall to flood hazard

Storm hydrograph showing rainfall bars, river discharge curve, lag time, rising limb, peak discharge, bankfull discharge and flood stage

A flood becomes a hazard when water threatens people, property, infrastructure or the environment. In a drainage basin, heavy rain can raise river discharge until the channel overflows onto the floodplain.

UK flood event case study Lesson

  1. GCSE
  2. /Geography
  3. /UK flood event case study

Step-by-step lessons covering OCR A GCSE Geography UK flood event case study for GCSE Geography. Each lesson works through exam-style questions in Component 01, Component 02 and Component 03 format. Build a solid grasp of core physical and human processes before tackling the evaluation- and decision-making-style questions used in the final papers, which carry the most marks.