Hull Tidal Surge Barrier
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The Hull Tidal Surge Barrier is a major flood defense structure in Kingston upon Hull, England, designed to protect the city from tidal surges and high water levels from the Humber Estuary.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flood barrier
ⓘ
infrastructure ⓘ tidal surge barrier ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Kingston upon Hull
ⓘ
Flood barriers in England ⓘ Humber Estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1979 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crosses | River Hull NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedBy | civil engineers commissioned by Environment Agency predecessor ⓘ |
| designedFor | high water levels from Humber Estuary ⓘ |
| designedToWithstand | extreme tidal events ⓘ |
| function | blocks high tidal water from entering River Hull ⓘ |
| hasFloodDefenceRoleSince | 1980s ⓘ |
| hasPart |
control building
ⓘ
movable gate ⓘ piers ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1980 ⓘ |
| isSimilarTo | Thames Barrier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedAtMouthOf | River Hull NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Riding of Yorkshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England ⓘ Kingston upon Hull NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMetropolitanArea | Hull urban area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Europe/London ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Humber Estuary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
confluence of River Hull and Humber Estuary ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterbody | River Hull NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Environment Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingMechanism | vertically rotating gate ⓘ |
| operator | Environment Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Environment Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Humber Estuary flood defence system
ⓘ
flood defences of Kingston upon Hull NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protects |
Kingston upon Hull
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
properties in Hull city centre ⓘ riverside areas of Hull ⓘ |
| protectsFrom |
coastal flooding
ⓘ
storm surges ⓘ tidal surges ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood defence
ⓘ
tidal flood protection ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Kingston upon Hull urban area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
lower River Hull catchment ⓘ |
| riskAddressed | tidal flooding from North Sea via Humber Estuary ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| typeOfStructure | movable tidal barrier ⓘ |
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