Category: Gatwick airport
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A River Runs Through It. Proposed Gatwick Northern Runway expansion and impacts on the River Mole
(Note: this was written by me in October 2023) ABSTRACT Overall, the Gatwick Northern Runway Project has schemes that could improve on existing flood risk mitigation and water quality management. Several schemes seek to improve the local river environment and access to it. Examples of welcome improvements include the Museum Field FCA, the de-culverting of…
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Are the finger prints of Climate Change over the fish die-off in the Upper Mole?
A significant and very saddening fish die-off occurred on Sunday 11 June – Monday 12 June 2023 in the Upper River Mole between Charlwood and Horley along the realigned channel below the confluence of Man’s Brook. This post outlines the nature of the location, details of the event itself and explores some possible causes.
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Development threats to runoff in the Upper Mole Basin
Analysis of potential impacts on runoff and river flow of three developments in the Upper Mole basin.
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Rainfall intensity rules River Mole runoff, to a point.
Bit of a cryptic title but this follows my previous post on how our flashy local river responds to rain. Two recent contrasting rainfall events occurred at the tail end of this wet November and it struck me how the Mole responded quite differently to these. So in this post I have drawn up hydrographs…
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Flood-Gate? Gatwick Airport flood and water management in the Mole drainage basin
This post explores flood control engineering, water management and pollution controls currently in place at London Gatwick airport. The post adds detail to the previous article on flood control in the River Mole basin and should provide a fuller understanding of flood control on the River Mole including management of water flows through Gatwick airport and any impact…
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2013 Flooding on the River Mole: causes, impacts and management
The River Mole is a modest lowland river in SE England that rises near Rusper in the wooded hilly heartland of the Surrey / Sussex Weald, near Crawley and Horsham. The Mole and its tributaries flow broadly north, through Crawley, around and under Gatwick airport, before meandering through mostly rural countryside to Dorking. The Mole…
The Mole Story 