Water safety demonstration flume
The water safety flume shows how water behaves in rivers when it interacts with different structures, like weirs or culverts, and how river currents can quickly become dangerous.
Both natural and engineered river features can be placed in the river channel, for example a waterfall, stepping stones, weirs of various designs, bridges, fish passes, culverts and culvert screens.
We developed the water safety flume in partnership with North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service. It is being used by their Public Safety Officers to help raise water safety awareness in local schools and communities.
Since this flume was created, we have helped many other organisations from the UK and other countries develop and build their own water safety flumes by sharing our experiences as well as designs and technical specifications.
Our free standing flume is currently on loan to the London Fire Brigade at their Water Safety Centre of Excellence in Twickenham.
For further information please feel free to contact us.
Learning resources
Learning Resources: Rivers
Learning resources to help understand how engineered structures in the river channel, like culverts, screens and weirs, affect water flow and local flood risk.
Learning Resources: Catchments
Learning resources to help explore how different landscapes and land uses can affect how water flows and the risk of flooding
Learning Resources: Weather and climate
Learning resources to help understand the principles of weather monitoring, why it’s important and how this links to weather hazards and our changing climate.
Learning Resources: Coasts
Learning resources to help explore how different types and combinations of coastal defences can improve resilience to coastal flood risk and erosion.
Water safety with North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service
This short film about water safety was made in partnership with the North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service to support water safety awareness and education activities.
