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Floods, September 2008
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Morpeth Floods 2008
- Following a period of sustained heavy rain the River Wansbeck burst its banks and overwhelmed the flood defences in Morpeth on the 6th of September 2008. Over 400 people had …
![New Footbridge](http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/93/04/3930494_eaf75a4d.jpg)
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New Footbridge
- This footbridge over the River Aln at Hulne Park was built in 2009 and replaced an earlier bridge which was destroyed in the floods of September 2008.
![Floods 2008, River Coquet](http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/16/59/3165957_73bd0d80.jpg)
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Floods 2008, River Coquet
- At the monitoring station at Rothbury, the typical level of the River Coquet is 0.26m to 1.80m deep - on the 6th of September 2008, following heavy rain, the river …
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![Morpeth Floods 2008](/uploads/thumbs2/morpeth_floods_2008.png)
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Morpeth Floods 2008
- Following a period of sustained heavy rain the River Wansbeck burst its banks and overwhelmed the flood defences in Morpeth on the 6th of September 2008. Over 400 people had …
![New Footbridge](http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/93/04/3930494_eaf75a4d.jpg)
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New Footbridge
- This footbridge over the River Aln at Hulne Park was built in 2009 and replaced an earlier bridge which was destroyed in the floods of September 2008.
![Floods 2008, River Coquet](http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/16/59/3165957_73bd0d80.jpg)