River Orwell foreshore
Introduction
The photograph on this page of River Orwell foreshore by Bob Jones as part of the Geograph project.
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River Orwell foreshore
Image: © Bob Jones Taken: 25 Jun 2008
The passage of large vessels in the River Orwell creates a wash which, combined with spring tides, helps to erode the banks of the river. Areas of saltmarsh are few and far between and here, near Nacton Quay, where there is no such restriction, trees have been undermined and lie on the shoreline.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.008074
Longitude
1.213438