Estuaries are particularly complex environments. Effective estuarine solutions and strategies must consider the key natural processes and balance engineering and commercial needs with economic, social and environmental factors. We apply our expertise to deliver sustainable solutions for our clients worldwide.

HR Wallingford has a 60 year track record of achievement in applied estuarine research and consultancy. Our unique mix of know-how, assets and facilities includes state of the art physical modelling laboratories, a full range of computational modelling tools and expert staff with world-renowned skills and experience.

The solutions we deliver to all our clients benefit from our position at the forefront of estuary related research and our track record on challenging estuary projects such as the Thames Barrier and Severn Tidal Power studies.

Our capabilities for studying infrastructure within estuaries include investigation of:

• tides, surges, extreme fluvial events and flooding
• outfall plume dispersion and water quality
• heat recirculation at power stations
• sediment transport and morphological change
• scour around structures, pipelines and cables
• long term geomorphological change.