River Etherow - United Kingdom

Basic Information
Site Name
River Etherow
Short name
UWMN_12
Country
United Kingdom
Web Address
River Etherow on UWMN
Site Manager
Don Monteith
Site Description
UK Upland Waters Monitoring Network (UK UWMN) site. Some data are managed by UK ECN Data Centre. Site description here: http://awmn.defra.gov.uk/sites/site_12.php. Note: The area is the size of the catchment.
Last modified
2023-07-28 11:07:36

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1988
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
UK Upland Waters Monitoring Network✖ (UWMN_12)The affiliation of this site with "UK Upland Waters Monitoring Network" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
UK Eutrophying and Acidifying atmospheric Pollutants network (UKEAP)✖The affiliation of this site with "UK Eutrophying and Acidifying atmospheric Pollutants network (UKEAP)" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
UK ECN✖ (LTER_EU_UK_067)The affiliation of this site with "UK ECN" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 53.493 Longitude: -1.82528

Size
ca. 1295.00ha
Elevation (average)
456.00msl
Elevation (min)
280.00msl
Elevation (max)
633.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Fresh water rivers
Biome
Fresh Water Rivers
Biogeographical Region
Atlantic Bio-geographical Region
Air Temperature: Average Annual
7.20°C
Precipitation Annual
1600.00mm
Geology
Millstone grit
Vegetation
Moorland vegetation includes both improved and rough grazing land; Calluna and Vaccinium comprise the dominant vegetation with grasses (notably Agrostis and Molinia) and a scatter of deciduous trees (Betula and Quercus) accounting for the remaining areas.
Soils
Peats; stagnohumic gleys; stagnopodsols
Hydrology
Situated in the Pennines east of Manchester, the upper catchment of the River Etherow drains an area of 1295 ha and flows into the Woodhead Reservoir, the first of a series of downstream reservoirs designed by John Frederick Bateman to supply water to the city. The altitude range is from 280 m at the sampling station to 620 m at the headwaters. The stream section utilised for biological sampling is c. 10 m wide and comprises a sequence of rapids and pools. The substrate is characterised by shallow bedrock ledges, large boulders and cobbles.
Protection Level (IUCN category)
Category IV – Habitat/Species Management Area
Category V – Protected Landscape/Seascape/Area
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
no experimentation
Design of Observation
only observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Equipment notes
Accommodation in nearby villages
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
No
Permanent Operation
No
Operation Notes
Chemistry sampled monthly. Biological measurements made annually
Site Visit Interval
30
LTER Site Classification
Extensive
There is EURO-CORDEX climate scenario data available for this site:
Projected Near Surface Specific Humidity ChangeRCP26RCP45RCP85
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Projected Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air TemperatureRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Daily Minimum Near-Surface Air TemperatureRCP26RCP45RCP85

You can also download the entire climate scenario dataset for this site from the EUDAT B2SHARE data store.