River Lambourn - United Kingdom

Basic Information
Site Name
River Lambourn
Short name
R24
Country
United Kingdom
Web Address
ECN website
Operating Organisation
Environment Agency (UK)
Site Manager
Andrew Sier [Primary ECN contact]
Site Description
UK ECN site. The River Lambourn rises near the village of Lambourn in the chalk of the the Berkshire Downs at an altitude of about 152m AOD. It is 26km long and flows through the Kennet Valley in a south-easterly direction to Newbury where it joins the River Kennet at an altitude of about 85m AOD. There is one important tributary, the Winterbourne Stream, which flows into the Lambourn from the north-east, just upstream of Newbury. The sampling site is located at Bagnor in the town of Newbury (population: c. 35,000) at an altitude of about 80m AOD, about 5km above the confluence with the Kennet. The underlying bedrock is chalk, with overlying river gravels. The catchment is mostly rural, with mixed farming as the main industry, ...
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2023-07-28 10:07:21

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1994
Observed properties
water parameterchemical parameterbiological parameterecosystem parameterchlorophyllcontentofwaterconductivitystageheightwateraciditywateralkalinitywaterlevelwaterqualitywatertemperaturewatertransparencyammoniumcontentdissolvednutrientdissolvedorganiccarboninwatersuspendedsolidstotalorganiccarbonnitrogencontentinorganicnutrientcontent
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
LTER Europe✔This site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
UK ECN✔ (LTER_EU_UK_041)This site is a verified "UK ECN" member.
Projects
eLTER (H2020)
Geographic
3 km
2 mi
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4167 Longitude: -1.35

Size
ca. 0.00ha
Elevation (average)
116.00msl
Elevation (min)
80.00msl
Elevation (max)
152.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Fresh water rivers
Biome
Fresh Water Rivers
Ecosystem Type
Rivers
Fresh Water Rivers
Biogeographical Region
Atlantic Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Inland surface waters (C)
Inland surface waters (C) » Surface running waters (C2)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
9.27°C
Precipitation Annual
762.40mm
Geology
The underlying bedrock is chalk, with overlying river gravels.
Vegetation
Extensive decidous woodlands on the catchment boundary. The river corridor is notable for reed beds and willow stands
Hydrology
The River Lambourn rises near the village of Lambourn in the chalk of the the Berkshire Downs at an altitude of about 152m AOD. It is 26km long and flows through the Kennet Valley in a south-easterly direction to Newbury where it joins the River Kennet at an altitude of about 85m AOD. There is one important tributary, the Winterbourne Stream, which flows into the Lambourn from the north-east, just upstream of Newbury. The sampling site is located at Bagnor in the town of Newbury (population: c. 35,000) at an altitude of about 80m AOD, about 5km above the confluence with the Kennet. The catchment is mostly rural, with mixed farming as the main industry. Ten kilometers from the source, the river receives input from East Shefford sewage works. There are no other significant inputs upstream of the sampling site and no large conurbations on the catchment above the site.
Protection Level (IUCN category)
Category V – Protected Landscape/Seascape/Area
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
no experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
not applicable
Design of Observation
only observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Data portal
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Structured file
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Spatial data file (GIS)
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Relational database
Equipment notes
In addition to the Environment Agency monitoring (data provided to ECN), the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology run the CEH River Lambourn Observatory. This is an automatic water quality monitoring station, installed on the River Lambourn at Boxford in March 2008.
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
No
Access Type
regular car
Permanent Operation
Yes
Operation Notes
ECN freshwater monitoring is carried out at least once per month
Site Visit Interval
30
Maintenance Interval
30
Data Policy URL
http://data.ecn.ac.uk/datapolicy.asp
LTER Site Classification
Extensive
Related Resources on DEIMS-SDR
1 dataset(s) in total:
River Lambourn: UK Environmental Change Network (ECN) water temperature 1998-2012
There is EURO-CORDEX climate scenario data available for this site:
Projected Near Surface Specific Humidity ChangeRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Precipitation ChangeRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Sea Level Pressure ChangeRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Surface Downwelling Shortwave RadiationRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Near-Surface Wind SpeedRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Near-Surface Air TemperatureRCP26RCP45RCP85
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.