Upton Broad - United Kingdom

Basic Information
Site Name
Upton Broad
Short name
L01
Country
United Kingdom
Web Address
ECN website
Upton Broad on UK Lakes Portal
Operating Organisation
Environment Agency (UK)
Site Manager
Andrew Sier [Primary ECN contact]
Site Description
UK ECN site. Upton Broad is a shallow lowland lake, formed by the flooding of peat diggings, which were abandoned in the 14th century. It has an area of 6.9ha and an approximate mean depth of 0.8m. The broad lies in the valley of the River Bure, at an elevation of less than 10m, but is isolated from the river system, and is groundwater fed, with some drainage from surrounding land. Geologically, the area is underlain by Quaternary deposits of Norwich Crag, with glacial till and outwash deposits at the surface. The broad forms part of the Upton Broad and Marshes Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). It is considered to have been relatively unaffected by the eutrophication that has damaged most of the lakes in the region, and ...
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2023-09-01 16:09:54

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1994
Observed properties
water parameterchemical parameterecosystem parameterbiological parameterchlorophyllcontentofwaterconductivitylakelevellaketemperaturewateraciditywateralkalinitywaterlevelwaterqualitywatertemperaturewatertransparencyammoniumcontentdissolvedorganiccarboninwatersuspendedsolidstotalorganiccarbonbenthicinvertebratesabundancebenthicinvertebratespresencespeciesabundancespeciespresencenitrogencontent
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_001)This site is a verified "UK ECN" member.
Projects
eLTER (H2020)
Photos
Upton Broad
Upton Broad
Geographic
500 m
1000 ft
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 52.665493 Longitude: 1.531365

Size
ca. 6.90ha
Elevation (average)
1.50msl
Elevation (min)
-2.00msl
Elevation (max)
5.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Fresh water lakes
Biome
Fresh Water Lakes
Ecosystem Type
Lakes
Fresh Water Lakes
Biogeographical Region
Atlantic Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Inland surface waters (C)
Inland surface waters (C) » Surface standing waters (C1)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
9.72°C
Precipitation Annual
605.00mm
Geology
Geologically, the areas is underlin by Quaternary deposits of Norwich Crag, with glacial till and outwash deposits at the sue.
Vegetation
Supports a population of the nationally rare aquatic macrophyte Najas marina. Surrounded by a band of alder carr (wet woodland). To the north of the broad are drained grazing marshes, and to the south the catchment is given over to more intensive arable agriculture.
Hydrology
The broad lies in the valley of the River Bure, at an elevation of less than 10m, but is isolated from the river system, and is groundwater fed, with some drainage from surrounding land.
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
Accommodation in nearby villages
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
boat
Permanent Operation
Yes
Operation Notes
ECN freshwater monitoring is carried out at least once per month, if not more frequently
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:
Upton Broad: UK Environmental Change Network (ECN) water temperature 2007-2012
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.