Coneyglen Burn - United Kingdom

Basic Information
Site Name
Coneyglen Burn
Short name
UWMN_22
Country
United Kingdom
Web Address
Coneyglen Burn on UWMN
Site Manager
Don Monteith
Site Description
UK Upland Waters Monitoring Network (UK UWMN) site. The Coneyglen Burn lies in the Sperrin Mountains of central Northern Ireland. The catchment area is 1264 ha and rises from 230 m at the sampling station to a maximum of 562 m at Carnanelly. The underlying geology is schists of the Mullaghcarn series, which occur in places as rocky outcrops. Catchment soils are dominated by blanket peats and peaty podsols. Adjacent to the stream the thin peat is interspersed with alluvium, sands and gravels. Originally some 4% of the catchment (the lower section) was planted with conifers but this has increased slightly since 2000 as the forested area was enlarged. Previously improved grazing land in the middle section of the catchment, adjacent ...
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2023-07-28 11:07:56

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1990
Observed properties
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Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
UK Upland Waters Monitoring Network✖ (UWMN_22)The affiliation of this site with "UK Upland Waters Monitoring Network" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
Geographic
Marker
200 km
100 mi
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 54.7394 Longitude: -7.00554

Size
ca. 1264.00ha
Elevation (average)
396.00msl
Elevation (min)
230.00msl
Elevation (max)
562.00msl
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Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Fresh water rivers
Biome
Fresh Water Rivers
Ecosystem Type
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
6.40°C
Precipitation Annual
1500.00mm
Geology
Schists of the Mullaghcarn series
Vegetation
Originally some 4% of the catchment (the lower section) was planted with conifers but this has increased slightly since 2000 as the forested area was enlarged. Previously improved grazing land in the middle section of the catchment, adjacent to a small farm, is no longer actively managed, except by grazing, and is reverting to moorland, with a predominance of Juncus species. Old field systems and drainage patterns suggest a higher intensity of land-use in the past. Elsewhere, the vegetation is characterised by moorland species, notably Calluna.
Soils
Blanket peats and peaty podsols. Adjacent to the stream the thin peat is interspersed with alluvium, sands and gravels.
Hydrology
The altitude range is from 230 m at the sampling station to 460 m at the headwaters. The channel section utilised for biological sampling is straight and about 4 m wide and is characterised by shallow rapids with a stream bed comprising largely bedrock and boulders.
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 storage » Relational database
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
General Data Policy
The data provider must be offered co-authorship for publications using this dataset at least within the metadata description
LTER Site Classification
Extensive
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