River Tweed - United Kingdom

Basic Information
Site Name
River Tweed
Short name
R16
Country
United Kingdom
Web Address
ECN website
Site Manager
Andrew Sier [Primary ECN contact]
Site Description
UK ECN site. This is a stream site located 80 kilometres from the source of the River Tweed. The catchment area above this site is 150,000 ha. The catchment rises from 92 m at the sampling site to 400 m and is mainly covered by peaty and humus-iron podsols. The underlying geology of the upper Tweed catchment is of shales, mudstones, slates and greywackes. Land cover types for the entire Tweed catchment are improved grassland (26%), rough grassland (16%), woodland (16%), heather/peatland (10%) and arable (18%) although almost all of the latter is found downstream of this site. The River Tweed has an international reputation both as a famous salmon river and an excellent trout water. The Tweed has been designated as a Site of ...
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2023-07-28 10:07:49

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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_033)This site is a verified "UK ECN" member.
Geographic
200 km
100 mi
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 55.60309219 Longitude: -2.78107047

Size
ca. 0.00ha
Elevation (average)
240.00msl
Elevation (min)
92.00msl
Elevation (max)
400.00msl
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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
7.78°C
Precipitation Annual
824.30mm
Geology
The underlying geology of the upper Tweed catchment is of shales, mudstones, slates and greywackes.
Vegetation
In the catchment: Improved grassland, rough grassland, woodland, heather/peatland, arable (mostly downstream of the sampling point).
Soils
Catchment mainly covered by peaty and humus-iron podsols.
Hydrology
This is a stream site located 80 kilometres from the source of the River Tweed. The catchment area above this site is 150,000 ha. The catchment rises from 92 m at the sampling site to 400 m. The River Tweed has an international reputation both as a famous salmon river and an excellent trout water.
Protection Level (IUCN category)
Category IV – Habitat/Species Management 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 » Paper
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Structured file
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Spatial data file (GIS)
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Relational database
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
No
Permanent Operation
No
Operation Notes
ECN freshwater monitoring is carried out at least once per month
Site Visit Interval
30
Data Policy URL
http://data.ecn.ac.uk/datapolicy.asp
LTER Site Classification
Extensive
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.