Allt a'Mharcaidh - United Kingdom

Basic Information
Site Name
Allt a'Mharcaidh
Short name
R14
Country
United Kingdom
Site Description
UK ECN site. Allt a'Mharcaidh is a stream site on the western flank of the Cairngorm Mountains. The catchment area is 998ha and it drains to the River Feshie, a tributary of the River Spey. The catchment rises from 325m at the sampling site to 1111m and is covered by alpine and peaty podsols (60%) and blanket peat (40%). The underlying geology is intrusive biotite-granite of the Lower Old Red Sandstone age. Vegetation is characterised by a heather/fescue grass mixture (90%) with native pinewoods (c. 2%) interspersed along the lowest reaches. The catchment comprises part of the Cairngorm National Nature Reserve and land-use is confined to deer grazing. The stream gradient is steep and exposed bedrock, rapids and waterfalls and ...
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2023-07-28 11:07:45

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1992
Observed properties
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Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTERThis site is a verified "ILTER" member.
UK Upland Waters Monitoring Network (UWMN_02)The affiliation of this site with "UK Upland Waters Monitoring Network" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
LTER EuropeThis site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
UK ECN (LTER_EU_UK_031)This site is a verified "UK ECN" member.
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Allt a'Mharcaidh stream
Allt a'Mharcaidh stream
Geographic
2 km
1 mi
Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 57.114196 Longitude: -3.843425

Size
ca. 998.00ha
Elevation (average)
718.00msl
Elevation (min)
325.00msl
Elevation (max)
1111.00msl
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