Round Loch of Glenhead - United Kingdom

Basic Information
Site Name
Round Loch of Glenhead
Short name
UWMN_07
Country
United Kingdom
Web Address
Round Loch of Glenhead on UWMN
Round Loch of Glenhead on UK Lakes Portal
Site Manager
Don Monteith
Site Description
UK Upland Waters Monitoring Network (UK UWMN) site. The site lies at 298 m altitude in the Galloway region of south-west Scotland. The loch is 12.7 ha in area and receives drainage from minor streams and catchment blanket peats. The outflow drains to the south-west into the Glenhead Burn and Loch Trool. The loch bathymetry indicates a single deep basin (maximum depth 13.5 m) offset to the south with slopes rising gently away from the southern shore. An island is located just off the western shore some 250 m from the outflow. Some data are managed by UK ECN Data Centre. Note: The area is the size of the catchment.
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2023-07-28 11:07:57

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1988
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
UK Upland Waters Monitoring Network✖ (UWMN_7)The affiliation of this site with "UK Upland Waters Monitoring Network" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 55.0934 Longitude: -4.43032

Size
ca. 90.00ha
Elevation (average)
298.00msl
Elevation (min)
298.00msl
Elevation (max)
298.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
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GEO-BON Biome
Fresh water lakes
Biome
Fresh Water Lakes
Ecosystem Type
Lakes
Fresh Water Lakes
Small lakes
Biogeographical Region
Atlantic Bio-geographical Region
Air Temperature: Average Annual
7.30°C
Precipitation Annual
2300.00mm
Geology
Tonalite; tonalite/granite
Vegetation
Unforested moorland dominated by Molinia, Erica and Trichophorum with Calluna, Nardus and Potentilla
Soils
Peat; peaty podsols
Hydrology
The site lies at 298 m altitude in the Galloway region of south-west Scotland. The loch is 12.7 ha in area and receives drainage from minor streams and catchment blanket peats. The outflow drains to the south-west into the Glenhead Burn and Loch Trool. The loch bathymetry indicates a single deep basin (maximum depth 13.5 m) offset to the south with slopes rising gently away from the southern shore. An island is located just off the western shore some 250 m from the outflow.
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 » Other data services
Equipment notes
There is accommodation nearby
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
boat
Permanent Operation
No
Operation Notes
Chemistry sampled monthly. Biological measurements made annually
Site Visit Interval
30
LTER Site Classification
Extensive
There is EURO-CORDEX climate scenario data available for this site:
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