Beagh's Burn - United Kingdom

Basic Information
Site Name
Beagh's Burn
Short name
UWMN_19
Country
United Kingdom
Web Address
UK UWMN Site Beagh's Burn
Site Manager
Don Monteith
Site Description
UK Upland Waters Monitoring Network (UK UWMN) site. Beagh's Burn lies in the Glens of Antrim in north-eastern Northern Ireland. The catchment area is 302 ha and rises steeply from 150 m, just above the confluence with the Glendun River, to a maximum of 397 m at Oghtbristacree. Localised mineral soils in the lowermost area give way to blanket peats which dominate most of the catchment. In the upper catchment the peat is partly drained and in places extensively eroded. The underlying geology is quartz-schists of the Glendun series. Deciduous trees grow on the steep slopes immediately adjacent to the lowermost stream stretch which coincides with the sampling station. Elsewhere moorland species characterised by Calluna, Molinia and Sphagnum mosses, comprise the catchment vegetation. Old walls, derelict sheep pens and improvement of the lowest grazing land attest to a former level of land-use which exceeded the present low intensity sheep grazing. The annual rainfall is c. 1600 mm. Some data are managed by UK ECN Data Centre. Note: The area is the size of the catchment.
Last modified
2021-05-26 03:05:30

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1988
Observed properties
change in population size over time
nitrogen content
ammonium content
dissolved nutrient
dissolved organic carbon in water
suspended solids
total organic carbon
ecosystem parameter
diversity index
faunistic diversity
floristic diversity
inorganic nutrient content
plant species composition
species composition
species list
species presence
species richness
water parameter
chlorophyll content of water
conductivity
stage height
water acidity
water alkalinity
water level
water quality
water temperature
water transparency
Geographic
Size
302.00ha
Elevation (average)
273.00msl
Elevation (min)
150.00msl
Elevation (max)
397.00msl
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
UK Upland Waters Monitoring Network✖The affiliation of this site with "UK Upland Waters Monitoring Network" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
UK Eutrophying and Acidifying atmospheric Pollutants network (UKEAP)✖The affiliation of this site with "UK Eutrophying and Acidifying atmospheric Pollutants network (UKEAP)" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
UK ECN✖ (LTER_EU_UK_072)The affiliation of this site with "UK ECN" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
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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
6.90°C
Precipitation Annual
1600.00mm
Geology
Quartz-schists of the Glendun series.
Vegetation
Deciduous trees grow on the steep slopes immediately adjacent to the lowermost stream stretch which coincides with the sampling station. Elsewhere moorland species characterised by Calluna, Molinia and Sphagnum mosses, comprise the catchment vegetation.
Soils
Localised mineral soils in the lowermost area give way to blanket peats which dominate most of the catchment. In the upper catchment the peat is partly drained and in places extensively eroded.
Hydrology
The altitude range is 230 m from the sampling station to the headwaters. The channel section utilised for biological sampling lies just upstream of the confluence with the Glendun River and is steep, being punctuated with waterfalls and rapids. The 2-4 m wide stream bed comprises mainly bedrock, boulders and cobbles and the sampling reach is heavily shaded by ash, willow and hawthorn in summer.
Protection Level (IUCN category)
Category V – Protected Landscape/Seascape/Area
Site Type
Stationary terrestrial 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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