Trout Beck - United Kingdom

Basic Information
Site Name
Trout Beck
Short name
R22
Country
United Kingdom
Site Manager
Site Description
UK ECN site. The Trout Beck is a headwater stream of the River Tees, which drains Great Dun Fell, Hard Hill and Knock Fell in the North Pennines. The ECN sampling point (Grid Ref NY758335) is at 535m altitude and the catchment above this covers 1146 ha, rising to 848m altitude. The geology is alternating strata of Carboniferous limestones, sandstone and shales. Blanket peat covers 90% of the catchment with skeletal soils towards the fell tops and small areas of limestone soils and alluvial soils. Vegetation is dominated by ling heather (Calluna vulgaris), cotton grass (Eriophorum spp) and Sphagnum moss. The catchment lies in Moor House National Nature Reserve which is owned by Natural England. Discharge is measured at a gauging station operated by the Environment Agency. The pH of Trout Beck has wide fluctuations associated with the discharge. The site has a long history of ecological research. Note: this site is a single point sampling location on a river. The site is co-located with the Moor House-Upper Teesdale ECN site (the catchment lies entirely within this site). It is also included in the UK's Upland Waters Monitoring Network (UWMN). The shape file indicates the Moor House-Upper Teesdale ECN site.
Last modified
2023-07-28 11:07:38

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1996
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTERThis site is a verified "ILTER" member.
UK Upland Waters Monitoring Network (UWMN_28)The affiliation of this site with "UK Upland Waters Monitoring Network" is not verified.
LTER EuropeThis site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
UK ECN (LTER_EU_UK_039)This site is a verified "UK ECN" member.
Photos
Trout Beck at the ECN Moor House. Photo: UKCEH

Trout Beck at the ECN Moor House. Photo: UKCEH

Flow gauging station on the Trout Beck. Photo: UKCEH

Flow gauging station on the Trout Beck. Photo: UKCEH

Trout Beck. Photo: UKCEH

Trout Beck. Photo: UKCEH

Trout Beck in winter. Photo: UKCEH

Trout Beck in winter. Photo: UKCEH

Sampling in the Trout Beck. Photo: UKCEH

Sampling in the Trout Beck. Photo: UKCEH

Geographic
Elevation (average)
581.00msl
Elevation (min)
535.00msl
Elevation (max)
848.00msl
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