River Wharfe Buckden Invertebrate Monitoring

Saturday, 23 September 2017

River Wharfe Buckden - 17th September 2017

River Wharfe Buckden Invertebrate Monitoring: River Wharfe Buckden - 17th September 2017 https://t.co/HXTqRgF32i
— ian banks (@AtollUK) September 23, 2017

Click on 2017 Riverfly Monitoring table above or long term ARMI Results Graph below to view bigger image of monitoring Jan 2017 - Dec 2017 inclusive.

NOTE: Environment Agency Trigger Levels have been increased for the River Wharfe from from '1' to '5' until further notice, as of February 2016.

Riverflies ARMI Link and Monitoring Page for River Wharfe Buckden

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Supplementary Readings (Non scientific / for information only):

17 Sep 17
Kettlewell River Level 0.4 slowly falling

https://www.riverlevels.uk/river-wharfe-kettlewell-with-starbotton-kettlewell#history

Air 17 deg C est.
Water 11 Deg C est.

Clean Water for Wildlife

Acidity PH 8 - OK (Ideal 7)
Nitrate NO3-N 0 ppm or mg/litre - Ideal / OK
Nitrate NO2-N 0 ppm or mg/litre - OK (Ideal 0)
Gen Hardness GH 8 DH / 142 PPM - OK (Ideal 8 / 142 PPM)
Alkalinity KH 5 DH / 89 PPM - OK (Ideal 6 / 107 PPM)
Ammonia 0.2 PPM - OK (Ideal 0)

Freshwater Biogical Association

The Freshwater Biological Association (FBA) took over from Salmon & Trout Conservation UK (S&TC) as Riverfly Partnership host at the beginning of April 2017. FBA s a thriving membership association, independent scientific organisation and a registered charity. Founded in 1929, we promote freshwater science through innovative research, maintained specialist scientific facilities, a programme of scientific meetings, production of publications, and by providing sound independent scientific opinion.

Yorkshire Dales River Trust

Led by the Trust, the Upper Wharfe Restoration Project (UWRP) focusses on catchment scale restoration from source of the Wharfe to Grassington. Funded by the Environment Agency, the objective is to improve failing water bodies under the Water Framework Directive. As part of this, the Upper Wharfe SSSI Project has classed the river a nationally important Site of Special Scientific Interest for wildlife and habitat. The SSSI covers the river channel and small areas of adjacent floodplain between Buckden and upstream of the River Skirfare confluence near Kettlewell. The Wharfe SSSI is currently classed in poor condition as a result of historic management methods which prevent the river from functioning naturally, reducing its ecological health. Click on the image and link below to download the full report.