River Wharfe Buckden Invertebrate Monitoring

Friday, 7 July 2017

River Wharfe Buckden - 29th June 2017

River Wharfe Buckden Invertebrate Monitoring: River Wharfe Buckden - 29th June 2017 https://t.co/p37VS66dIy
— ian banks (@AtollUK) July 7, 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):

29 Jun 17
Kettlewell River Level 0.907 at peak from River Levels UK
Air 18 deg C est.
Water 09 Deg C est.

Acidity PH 7.5 - Ideal / OK
Nitrate NO3-N 0 ppm or mg/litre - Ideal / OK
Nitrate NO2-N 0 ppm or mg/litre - OK (Ideal 0)
Gen Hardness GH 4 DH / 71 PPM - OK (Ideal 8 / 142 PPM)
Alkalinity KH 4 DH / 71 PPM - OK (Ideal 6 / 107 PPM)
Ammonia 0.1 PPM - OK (Ideal 0)

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This Blog transfers the running record from the monthly Anglers Riverfly Monitoring Initiative (ARMI) data being collected on the River Wharfe at Buckden, a site only slightly upstream of the Bradford City Angling Association water (i.e. Below Dubbs Lane bridge: Grid Ref SD 93923 77274) . Data is collected by Riverfly Partnership volunteer monitor Ian Banks (and also a Bradford City Angler and Bradford No. 1 club member).

Target Groups of invertibrates monitored and counted following a 3-minute kick sample include: Cased Caddis, Caseless Caddis, Mayfly, BWO, Flat Bodied (Heptageniidae) Olives, Stoneflies and Freshwater Shrimp.

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.