River Leven (at Newby Bridge) freeze coring report
This is the River Leven (at Newby Bridge) freeze coring report produced by Lancaster University in 2000. This study looks at fine materials in river Leven that may have to be considered detrimental to successful salmonid spawning. Following an observed decline in quality of salmonid fisheries at the site an investigation was initiated to assess the extent of ingress of fine sediments into the spawning gravels. A broader picture was sought by sampling both above and below the weir and close to both banks of the river. A comparison of the fine sediment from each sample site was undertaken. All the freeze cores used in this report contained distinct horizontal strata down through their length. The cores often penetrated into a highly compacted layer of light grey coloured material. The upper surface of this highly compacted layer is considered as a boundary between fine materials of different origin. Considerable variability was observed in the median grain size (D50) of the gravels from the cores. In addition variability was observed in the thickness of the upper less compacted layers. The role of regulated river flow across the weir in clearing fines from river gravels is briefly considered.
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| Format: | monograph biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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Lancaster Universtiy
2000
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| Subjects: | Fisheries, Limnology, Management, England, Leven, Inland waters, Rivers, Freshwater fish, Migratory species, Sediment cores, Environmental assessment, Water quality, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/27228 |
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