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ECN Sites: Scoat Tarn
Sponsoring organisation(s)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (through United Kingdom Acid Waters Monitoring Network)
Site Characteristics
| Easting |
3159 |
| Northing |
5104 |
| Altitude |
m |
| Area of Lake |
ha |
| Mean annual pH* |
5.1 |
| Mean annual water temperature* |
8.1 |
Locate site in multimap
* calculated from the ECN database |
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| Description
Scoat Tarn in the English Lake District is a typical mountain corrie lake, being small and deep with an area of 5.2 ha and a maximum depth of 20 m. The lake lies in a west facing valley at an altitude of 602 m, and drains into Wastwater via the Nether Beck. The catchment comprises a small corrie (95 ha) with steeply sloping walls and three summits in excess of 825 m. The bedrock is Ordivician tuff (undifferentiated) of the Borrowdale Volcanic series and the local soils are mainly shallow, peaty rankers. The eastern slopes are mainly of rock and boulders while to the north are less steep and covered in rough grass and Sphagnum moss. Land use is confined to low intensity sheep grazing. |
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Contact
Mr Ewan Shilland
ENSIS Ltd
Environmental Change Research Centre, Department of Geography, University College London, 26 Bedford Way, London, WC1H 0AP
e.shilland@geog.ucl.ac.uk
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