Glengonnar Water Field Results and What Next....
Dec 27, 2015
Slope11.13 km from Source to confluence with River Clyde
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Land Use & Geography
• Need to consider– Land Use– Slope– Altitude– Rainfall– Water Use– Land Runoff
Data Gathered
• Fisheries Survey• Invertebrate Survey• Water Velocity• River Discharge• Substrate Size• Water Chemistry• Land Use• Geography
Water Velocity – Flow Meter
• Recorded the number of revolutions per minute and converted using an equation
VelocityOrange vs Flow Meter
• Orange = 0.58m per second• Flow Meter = 0.25m per second
Are these comparable results??
NO!!!!
Erosion, Transportation or Deposition
• Substrate = 8.1 cm
• Velocity = 0.25 cm/sec
We need to consider all the different sized
substrates and flow changes
Invertebrate Data
• 3 min kick sample• Count how many families present in river =
Number of Taxa• Calculate the BMWP (Biological Monitoring
Working Party) score
(10x6)+ (7x4)+ 6 + (5x3) + 4 + 1
= 114
These scores are based on tolerance to organic pollution
Mayfly - Heptageniidae least tolerant (more likely to die)
Worm - Oligochaeta most tolerant – unlikely to die
Invertebrate Data
• 3 min kick sample• Count how many families present in river =
Number of Taxa• Calculate the BMWP (Biological Monitoring
Working Party) score • Calculate the ASPT (Average Score per Taxon)=
BMWP Score/Number of TAXA
Invertebrate Data
• 3 min kick sample• Count how many families present in river =
Number of Taxa• Calculate the BMWP (Biological Monitoring
Working Party) score • Calculate the ASPT (Average Score per Taxon)=
BMWP Score/Number of TAXA• Compare our scores against expected scores
where no pollution existed (output from RIVPACS)
Invertebrate Results
• Site Taxa ÷ Expected Taxa= EQI Taxa16 ÷ 21 = 0.76
• Site ASPT÷ Expected ASPT= EQI ASPT7.13 ÷ 6.58 = 1.08
Invertebrate Results
Class DescriptionASPTEQI
TAXAEQI
A1 Excellent > 1.0 > 0.85
A2 Good > 0.9 > 0.70
B Fair > 0.77 > 0.55
C Poor > 0.50 > 0.30
DSeriously Polluted
< 0.50 < 0.30
• EQI Taxa = 0.76
• EQI ASPT = 1.08
Use lowest score Site = A2 Good
Fisheries Data
• 3 Run Depletion Fishing• Fish a measured area of river• Calculate a minimum estimate of fish density
per 100m2
Fisheries Results
• Number of Trout Caught -23• Area Fished (m2) - 114• Brown Trout minimum estimate density per 100m2 =
20• Fry found at site – no• 19 fish had black tails
What is good habitat?• Good Bankside and instream
cover for fish to hide in• Holds banking together to
prevent erosion• Water depth – not too shallow or
deep
What is good habitat?
• Not all rivers are the same shape….upland rivers that are steep tend to be straighter and full of boulders and large cobbles.
What next?
• Examine your site results• Compare with a ‘perfect’ river• How is your site different?• How could it be improved?• Can it be improved?• Do you need to work with pupils from other classes?• Check out the website where all of the information for the
field results can be found.• Use Kidblog to talk to each other and ask questions• Email• Internet