Manual water table measurements from experimental microcatchments in peatlands at Stalybridge, Peak District, UK, 2019-2022
bibliographic citation: Johnston, A.R., Allott, T.E.H., Edokpa, D., Kay, M., Rees, J.L., Shuttleworth, E.L., Spencer, T., Evans, M.G. (2024). Manual water table measurements from experimental microcatchments in peatlands at Stalybridge, Peak District, UK, 2019-2022. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/e9ffe8aa-3c17-4f3a-a3e7-5ab3add0af07
description: This dataset contains depth to water table measurements from ten experimental microcatchments (0.4-3.9 hectares) on Stalybridge Moor, an upland peatland in the Peak District, UK. The data extend from 2019 to 2022, covering a period before and after gully blocking took place in six microcatchments, with four microcatchment kept as a non-restored control. Monthly measurements from October-February, summer/autumn.
provenance: ProvenanceStatement
  label: Depth to the water table from the peat surface was measured using a blow tube in PVC dipwells which were installed in the peat surface. The height of the dipwell protrusion from the peat surface is also measured and then subtracted from the recorded depth of the blow tube to get the depth of water table from the peat surface. Within each microcatchment, there were two dipwell clusters, one near the gully edge and one far from the gully edge. Each cluster contained five individual dipwells. Each cluster had a peat anchor installed, a metal rod inserted down to the mineral layer, to serve as a vertical datum to monitor potential changes in dipwell protrusion height (E.g. accidental or intentional human interference with installed equipment).
spatial: Location
temporal: PeriodOfTime
  start date: 2019-10-16
  end date: 2022-02-25
contact point: Johnston, A.R.
publisher: NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
subject: Peak District
subject: Hydrology
subject: peatland
subject: water table
type: Dataset
available: 2024-07-11
landing page: https://doi.org/10.5285/e9ffe8aa-3c17-4f3a-a3e7-5ab3add0af07
license: OGL-UK-3.0.ttl
access rights: UNRS
theme: Hydrology
distribution:
  access URL: https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/e9ffe8aa-3c17-4f3a-a3e7-5ab3add0af07
  license: OGL-UK-3.0.ttl
  access rights: UNRS
  format: Comma-separated values (CSV)
creator: Johnston, A.R.
creator: Allott, T.E.H.
creator: Edokpa, D.
creator: Shuttleworth, E.L.
creator: Evans, M.G.
language: en

Johnston, A.R.
type: Person
family name: Johnston
given name: A.R.
member: University of Manchester

NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
type: Organization

Allott, T.E.H.
type: Person
family name: Allott
given name: T.E.H.
member: University of Manchester

Edokpa, D.
type: Person
family name: Edokpa
given name: D.
member: University of Manchester

Kay, M.
type: Person
family name: Kay
given name: M.
member: University of Manchester

Rees, J.L.
type: Person
family name: Rees
given name: J.L.
member: University of Manchester

Shuttleworth, E.L.
type: Person
family name: Shuttleworth
given name: E.L.
member: University of Manchester

Spencer, T.
type: Person
family name: Spencer
given name: T.
member: Moors for the Future Partnership

Evans, M.G.
type: Person
family name: Evans
given name: M.G.
member: University of Manchester

Hydrology
type: Concept