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Plynlimon research catchments: catchment boundaries

These catchment boundaries define upland catchments and subcatchments at the headwaters of rivers Upper Hafren (Severn) and Upper Gwy (Wye). They identify the area of study of the Plynlimon research catchment project.
Publication date: 2010-06-18

Format

ESRI Shapefile format

Spatial information

Study area
Spatial representation type
Vector
Spatial reference system
OSGB 1936 / British National Grid

Temporal information

Temporal extent
1968-12-31    to    …

Provenance & quality

The catchment boundaries have been digitised from scanned topographic maps of Plynlimon Catchment Areas. The source of the sub-catchments boundaries is unknown but must have also being digitised, most likely from hand-drawn boundaries on scanned maps. The topographic maps reference are: Plynlimon Catchment Areas - Severn Catchment. Sheet No. 1. Scale 1:5000. Wallingford, Berkshire. Institute of Hydrology, Natural Environmental Research Council, 1968. Plynlimon Catchment Areas - Wye Catchment. Sheet No. 2. Scale 1:5000. Wallingford, Berkshire. Institute of Hydrology, Natural Environmental Research Council, 1968. Plynlimon Catchment Areas. Sheet No. 1. Scale 1:10000. Wallingford, Berkshire. Institute of Hydrology, Natural Environmental Research Council, 1968

Related

This dataset is included in the following collections

Plynlimon research catchments

Correspondence/contact details

Matt Fry
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford
OX10 8BB Wallingford
Oxfordshire
UNITED KINGDOM
 enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Other contacts

Rights holder
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Custodian
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk
Originator
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
 enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Additional metadata

Topic categories
boundaries
inlandWaters
INSPIRE theme
Hydrography
Keywords
Cyff , Gwy , Hafren , Hore , hydrochemistry , hydrology , Hydrology , Iago , Plynlimon , Severn , Tanllwyth , United Kingdom , Wales , water quality , Water quality , Wye
Last updated
27 February 2024 16:19

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