Tewkesbury Nature Reserve: Reedbed 5

Reedbed

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

A reedbed Sustainable Urban Drainage System (SUDS) which takes surface water from Wheatpieces estate and filters it through a reedbed before discharging into Pond 2 and during higher flows into the River Swilgate. Sample point is at take-off point which flows under path into Pond 2.

Location created by
Giles Alder
  • Group: Tewkesbury Nature Reserve
  • Site ID: R5
  • Lat: 51.9854485
  • Lng: -2.1482778
  • Waterbody Type: Unknown
  • Timezone: Europe/London

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Observation tests summary

Air temperature °C
13.0 Latest
16.0 Average
Water temperature °C
10.5 Latest
12.9 Average
Alkalinity mg/L
180 Latest
165 Average
Hardness mg/L
150 Latest
175 Average
Nitrates ppm
7.5 Latest
4.0 Average
Dissolved oxygen mg/L
3.0 Latest
3.0 Average
Chlorine ppm
0.0 Latest
0.0 Average
Phosphates total ppm
0.0 Latest
0.1 Average
Conductivity μS/cm
1025 Latest
825 Average
Secchi depth m
0.3 Latest
0.1 Average
pH (0-14)
7.5 Latest
7.4 Average