Gregory, K.J. (ed.). 1997. Fluvial Geomorphology of Great Britain. Geological Conservation Review Series, No. 13, JNCC, Peterborough, ISBN 0 412 78930 2.

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(Table 1.1) Key to the sites shown on (Figure 1.7), including classifications used in (Table 1.2)

Site Name A B C D E
1 Corrieshalloch Gorge 4
2 Falls of Clyde 4,5
3 River Findhorn at Randolph's Leap 4 1
4 Falls of Dochart 5
5 The Grey Mare's Tail 5
6 River Clyde meanders 1 2
7 Strathglass meanders 1 1 1
8 Abhainn an t-Srath Chuileannaich 1 1,2 2
9 Endrick Water 1 2
10 Derry Burn 1 1,2,4 1
11 River Balvag delta 5 1
12 The Lower River Spey 1 4 1
13 Glen Feshie 1 1,3 2,4,5
14 The Allt Dubhaig 4 4 4
15 Dorback Burn 1 2,4
16 Glen Coe: river and slope forms 4 1,3
17 Luibeg Burn 4 1
18 Allt Mor (River Nairn) 2,4 1 1,5
19 Allt Coire Gabhail 3
20 Allt Mor (River Druie) 4 1,4 5 4
21 Quoich Water alluvial fan 1 5 2
22 Allt a' Choke 4 4 5
23 Allt Coire Chailein fan 4 5 1
24 Eas na Broige debris cone 3 5
25 Oldhamstocks Burn 1,2
26 Findhorn Terraces 1
27 North Esk and West Water palaeochannels 3 1
28 Glen Roy, Glen Spean and Glen Gloy 1 5
29 Afon Llugwy between Swallow Falls and Betws y Coed 3,4,5
30 Afon Rhaeadr at Pistyll Rhaeadr 5
31 Afon Cynfal at Rhaeadr y Cwm and Rhaeadr Cynfal 3,4,5
32 Afon Twymyn at Ffrwd Fawr 3,4,5
33 Afon Glaslyn at Aberglaslyn 4 1
34 Afon Teifi at Cenarth 4 1
35 River Dee at Llangollen 2,3
36 River Wye at Lancaut 2,3
37 Afon Hepste 6
38 Afon Mellte downstream of Ystradfellte 6
39 Afon Dyfi between Dinas Mawddwy and Mallwyd 1,3
40 Afon Rheidol 1
41 Afon Vyrnwy 1 1
42 Afon Ystwyth 4 1
43 Upper Elan upstream of Craig Goch Reservoir at Bodtalog 9 1
44 Upper River Severn between Dolwen and Penstrowed 1,4 4
45 River Severn between Welshpool and the confluence of the Vyrnwy and Severn 1
46 River Dee, Holt to Worthenbury 1
47 Afon Teifi at Cors Caron 1
48 Maesnant, Pumlumon (Plynlimon) 7
49 Black Mountain scarp 3
50 Carlingill Valley, Howgill Fells 1,3 3 5 4,5
51 Langdale and Bowderdale Valleys, Howgill Fells 1 5 4,5
52 Langden Brook, Bowland Fells 4,5 4
53 River Dane, near Swettenham 1 1 6
A Langstrathdale* 4,5 3 4
B Wasdale* 4 3 4,5
C Fan Deltas at Buttermere and Crummock Water* 5
54 Black Burn 1 4 1
55 Garrigill, River South Tyne 5 1
56 River Nent, Blagill 5 1 2 1
57 The Islands (Alston Shingles), River South Tyne 1 5
58 Blackett Bridge, River West Allen 5
59 River Tyne at Low Prudoe 1 1
60 Harthope Burn 2
61 Shaw Beck Gill 1
62 Beckford 4
63 River Severn at Montford 3
64 River Axe at Axminster and Whitford 8 2
65 River Exe at Brampford Speke 5
66 River Ter at Lyons Hall 6
67 River Derwent at Hathersage 1 2
68 Highland Water 7,8
69 River Lyn 3 1
70 River Itchen near Knightcote 3
71 River Cherwell at Trafford House 3
72 Ashmoor Common 1
73 River Severn, Buildwas 1 6
74 Alport Valley 4
75 Bleaklow 3
76 Lydford Gorge 4
77 Mimmshall Brook at Water End 7
78 Aysgarth 5
79 Dovedale 1 6
80 River Culm at Rewe 4,5 6
81 River Lugg 3
82 Wilden 1 6
*Potential GCR sites.

(Table 1.2) Numbers of GCR sites representing the categories shown on (Figure 1.7)

Classification Number of sites representing the category
A. Fluvial Landforms
1 Terrace 14
2 Incised meanders 3
3 River capture/rejuvenation 9
4 Mountain torrent/slot gorge 17
5 Waterfall 9
6 Karstic site 2
7 Soil pipe/swallow hole 2
B. Fluvial processes
1 Process event-flood 19
2 Accelerated erosion 2
3 Debris flow/cones 8
4 Sediment movement 7
5 Floodplain sedimentation 5
6 Discharge control on capacity 1
7 Vegetation influence 1
8 Bank erosion 2
9 Response to confinement variation 1
C. River channel pattern and floodplain
1 Meander 14
2 Wandering 3
3 Outwash sandur 1
4 Braided 10
5 Alluvial fans 12
D. Channel change
1 Palaeochannel 18
2 Planform change 7
3 Underfit stream 3
4 Palaeofans/sediments 6
5 Paleoterraces 5
6 Palaeoconditions 5
E. Human
1 Mining 4
2 Reservoir 1
3 River management 1

(Table 3.1) Confinement materials on an 8 km reach of the Upper Elan. (After Lewin and Brindle, 1977.)

Confinement materials on an 8 km reach of the Upper Elan
Right bank Left bank Average
(km) (km) (%)
Rock 0.53 0.53 29.0
Solifluction deposits 0.75 0.74 40.1
Fluvial gravels — 0.25 6.8
Sections of complex superficial deposits 0.52 0.34 24.1
Total 1.80 1.86 100.0

(Table 3.2) Threshold discharges for bed material movement and type of reach (E = erosional; D = depositional; S = stable).

Site Discharge m3s−1
Dolwen 11.0 S
Lower Penrhuddlan 16.0 S
Craig Fryn 30.0 D
Llandinam 11.0 E
Maes-Mawr 16.2 E
Ty-Mawr 17.1 E
Penstrowed 17.1 E

(Table 3.3) Input and output of sediment from debris-flow gullies. Yearly sediment derived from sides of gully B, 30 September 1971–29 September 1972.

Western-facing side Eastern-facing side
1 2 3 4
Trap sediment yield 0.0128 0.0184 0.0039 0.0028 m3m−2yr−1
Mean sediment yield 0.0156 0.0033 m3 m−2yr−1
Gully side area 435.6 497.3 m2
Total sediment yield 6.795 1.641 m3yr−1
Total sediment derived from gully sides = 8.436 m3 in one year
Volume of debris flow removal from gullies
Gully A A B C
11.5 m3 11.5 m3 9.8 m3 8.3 m3 In observation year
9.1 m3 Outside observation year

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