Hydrological monitoring data from Coalburn catchment, Northern England, 1967-2022
type: Dataset
description: Hydrological monitoring data for 55 years from 1967 to 2022 for the Coalburn catchment (1.5 km2). The catchment is located in Northern England within Kielder forest, Northumberland, and is the longest running forest research catchment in the UK. In 1972/73 the upland grassland was ploughed and planted with a conifer forest. The trees are now mature and around 30% of the catchment has been felled. From 1967 to 1993 a mixture of hourly and daily data is available and from 1993 onwards all the data is hourly. The data consist of precipitation, discharge, potential evapotranspiration, other meteorological data and snow depths. The data has been extensively quality controlled and can be used for hydrological modelling or data analysis to understand the effects of forests on river flows. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/88d72918-324e-42a8-a4f2-bbbc322814ff
keyword: Coalburn
keyword: Environmental Monitoring Facilities
keyword: Hydrography
keyword: Kielder
keyword: Northern England
keyword: discharge
keyword: forests
keyword: hydrological modelling
keyword: logging
keyword: potential evapotranspiration
keyword: precipitation
issued: 2025-02-17T08:43:28.213961
modified: 2026-07-30T22:11:24.516253
spatial: Location
  geometry: {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-2.466, 55.089], [-2.495, 55.089], [-2.495, 55.107], [-2.466, 55.107], [-2.466, 55.089]]]}

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type: Organization

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type: Distribution
description: Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset
media type: application/zip
format: ZIP
access URL: https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/88d72918-324e-42a8-a4f2-bbbc322814ff.zip
issued: 2026-07-30T22:11:24.591484
modified: 2026-07-30T22:11:24.527628

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issued: 2026-07-30T22:11:24.591486
modified: 2026-07-30T22:11:24.527698