Table 1

Sample sizes by study reach and their altitude (as metres above sea level, MSL), river flow (as Q values, m3 s−1; CEH, 2016), and average score per taxon (ASPT, as a measure of biological water quality), mean concentrations of ammonia (mg N L−1), nitrate (mg L−1) and phosphates (mg L−1) in 2009 (Environment Agency, 2009).

Reach n MSL (m) Q10 Q50 Q95 ASPT NH3 Nitrates Phosphates Mean width Mean depth (m)
1 37 48 34.9 8.3 1.6 6.1 0.05 20.9 0.05 15 1.0
2 98 21 42.1 10.1 2.0 6.0 0.03 20.1 0.06 15 1.0
3 88 8 219.0 53.6 15.4 4.9 0.06 22.0 0.24 35 4.0
4 18 17 146.5 36.5 10.7 5.8 0.04 17.4 0.14 25 2.0

Data presented for the River Severn section of the reach, rather than the River Teme (Fig. 1).

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