Updated 22 Mar 2011

Dorset Stour - Statistics

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Dorset Stour - Statistics.

This page shows FREQUENCY of river HEIGHT and watertable LEVEL over a 6 year period 2003-2009 at Bear Mead. Location of Bear Mead: 2,100 metres upstream of Julians Bridge, Wimborne Minster, Dorset, UK. and 1,090 metres upstream of Eyebridge. Also dates of FLOODS and HIGH WATERS.

Percentage of DAYS at stated River HEIGHT.
Sample=1,545 days between Aug 2003 and Jun 2009.
Data Source: daily readings taken by author, see Numbers and Graphs.
Datum: Centimetres referred to scale in river Stour at SY985994

River Stour with measuring scale in Eye Mead.
Used as reference datum for river HEIGHT.

Percentage of DAYS at stated Watertable LEVEL.
Sample=1,492 days between Aug 2003 and Jun 2009.
Data Source: daily readings taken by author,
see Numbers and Graphs.
Datum: Centimetres referred to scale in well at SY988992
Note: Watertable datum + 60 = River datum

Well with measuring scale in floodplain about 230 metres
South of River Stour. Used as reference for Watertable LEVEL.

Seasonal movement of Watertable.

DATA used.
Frequency measured in days
for each 10 cm range.
15 Jul 2003-19 Jun 2009

      (days) Water (days)
River Freq.  Table Freq.
38x     1       
37x     1
36x     2
35x     8
34x     6
33x     5
32x     2
31x     8
30x    13    24x     1
29x    12    23x     3
28x    10    22x    17
27x    13    21x    36
26x    20    20x    40
25x    11    19x    40
24x    17    18x    36
23x    23    17x    34
22x    30    16x    52
21x    35    15x    57
20x    53    14x    69
19x    68    13x    89
18x    59    12x   103
17x   152    11x   167
16x   224    10x   157
15x   249     9x   199
14x   225     8x   155
13x   154     7x    78
12x    97     6x    64
11x    47     5x    67
              4x    26

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