Windermere Lake Water Quality and Phytoplankton Data, 2014-2018

Fortnightly measurements of 11 surface water variables from the North Basin of Windermere, England, collected by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. This dataset is part of a long-term monitoring program that began in 1945 for some parameters. Data collection was supported by the UK-SCAPE programme under Natural Environment Research Council award NE/R016429/1.

Use Cases

• Modeling phytoplankton biomass dynamics based on chlorophyll a measurements.
• Analyzing seasonal and interannual trends in surface water temperature and oxygen saturation.
• Investigating nutrient cycling and eutrophication based on ammonium, nitrate, and phosphate data.
• Assessing long-term changes in water clarity using Secchi depth records.

Strengths

• Part of a long-term monitoring series with some variables tracked since 1945.
• Includes 11 distinct water chemistry and biological variables from a single, consistent sampling location.
• Data collected fortnightly over a 5-year period from 2014 to 2018.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is limited to surface samples integrated from 0 to 7 meters.

Provenance

Source

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH), Environmental Information Data Centre.

Collection Method

Fortnightly boat-based sampling at a marked location in the deepest part of Windermere North Basin, with water samples integrated from 0-7m.

Time Range

January 2014 to December 2018.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-19 07:33:30.080572; freshness should be verified.

Geography

North Basin of Windermere, Cumbria, England.