Heathlanes

Heathlanes is a well originally sunk for private water supply; it is now used to monitor the Permo-Triassic sandstone aquifer in Shropshire.

Heathlanes is one of the wells used to monitor the Shropshire Groundwater Scheme, which uses groundwater to maintain flows in the River Severn during droughts.

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Information about the well

Heathlanes
Wellmaster ID	SJ62/112
NGR	3619 3210
Datum	68.61 m AOD
Monitoring details
Type	Groundwater Level
Aquifer	Permo Triassic Sandstone
Confinement	Unconfined
Depth	8.74 m
Record
Monitored by	EA Midlands
Records commence	1971
Records end	Active

Map of Heathlanes showing geology and water level contours. (Click to enlarge)

Hydrogeological setting

This well monitors a Permo-Triassic sandstone aquifer in Shropshire. It is dug into the Bridgnorth Sandstone Formation, overlain by Till deposits (a detailed borehole log is not available).

It is one of the wells that monitor the Shropshire Groundwater Scheme

Well or borehole construction

Originally constructed for domestic supply, it is a 1 metre diameter well that is stone lined,

Hydrograph response

The hydrograph shows groundwater system responsive to both seasonal recharge and longer term aquifer scale fluctuations.

Seasonal fluctuations are normally less than 0.5 m amplitude, with long term variation around 3 m amplitude.

The seasonal fluctuations are seen most clearly when levels are close to the long-term mean, 62 m AOD. At lower and higher levels the seasonal response appears damped.

The lowest water levels are close to the bottom of the well.

Data issues

There are some data missing for 2001 when access to the well was limited by the foot and mouth outbreak.

Acknowledgements

At a national level, groundwater level monitoring data is collected and managed by the Environment Agency (England), the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency, Natural Resources Wales and the Department of the Environment (Northern Ireland). Access to the data they collect (which includes many monitoring sites beyond those highlighted on these pages) and curate is online in England (DEFRA) and Scotland (SEPA).