Lower Barn Cottage

This well is used to measure water levels in the Lower Greensand Group aquifer to the north-east of Lewes in south-east England.

BGS Enquiries can help you to access data from the National Groundwater Level Archive (NGLA) for this well

Hydrograph

Groundwater level timeseries over the full observational record for Lower Barn Cottage. National Groundwater Level Archive, © UKRI – BGS
Groundwater level timeseries for the last 5 years of available data for Lower Barn Cottage. National Groundwater Level Archive, © UKRI – BGS

Information about the well

Hydrogeological setting

Lower Barn Cottage
Wellmaster ID TQ41/82
NGR 5437 1132
Datum 18.02 m AOD
Monitoring details
Type Groundwater level
Aquifer Lower Greensand Group
Confinement Unconfined
Depth 8.25 m
Record
Monitored by EA South East
Records commence 1975
Records end 2012

The well penetrates 8.25 m of the Lower Greensand Group.

Well or borehole construction

The diameter and construction details of the well are unknown.

Hydrograph response

The aquifer is unconfined and the hydrograph has an annual sinusoidal appearance.

Acknowledgements

Groundwater level data are provided to the NGLA by the Environment Agency (EA), Natural Resources Wales – Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru (NRW), the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and, for Northern Ireland, the Department for Infrastructure – Rivers and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency.

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Contact

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