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69001 - Mersey at Irlam Weir

Geology (Hydrogeology & Drift)

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Hydrogeological and Drift Categories

Hydrogeology%Drift%Drift%
High permeability (fissured)0.0Landslip1.6Glacial sand and gravel2.4
Moderate permeability (fissured)0.4Blown sand0.0Boulder clay and morainic drift38.6
High permeability (intergranular)20.0Peat16.7Sand and gravel of uncertain age or origin0.0
Moderate permeability (intergranular)56.6Lacustrine clays, silts and sands0.0Clay with flints0.0
Very low permeability0.6Alluvium (including River Terrace Deposits in Scotland)1.4Brickearth, mainly loess0.0
Mixed permeability22.4River Terrace deposits (mainly sand and gravel)6.3Crag0.0
Raised Beach and marine deposits0.0


Geological information derived from British Geological Survey datasets
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