28054 - Sence at Blaby
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Grid Reference: | 42 (SP) 566 985 | 
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| Operator: | EA |
| Local number: | 4054 |
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Catchment Area: | 133.0 km2 |
| Level of
Station: | 62.6 mOD |
| Max. Altitude: | 213.0 mOD |
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Mean flow: | 1.12 m3s-1 |
| 95% exceedance (Q95): | 0.16 m
3s-1 |
| 10% exceedance (Q10):
| 2.512 m3s-1 |
| 61-90 Av. Ann.
Rainfall: | 640 mm |
Sample
Hydrograph of Gauged Daily Flows
Flow Duration Curve for Gauged Daily Flows
Station Description
Crump profile Flat V weir, 6.57m wide at vee full, in a trapezoidal channel.
High flows gauged from u/s road bridge. Problems with weed growth. Bypassing at
high flows. Substantial imports enter river from WRW. Superseded by South
Wigston (28086).Catchment Description
Predominantly rural catchment, gauged in southern outskirts of Leicester. Flat
alluvium filled valleys cut into Lower Lias sediments which are widely covered
with Boulder Clay.Factors Affecting Runoff
- Runoff increased by effluent returns.
- Runoff reduced by
industrial/agricultural abstraction.
River
Flow and Catchment Rainfall on the National River Flow Archive
| Gauged Daily Flows (gdf): | 1971 to 1984 |
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Monthly Catchment Rainfall (rnf): | 1971 to 2008 |
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For many stations monthly peak
flows are also archived. When daily flow data are not available monthly mean
flows may be held on the National River Flow Archive. See
Data Holdings for further information.
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