Tamar Management Catchment
About
The River Tamar forms the boundary between Cornwall and Devon. Rising on Woolley Moor only 4 miles from Bude and the Atlantic Ocean, the River Tamar flows south for nearly 50 miles to the English Channel. Major tributaries include the Deer, Claw, Carey, Ottery, Kensey, Wolf, Lyd, Thrushel, Tavy, Plym and Yealm.
Classifications data for Tamar Management Catchment
Number of water bodies
| Water body categories | Natural | Artificial | Heavily modified | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| River, canals and surface water transfers | 49 | 0 | 3 | 52 |
| Lake | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Coastal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Estuarine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Groundwater | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 50 | 0 | 6 | 56 |
Ecological status for surface waters
| Ecological status or potential | Bad | Poor | Moderate | Good | High | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of water bodies | 1 | 7 | 35 | 13 | 0 | 56 |
| Number of water body elements | 2 | 10 | 73 | 81 | 367 | 533 |
Chemical status for surface waters
| Chemical status | Fail | Good | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of water bodies | 56 | 0 | 56 |
| Number of water body elements | 122 | 626 | 748 |
Quantitative status for groundwater
| Quantitative status | Poor | Good | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of water bodies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Number of water body elements | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chemical status for groundwater
| Chemical status | Poor | Good | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of water bodies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Number of water body elements | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Challenges data for Tamar Management Catchment
Reasons for not achieving good status by business sector
The issues preventing waters reaching good status and the sectors identified as contributing to them. The numbers in the table are individual counts of the reasons for not achieving good status with a confidence status of 'confirmed' and 'probable', where the latest classification is less than good status. There may be more than one reason in a single water body. Note, table does not include reasons for deterioration.
| Significant water management issue | Changes to the natural flow and level of water | Invasive non-native species | Physical modifications | Pollution from abandoned mines | Pollution from rural areas | Pollution from towns, cities and transport | Pollution from waste water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture and rural land management | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 117 | 0 | 0 |
| Domestic general public | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Industry | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Local & central government | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mining and quarrying | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Navigation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No sector responsible | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Recreation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sector under investigation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Urban and transport | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Waste treatment and disposal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Water Industry | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 14 | 28 | 117 | 11 | 26 |
Objectives data for Tamar Management Catchment
Ecological status or potential objectives for surface water bodies
Including those with less stringent objectives and extended deadlines
| Status | Bad | Poor | Moderate | Good | High | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| By 2021 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| By 2027 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 43 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 56 |
Chemical status objectives for surface water bodies
Including those with less stringent objectives and extended deadlines
| Status | Fail | Good | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| By 2063 | 0 | 56 | 56 |
| Total | 0 | 56 | 56 |
Quantitative status objectives for groundwater
Including those with less stringent objectives and extended deadlines
| Status | Poor | Good | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chemical status objectives for groundwater
Including those with less stringent objectives and extended deadlines
| Status | Poor | Good | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 |