YSS

YSS

Yorkshire Subterranean Society

YSS

YSS

Taking in the Three Peaks

YSS

YSS

Purpose built SRT wall

Monday, 24 April 2017 11:49

Annex F - Malham Water Testing

Annex F to Malham Area Water Testing May 1996 Dye Tracing Results

Dated 15 December 1997

NET AND DETECTOR LOCATIONS AIRE RIVER PASSAGE

cove

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Monday, 24 April 2017 11:46

Annex E - Malham Water Testing

Annex E to Malham Area Water Testing May 1996 Dye Tracing Results

Dated 15 December 1997

RAINFALL FIGURES MALHAM TARN FIELD CENTRE APRIL/MAY 1996

Rainfall Figures in millimetres at Malham Tarn Field Centre April 1996

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.5

 

2.4

0.9

2.5

 

1.6

0.6

10.3

Rainfall Figures in millimetres at Malham Tarn Field Centre April 1996

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

TOTAL

1.3

11.5

1.0

0.2

0.1

18.0

7.6

15.8

7.1

3.3

0.6

4.4

7.6

8.1

105.4

Rainfall Figures in millimetres at Malham Tarn Field Centre May 1996

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

9.0

0.1

 

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

1.3

0.3

0.2

 

 

 

0.2

Rainfall Figures in millimetres at Malham Tarn Field Centre May 1996

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

TOTAL

0.3

2.3

13.4

1.6

1.7

12.6

3.1

2.6

 

19.3

0.1

10.2

6.6

1.6

0.4

87.8

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Monday, 24 April 2017 11:45

Annex D - Malham Water Testing

Annex D to Malham Area Water Testing May 1996 Dye Tracing Results

Dated 15 December 1997

POSITIVE WATER SAMPLE RESULTS

Hitachi F4500 fluorometer results (fluorescence units)

SAMPLE No

FLUORESCEIN

RHODAMINE

34

+24

 

108

+75

 

112

+48

 

231

+80

 

270

+147

 

448

+120

 

471

+35

 

538

+25

 

Total number of samples = 491

Conversion equation:-

Flourometer reading (fluorescence units FLU) è Fluorescein concentration.

					FLU + 107.88
						 3.0682

SAMPLE No

LOCATION/

GRID

COLLECTION

DAY/DATE/TIME

COLLECTED BY

FLUORESCEIN

CONCENTRATION µg/Ltr

34

MALHAM COVE

100Mtr RISING

897640

WEDNESDAY

08/05/96

11.45 Hrs

EITHER:-

ROGER TURTON

ALAN SPEIGHT or

PHIL PARKER

42.98

270

MALHAM COVE

MAIN RISING

897641

WEDNESDAY

08/05/96

11.45 Hrs

EITHER:-

ROGER TURTON

ALAN SPEIGHT or

PHIL PARKER

83.07

231

TRANLANDS

BECK

901623

SATURDAY

04/05/96

02.00 Hrs

JANET HARLAND

ELAINE HILL

61.24

108

TRANLANDS BECK

901623

MONDAY

06/05/96

10.00 Hrs

FRED WEEKES

NICKY BISSETT

59.60

448

AIREHEADS NORTH

901622

SATURDAY

04/05/96

06.40 Hrs

MARTIN SMITH

PHIL PARKER

74.27

471

AIREHEADS NORTH

901622

SATURDAY

04/05/96

14.35 Hrs

CHRIS CAMM

PETE GRANT

46.57

112

AIREHEADS NORTH

901622

SUNDAY

05/05/96

02.00 Hrs

JANET HARLAND

ELAINE HILL

50.81

538

AIREHEADS NORTH

901622

SUNDAY

05/05/96

10.35 Hrs

MARTIN SMITH

PETE GRANT

43.30

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Monday, 24 April 2017 11:42

Annex C - Malham Water Testing

Annex C to Malham Area Water Testing May 1996 Dye Tracing Results

Dated 15 December 1997

SITES/RISINGS MONITORED

LOCATION

GRID

NETS

DET

WATER SAMPLES

SAMPLE FREQ

(Water & Nets)

AIRE RIVER PASSAGE :

 

 

 

 

 

600m Choke

 

YES

YES

 

Positioned

20th April

Removed

1st June

550m Inlet

 

YES

YES

 

North of 325m airbell

 

YES

YES

 

115m Inlet

 

 

YES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MALHAM COVE RISINGS/BECK :

 

 

 

 

 

Main Rising

SD897641

YES

YES

YES

2 HOUR

100m Rising on true left bank

SD897640

 

YES

YES

2 HOUR

300m Rising on true right bank

SD897638

 

YES

 

 

300m Rising on true right bank

SD897638

 

YES

 

 

700m rising on true right bank

SD897634

 

YES

 

 

700m Downstream of main rising

SD897634

YES

YES

YES

2 HOUR

 

 

 

 

 

 

AIRE HEAD SPRINGS :

 

 

 

 

 

North rising

SD901622

YES

YES

YES

2 HOUR

South rising

SD901622

YES

YES

YES

2 HOUR

Centre rising

SD901622

YES

YES

YES

2 HOUR

Pump House Rising

SD901622

 

YES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRANLANDS BECK:

 

 

 

 

 

Upstream of footbridge

SD901623

YES

YES

YES

2 HOUR

 

 

 

 

 

 

KELTREE WELL:

SD901625

YES

YES

YES

2 HOUR

 

 

 

 

 

 

MIRES BARN:

SD902624

 

YES

YES

2 HOUR

 

 

 

 

 

 

GORDALE BECK :

 

 

 

 

 

Upstream from junction with river Aire

SD901623

YES

YES

YES

2 HOUR

Mantly field laithe

SD908628

 

YES

 

 

Risings in west wall of gorge

SD914637

 

YES

 

 

Risings in east wall of gorge

SD914637

 

YES

 

 

Stream by old road bridge

SD913635

 

YES

 

 

Stream by East side of road

SD913635

 

YES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COWSIDE BECK :

 

 

 

 

 

Rising south of Malham/Langcliffe road

SD842664

 

YES

 

 

Langcliffe/Malham road crossing

SD844667

YES

YES

YES

4 HOUR

 

 

 

 

 

 

STAINFORTH:

 

 

 

 

 

By stepping stones

SD822674

YES

YES

 

4 HOUR

Magicians Hole

SD825662

 

YES

 

 

South of Youth Hostel

SD821656

YES

YES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HAMBERSIDE :

 

 

 

 

 

By lead level

SD884635

 

YES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STOCKDALE BECK :

 

 

 

 

 

Under Scaleber bridge

SD840626

YES

YES

YES

4 HOUR

 

 

 

 

 

 

MALHAM VILLAGE

 

 

 

 

 

Town Head, water cistern

N/A

 

YES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RIVER WHARFE:

 

 

 

 

 

South of Robin Hoods Well

SD978657

YES

 

 

 

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Monday, 24 April 2017 11:39

Annex B - Malham Water Testing

Annex F to Malham Area Water Testing May 1996 Dye Tracing Results

Dated 15 December 1997

NET AND DETECTOR LOCATIONS AIRE RIVER PASSAGE

GRID
NAME
LYCOPODIUM SPORES
DYE
INJECTED BY
SD894655 Tarn Water Sinks Saffranine   Time Fern / Debbie Gomershall
SD882660 Smelt Mill Sinks Dye-Chrome Yellow   Chris Camm
SD874638 Kuling Hole Metheline Blue   Alan Clarke
SD869637 K2 Crystal Violet OBA Phil Parker / Bob Powell
SD865658 Gorbeck Cave   Rhodamine Janet Harland
SD871662 Wise Pot Malchite Green   Elaine Hill
SD872647 Boggle Hole   Flourescien Alan Speight / Tom Thompson
SD868655 Clattering Syke Sinks Bismouth Brown   Roger Turton / Martin Smith
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Sunday, 16 April 2017 13:53

Annex A - Malham Water Testing

Annex A to Malham Area Water Testing May 1996 Dye Tracing Results

Dated 15 December 1997

SINK AND RISING LOCATIONS

malham

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There are many club organised caving weekends, with a mixture of easy and difficult caving.  Over the past few years we have given lots of people the opportunity to experience caving with our "Try Caving" events.  These are quite popular and quite a few people have subsequently joined the club. We have YSS members caving most weekends so it is easy for new cavers to tag onto the easier caving trips and find people to help with more training.

Location

Old School House
Austwick Road
Helwith Bridge
North Yorkshire
BD24 0EH

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