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The products of chalk weathering are dissolved in rainwater and are transported in stream flow. Chalk streams transport little suspended material (unlike most rivers), but are considered "mineral-rich" due to the dissolved calcium and carbonate ions. The surface water of chalk streams is commonly described as "gin clear".
Socio-hydrology; socio (from the Latin word socius, meaning ‘companion) and hydrology (from the Greek: ὕδωρ, "hýdōr" meaning "water"; and λόγος, "lógos" meaning "study" [1]) is an interdisciplinary field studying the dynamic interactions and feedbacks between water and people.
Campaigners hope a new study into the condition and use of a chalk stream will help conserve it for future generations. Funding has been secured for a study into the Gaywood River, which flows ...
The word bourne derives from the Anglo-Saxon word for a stream. [1] It is an unnavigable tributary of the River Gade, which flows into the River Colne, which in turn is a tributary of the River Thames. The Bulbourne is an example of a chalk stream, which is a watercourse that flows from chalk-fed groundwater. Chalk streams are a very rare ...
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A bourne is an intermittent stream, flowing from a spring. Frequent in chalk and limestone country where the rock becomes saturated with winter rain, that slowly drains away until the rock becomes dry, when the stream ceases. [1] The word is from the Anglo-Saxon language of England.
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While the lower Lea remains somewhat polluted, its upper stretch and tributaries, classified as chalk streams, are a major source of drinking water for London. An artificial waterway known as the New River , opened in 1613, abstracts clean water away from the upper stretch of the river near Hertford for drinking.