Piperhill Wwps CSO Nh868514
Storm overflow run by Scottish Water, discharging into River Nairn.
"Not discharging" means the company's monitor reports no discharge right now — not that the water is clean. The feed publishes status only; no discharge volume is measured.
Year by year
Scottish Water's overflow data reported to SEPA (number of overflow events; Scottish Water does not use the 12/24-hour count). 2026 is our own running count, the same way, from the live feed since 23 September (when we began keeping every discharge it reports) — so it can only be lower than the full year. The official figure is published next spring.
"No data" means the monitor was not working or not required to report that year — not zero. Scottish Water counts each overflow event; England and Wales count 12/24-hour "spills", so these numbers are not directly comparable with English or Welsh overflows.
Downstream of this overflow
The next gauge downstream that the river map places is Firhall (Nairn), 3.5 km along the river.
A river gauge measures the level of the river; it does not measure this overflow's discharge, and a spill does not by itself explain a change there. Traced on OS Open Rivers (edition 2026-04), which leaves out many small channels.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.
Discharges we have recorded
35 discharge periods since 2 Jan 2024. 35 of them come from Scottish Water's own event-duration-monitoring records (published by the company, Jan 2024 – Jan 2025); the live feed adds anything after that. The official annual count is the figure to quote.
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1 h 45 min
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30 min
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30 min
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45 min
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45 min
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6 h 30 min
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1 h 15 min
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1 d 17 h
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30 min
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20 min
Show 25 earlier
| Started | Ended | Discharge time |
|---|---|---|
| 45 min | ||
| 45 min | ||
| 6 h 45 min | ||
| 10 d 20 h | ||
| 2 h 20 min | ||
| 1 h 0 min | ||
| 1 h 19 min | ||
| 3 h 0 min | ||
| 2 h 19 min | ||
| 27 min | ||
| 30 min | ||
| 4 d 21 h | ||
| 3 d 10 h | ||
| 1 h 59 min | ||
| 1 h 11 min | ||
| 30 min | ||
| 1 h 11 min | ||
| 8 d 12 h | ||
| 30 min | ||
| 18 min | ||
| 3 h 30 min | ||
| 22 d 11 h | ||
| 18 min | ||
| 32 min | ||
| 6 d 0 h |
The year figures above use the EA's 12/24-hour counting method, so they are comparable with the official figures; the monitor log's 36 raw blocks were merged into 35 continuous discharge periods (gaps under 15 min joined).
Rain nearby last 30 days
Nearest live rain gauge: Nairn Dunbar Golf Course, 5.9 km away. Brown shading = when this overflow was discharging; ▼ = a discharge start.
Overflow shading is a timing match, not proof of cause — heavy rain and spills share a trigger. Times come from the water company’s event-duration monitor (site status only; no discharge volume is published).
Where it is
Tell me when this overflow discharges
One message when the company's monitor reports a new discharge here. At most one every 6 hours.
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The alert repeats the monitor's status: whether the overflow is discharging, not how much or why. It can only tell you about a discharge that starts after you turn it on.
Concerned about this overflow?
Report pollution you can see or smell to the regulator straight away; the company handles complaints about the overflow itself.
Live status: © Scottish Water, near-real-time Overflow Map data, open licence for reuse. EDM monitors indicate overflows; they do not confirm them, and this is not advice on water quality. Spill-event history and annual figures: Scottish Water overflow event data, Open Government Licence. Times are shown in UK local time. FloodRadar republishes the monitor's status; it does not measure discharges itself.