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Cheriton Stream water levels

Live levels from 1 monitoring station across Hampshire, updated every 15 minutes.

1stations
0above typical high

Gauges

Monitoring stations, source to mouth

StationTownLevel nowStatusTrend
Sewards BridgeNew Alresford0.13 mASD 36m agoNormal—

Stations are listed from source to mouth as the water flows, traced on the river map (OS Open Rivers) and the Environment Agency’s own links between its gauges. A distance “by river” is along the river, and is shown only where the map traces the path.

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

Gauged tributaries

Streams and rivers with a gauge whose water joins Cheriton Stream above one of its gauges, from the source down. The river map knows where gauges are, not every stream, so a tributary without a gauge is not listed here.

No gauged tributary joins Cheriton Stream above Sewards Bridge on the river map. Streams without a gauge are not counted here.

Where Cheriton Stream goes

Below Sewards Bridge, its water next reaches EASTON USGS, a gauge on River Itchen, 7.8 km by river downstream.

Tributaries and where they join are traced on the river map (OS Open Rivers, edition 2026-04) and the Environment Agency’s links between its gauges. The map holds distances between gauges, not the junctions themselves, so a junction is placed between two gauges, and no further up than the tributary’s own lowest gauge. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

Storm overflows upstream

None of the storm overflows FloodRadar holds is traced upstream of Sewards Bridge on the river map. That is not the same as none: the map leaves out many small streams and culverts, so an overflow it cannot place may still drain here, and not every company publishes every overflow.

Near these gauges, connection not known

Within 3 km of one of Cheriton Stream’s gauges in a straight line, but the river map cannot say whether their water reaches it.

  • Spring Gardens PS Not discharging
    Southern Water · into Ditch Trib Of River Itchen · 770 m from Sewards Bridge in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure · 2025: 0 spills, 0 h
  • New Alresford WwTW Not discharging
    Southern Water · into Groundwater · 2.3 km from Sewards Bridge in a straight line · discharges to ground · 2025: 0 spills, 0 h

A status is the water company’s own monitor: it says whether an overflow is discharging, never how much or why, and a spill does not by itself explain a change in a river level. A status older than two hours is shown as unknown. Annual figures are the official returns: 12/24-hour spills for England and Wales, overflow events for Scotland (Scottish Water counts differently, so the two cannot be compared). “No data” means the monitor produced no usable data that year, not zero. Overflows are placed on OS Open Rivers (edition 2026-04), which leaves out many small channels: an overflow the map cannot place may still drain here. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026. Sewage in Britain’s rivers →

Live status: © Southern Water storm overflow activity data, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Annual figures for England: Environment Agency Event Duration Monitoring return, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Water samples

Dated samples taken by the Environment Agency, not live readings. Results are published days to months after the sample is taken, and many points are sampled only a few times a year, or have not been sampled for years.

4 sampling points on the Cheriton Stream and the streams that join it above Sewards Bridge, and below it. 2 have a sample from the last 12 months; 3 have any sample banked. Listed from the source down, grouped by the next gauge each one's water reaches.

Above Sewards Bridge Cheriton Stream 3 points, 2 with samples
Sampling pointWatercourse (map)Above the gaugeLast sampleLatest results (river water)
Cheriton Stream Tichborne Park Wooden BridgeRiver Itchen1.7 km4 Dec 2024 · 22 months agoOxygen 90.3%Temp 8.5 °CpH 7.78Ammonia 0.0093 mg/l
Itchen downstream of Alresford BypassRiver Itchen0.5 kmLast sampled 23 Nov 2012, before the imported period
Titchbourne Sewards BRiver Itchen0.2 km9 Sep 2026 · 30 days agoOxygen 98.8%Temp 13.3 °CpH 7.74Ammonia below 0.03 mg/l
Below Sewards Bridge 1 point
Sampling pointWatercourse (map)Below the gaugeLast sampleLatest results (river water)
River Itchen at Itchen StokeRiver Itchen2.3 km11 Aug 2026 · 59 days agoOxygen 108.2%Temp 16.7 °CpH 8.03Ammonia below 0.03 mg/l

Distances are along the river to the gauge named. England's samples only.

FloodRadar does not grade these results: there is no overall score, and official river classifications are a separate dataset. A sample taken downstream of an overflow does not by itself show where anything in it came from. River connections and distances are traced on OS Open Rivers (edition 2026-04), which leaves out many small channels.

Water samples: Environment Agency Water Quality Archive, © Environment Agency and/or database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.