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Live levels from 3 monitoring stations across Hertfordshire, updated every 15 minutes.
| Station | Level now | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walkern | 0.06 mASD 1h ago | Normal | ||
| downstream, distance by river not measured | ||||
| Dane End | 0.87 mASD 1h ago | Normal | ||
| 12.1 km by river | ||||
| Hertford, Hartham Park | 0.18 mASD 1h ago | Normal | ||
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.
Streams and rivers with a gauge whose water joins the Beane 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.
Joins the Beane between Dane End and Hertford, Hartham Park, no more than 13.8 km by river above Hertford, Hartham Park.
| Bragbury Park | 0.07 mASD 1h ago | Normal |
Its water passes Hertford, Hartham Park and every gauge below it on the Beane. It does not pass Dane End or the gauges above it.
Below Hertford, Hartham Park, its water next reaches Tumbling Bay Weir, a gauge on River Lea, 4.6 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.
None of the storm overflows FloodRadar holds is traced upstream of Hertford, Hartham Park 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.
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 →
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.
5 sampling points on the River Beane and the streams that join it above Hertford, Hartham Park. 5 have a sample from the last 12 months; 5 have any sample banked. Listed from the source down, grouped by the next gauge each one's water reaches.
| Sampling point | Watercourse (map) | Above the gauge | Last sample | Latest results (river water) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tributary of Beane Stocking Hill | unnamed stream | 5.4 km | 10 Aug 2026 · 59 days ago | Oxygen 93.6% Feb 2026Temp 4.8 °C Feb 2026pH 8.48 Feb 2026Ammonia below 0.03 mg/l Feb 2026 |
| Beane at Luffenhall | River Beane | 3.1 km | 7 Sep 2026 · 31 days ago | Oxygen 93.4% Mar 2026Temp 8.8 °C Mar 2026pH 8 Mar 2026Conductivity 576 µS/cm Mar 2026 |
| Sampling point | Watercourse (map) | Above the gauge | Last sample | Latest results (river water) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevenage Brook at Frogmore Hall | Stevenage Brook | 12 km | 4 Sep 2026 · 34 days ago | Oxygen 57.8%Temp 18.2 °CpH 7.37Ammonia 0.8 mg/l |
| Beane at Watton at Stone | River Beane | 10 km | 4 Sep 2026 · 34 days ago | Oxygen 71.9%Temp 17.6 °CpH 7.5Ammonia 0.47 mg/l |
| Beane at Beane Road, Hertford | River Beane | 1.1 km | 1 Sep 2026 · 37 days ago | Oxygen 74.5%Temp 14.7 °CpH 7.53Ammonia 0.051 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.
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