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River Hamble water levels

Live levels from 3 monitoring stations across Hampshire, updated every 15 minutes.

3stations
0above typical high

Gauges

Monitoring stations, source to mouth

StationTownLevel nowStatusTrend
North PondBishops Waltham34.31 mAOD 42m agoLow—
FrogmillCurdridge0.07 mASD 42m agoNormal—
Hobb LaneHedge End20.59 mAOD 42m agoLow—

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 the Hamble above one of its gauges, from the source down. Named streams without a gauge that have a page here are listed at the end.

No gauged tributary joins the Hamble above Hobb Lane on the river map. Streams without a gauge are not counted here.

Where the Hamble goes

Below Hobb Lane, its water next reaches Hamble, 12.3 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.

Streams without a gauge

Named streams on the river map that flow into the Hamble and have no gauge of their own. Each has a page with what is known about it: the next gauge downstream, and any storm overflows or water-sampling points placed on it.

  • The Lakes (joins about 2.3 km above Frogmill)

Storm overflows upstream

1 storm overflow is traced upstream of Hobb Lane, the Hamble’s lowest gauge on the river map: on the Hamble itself, on its gauged tributaries, and on smaller streams that join above there.

  • 0 report discharging now
  • 1 not discharging
  • 0 offline or silent: 0 monitor offline, 0 status unknown, 0 no live feed

Official figures for 2025, for the overflow traced upstream of Hobb Lane: 36 spills over 336 hours.

Each overflow is listed in the stretch above the first gauge its water reaches, from the source down, as on the Gauges tab. A stretch of the Hamble includes the smaller streams that join it there.

Between North Pond and Frogmill1 overflow
  • Bishops Waltham WwTW Not discharging
    Southern Water · into The River Hamble · 2.3 km by river above Frogmill · 2025: 36 spills, 336 h

Near these gauges, connection not known

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

  • Chalice Court Hedge End CEO Not discharging
    Southern Water · into Wildern Stream · 920 m from Hobb Lane in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map · 2025: 0 spills, 0 h
  • Heathen Lane Durley CEO Not discharging
    Southern Water · into Ford Lake Via Stream · 1.2 km from Frogmill in a straight line · discharges to a loch, lake or reservoir · 2025: 47 spills, 525 h
  • Ashton Corner CEO Not discharging
    Southern Water · into Tributary Of The River Hamble · 1.5 km from North Pond in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure · 2025: 1 spill, 1.7 h
  • Church Lane Botley CEO Not discharging
    Southern Water · into River Hamble · 1.9 km from Hobb Lane in a straight line · discharges into a tidal reach, where the water moves both ways · 2025: 5 spills, 47 h
  • Hamblewood Botley CSO Not discharging
    Southern Water · into River Hamble · 2.0 km from Hobb Lane in a straight line · discharges into a tidal reach, where the water moves both ways · 2025: 13 spills, 42 h
  • Marlborough Gardens Hedge End CEO No live feed
    Southern Water · into Moorgreen Stream · 2.3 km from Hobb Lane in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map · 2025: 0 spills, 0 h
  • Durley Lane Durley CEO Not discharging
    Southern Water · into Unnamed Trib Of River Hamble · 2.3 km from Frogmill in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure · 2025: 29 spills, 224 h
  • Brook Lane PS Not discharging
    Southern Water · into River Hamble (Tidal) · 2.5 km from Hobb Lane in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water · 2025: 17 spills, 189 h
  • Fairthorne Manor CEO Not discharging
    Southern Water · into Shawfords Lake · 2.8 km from Frogmill in a straight line · discharges to a loch, lake or reservoir · 2025: 3 spills, 7.7 h

1 other overflow within 3 km of these gauges is placed below the Hamble’s lowest gauge or on another river, so not listed.

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.

3 sampling points on the River Hamble and the streams that join it above Hobb Lane. 3 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 Frogmill River Hamble 3 points
Sampling pointWatercourse (map)Above the gaugeLast sampleLatest results (river water)
River Hamble, the BungalowRiver Hamble3.4 km17 Sep 2026 · 21 days agoOxygen 78.8%Temp 15.4 °CpH 7.98Ammonia below 0.03 mg/l
Moors StreamThe Lakes3.3 km11 Sep 2026 · 27 days agoOxygen 97.7%Temp 13.3 °CpH 7.89Ammonia below 0.03 mg/l
River Hamble DurleyRiver Hamble0.8 km11 Sep 2026 · 27 days agoOxygen 80.4%Temp 14.8 °CpH 7.84Ammonia 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.