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Swanage King Georges Field St Marys Church

Swan Brook
Frome, Piddle, Poole Harbour and Purbeck catchment • Swanage • Dorset • ID: 44227 • Level
(34m ago) • 3 readings/hr • 144 views

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Current Level
-0.042 mASD
▬ Steady
24h Max
-0.037 mASD
24h Min
-0.042 mASD
Typical Range
0.02 - 0.45
mASD
Highest Recorded
0.55 mASD
EA official record
A 1.61 reading (13 Feb 2014) sits in our unverified raw history and is not treated as the record
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -0.3 cm over 6h
09 Oct 22:30 ▬ steady -0.042 mASD
09 Oct 22:15 ▬ steady -0.042 mASD
09 Oct 22:00 ▬ steady -0.042 mASD
09 Oct 21:30 ▼ -0.1 cm -0.042 mASD
09 Oct 21:00 ▬ steady -0.041 mASD
09 Oct 20:30 ▬ steady -0.041 mASD
09 Oct 20:00 ▬ steady -0.041 mASD
09 Oct 19:45 ▬ steady -0.041 mASD
09 Oct 19:30 ▬ steady -0.041 mASD
09 Oct 19:00 ▼ -0.1 cm -0.041 mASD
09 Oct 18:45 ▬ steady -0.040 mASD
09 Oct 18:30 ▬ steady -0.040 mASD
09 Oct 18:15 ▬ steady -0.040 mASD
09 Oct 18:00 ▬ steady -0.040 mASD
09 Oct 17:45 ▼ -0.1 cm -0.040 mASD
09 Oct 17:30 ▬ steady -0.039 mASD
09 Oct 17:00 ▬ steady -0.039 mASD
09 Oct 16:45 ▬ steady -0.039 mASD
09 Oct 16:30 ▬ steady -0.039 mASD
09 Oct 16:15 -0.039 mASD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Swanage King Georges Field St Marys Church
  • Watercourse: Swan Brook
  • Nearest Town: Swanage
  • County: Dorset
  • Coordinates: 50°36'33"N 1°57'46"W (50.609187, -1.962716)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 1 Jan 2003
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 44227
  • RLOI id: 3263 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 44227-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD
  • Typical rise rate: 1 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Frome, Piddle, Poole Harbour and Purbeck
  • Typical Range: 0.020 – 0.450 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: -0.04 mASD (EA at 9 Oct 22:15)

Geographic coordinates may reflect the access point for the gauge, and not the precise location in the watercourse that it is taking readings from.

Nearby Stations

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Connected upstream

Distances by river: OS Open Rivers. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

💧 Storm overflows upstream of this gauge

None of the storm overflows FloodRadar holds is traced upstream of this gauge on the mapped river network. 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. Those nearby are listed below.

Nearby, connection not known

Within 6 km in a straight line, but the river map cannot say whether their water passes this gauge.

💧
Wessex Water · into Ulwell Stream · 880 m away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
4 spills · 8 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Wessex Water · into Trib Of River Swan(S) · 1.0 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
6 spills · 10 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Wessex Water · into Unnamed Stream To Durlston Bay · 1.1 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
20 spills · 19 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Swanage Tunnel🏊 Bathing water
Wessex Water · into Swanage Bay · 1.5 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
1 spill · 0 hours in 2025
Status unknown — the live feed has not updated for 9 d 12 h
💧
Swanage Tunnel🏊 Bathing water
Wessex Water · into Swanage Bay · 1.5 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
1 spill · 0 hours in 2025
No live feed for this overflow
💧
Swanage Tunnel🏊 Bathing water
Wessex Water · into Swanage Bay · 1.5 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
20 spills · 76 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Wessex Water · into Unnamed Stream (S) · 3.8 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
10 spills · 46 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Wessex Water · into Tributary Of Studland Bay · 3.8 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
1 spill · 0 hours in 2024
Not discharging now

3 more within 6 km whose connection is not known.

These are the water companies' monitor statuses; a spill does not by itself explain a change in the gauge level. River connections and distances are traced on OS Open Rivers (edition 2026-04), which leaves out many small channels. Explore the sewage map →

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

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How often this river runs high

This gauge rarely reaches its typical high of 0.45 m: 0 days since 2017. This year so far: 0 days.

2026 0 days so far
2025 0 days
2024 0 days
2023 0 days
2022 0 days
2021 0 days
2020 0 days
2019 0 days
2018 0 days
2017 0 days

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2011 for the 3 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.3 km away).

21flood warnings 65flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 27 Jan 2026 — Swan Brook at Swanage

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 2 3
2025 0 5
2024 2 6
2023 2 6
2022 1 0
2021 2 1
2020 3 3
2019 0 5
2018 4 3
2017 1 3
2016 1 3
2015 0 3
2014 2 6
2013 1 6
2012 0 11
2011 0 1

Warnings apply to a whole flood area, not necessarily this exact spot. Years before 2006 aren't covered by the EA's historic record. See also the Swanage flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 3 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Swan Brook at Swanage King Georges Field St Marys Church flooding today?

The current level is -0.04m, which is below the typical range. Flooding is very unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Swanage King Georges Field St Marys Church?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently steady. The chart above shows the last 12 hours of measurements by default (up to 7 days), updated roughly every 15 minutes.

What is a normal level for the Swan Brook at Swanage King Georges Field St Marys Church?

The typical range at this station is 0.02m to 0.45m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 0.45m are higher than usually seen and may indicate a flood risk.

How often is this river level data updated?

Readings are supplied by the Environment Agency gauge. FloodRadar checks for updates roughly every 15 minutes; the timestamp above shows how recent the latest available reading is.

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