River Bradford at Alport
EA name: RIVER BRADFORD AT ALPORT
Environment Agency sampling point MD-51774050 · Freshwater - rivers · listed as open (“open” does not mean it is sampled now)
These are samples taken on a date, not live readings of the river. Results reach the Environment Agency's archive days to months after the sample is taken, so the newest here may be weeks or months old. FloodRadar does not grade them.
Where and when
- Last sampled
- 19 Mar 2024, 06:302.5 years ago · time as the Environment Agency records it (UK clock time; the source gives no time zone). Not sampled since, as far as the archive shows: the Environment Agency was asked up to 30 Sep 2026 and had nothing newer.
- Samples banked
- 14 since 12 Oct 2023 Imported periods: 1 Oct 2023 – 30 Sep 2026. Samples outside them are not shown here.
- Latest sample
- River / running surface water Monitoring (national agency policy)
- Where
- National Grid 421960, 364472As published, to the nearest 1 m. Open in a map
- River, by its own name
- Bradford
- River, by the map
- River BradfordPlaced on the river its name gives, 6 m from the line.
- Next gauge downstream
- Matlock On the River Derwent · 17 km along the river
- Why it was sampled
- Monitoring (national agency policy) (13 samples)
Planned investigation (local monitoring) (1 samples)
Main measurements, river water
Dissolved oxygen
% saturation · code 9901 · %
104%
Sampled 26 Feb 2024, 2.6 years ago · 2 results banked
Every result (2)
| Sampled | Result as published | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 2024, 15:25 | 104 | 104% |
| 30 Oct 2023, 12:00 | 100.3 | 100.3% |
Dissolved oxygen
as O2 · code 9924 · mg/l
11.4 mg/l
Sampled 30 Oct 2023, 2.9 years ago · 1 result banked
Every result (1)
| Sampled | Result as published | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct 2023, 12:00 | 11.4 | 11.4 mg/l |
Water temperature
code 0076 · °C
7.8 °C
Sampled 26 Feb 2024, 2.6 years ago · 2 results banked
Every result (2)
| Sampled | Result as published | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 2024, 15:25 | 7.8 | 7.8 °C |
| 30 Oct 2023, 12:00 | 9.5 | 9.5 °C |
pH
code 0061
8.2
Sampled 19 Mar 2024, 2.5 years ago · 14 results banked
Every result (14)
| Sampled | Result as published | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 2024, 06:30 | 8.2 | 8.2 |
| 4 Mar 2024, 10:09 | 8.26 | 8.26 |
| 26 Feb 2024, 15:25 | 8.23 | 8.23 |
| 23 Feb 2024, 08:58 | 8.12 | 8.12 |
| 9 Feb 2024, 10:01 | 8.15 | 8.15 |
| 18 Jan 2024, 12:44 | 8.32 | 8.32 |
| 9 Jan 2024, 09:29 | 8.13 | 8.13 |
| 18 Dec 2023, 11:02 | 8.13 | 8.13 |
| 8 Dec 2023, 14:35 | 8.03 | 8.03 |
| 21 Nov 2023, 11:07 | 8.27 | 8.27 |
| 6 Nov 2023, 12:41 | 8.3 | 8.3 |
| 30 Oct 2023, 12:00 | 8.32 | 8.32 |
| 20 Oct 2023, 09:04 | 7.92 | 7.92 |
| 12 Oct 2023, 11:29 | 8.23 | 8.23 |
Ammonia
ammoniacal nitrogen as N · code 0111 · mg/l
below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this)
Sampled 26 Feb 2024, 2.6 years ago · 1 result banked
Every result (1)
| Sampled | Result as published | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 2024, 15:25 | <0.03 | below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this) |
Phosphate
orthophosphate, reactive, as P · code 0180 · mg/l
0.014 mg/l
Sampled 26 Feb 2024, 2.6 years ago · 1 result banked
Every result (1)
| Sampled | Result as published | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 2024, 15:25 | 0.014 | 0.014 mg/l |
Conductivity
at 25 °C · code 0077 · µS/cm
544 µS/cm
Sampled 26 Feb 2024, 2.6 years ago · 2 results banked
Every result (2)
| Sampled | Result as published | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 2024, 15:25 | 544 | 544 µS/cm |
| 30 Oct 2023, 12:00 | 528 | 528 µS/cm |
Everything measured here
41 determinands, each kept by its code, unit and sample material: results in different units or on different materials are never mixed. A “below” result is under the laboratory's detection limit, not zero.
Show all 41 rows
| Determinand | Material | Results | First – last | Latest result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxygen, Dissolved, % Saturation 9901 | River water | 2 | Oct 2023 – Feb 2024 | 104% 26 Feb 2024 |
| Oxygen, Dissolved as O2 9924 | River water | 1 | Oct 2023 – Oct 2023 | 11.4 mg/l 30 Oct 2023 |
| Temperature of Water 0076 | River water | 2 | Oct 2023 – Feb 2024 | 7.8 °C 26 Feb 2024 |
| pH 0061 | River water | 14 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | 8.2 19 Mar 2024 |
| Ammoniacal Nitrogen as N 0111 | River water | 1 | Feb 2024 – Feb 2024 | below 0.03 mg/l 26 Feb 2024 |
| Orthophosphate, reactive as P 0180 | River water | 1 | Feb 2024 – Feb 2024 | 0.014 mg/l 26 Feb 2024 |
| Conductivity at 25 C 0077 | River water | 2 | Oct 2023 – Feb 2024 | 544 µS/cm 26 Feb 2024 |
| Alkalinity to pH 4.5 as CaCO3 0162 | River water | 1 | Feb 2024 – Feb 2024 | 250 mg/l 26 Feb 2024 |
| Aluminium, Dissolved 6037 | River water | 14 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | below 10 µg/l 19 Mar 2024 |
| Barium, Dissolved 9446 | River water | 1 | Feb 2024 – Feb 2024 | 430 µg/l 26 Feb 2024 |
| Boron, Dissolved 9447 | River water | 1 | Feb 2024 – Feb 2024 | below 100 µg/l 26 Feb 2024 |
| Cadmium, Dissolved 0106 | River water | 14 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | 0.32 µg/l 19 Mar 2024 |
| Calcium, Dissolved 0239 | River water | 14 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | 87 mg/l 19 Mar 2024 |
| Carbon, Organic, Dissolved as C :- {DOC} 0301 | River water | 14 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | 1.3 mg/l 19 Mar 2024 |
| Chloride 0172 | River water | 1 | Feb 2024 – Feb 2024 | 13 mg/l 26 Feb 2024 |
| Chromium, Dissolved 3409 | River water | 14 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | below 0.5 µg/l 19 Mar 2024 |
| Copper : BLM Bioavailable 4821 | River water | 1 | Feb 2024 – Feb 2024 | 0.47 µg/l 26 Feb 2024 |
| Copper, Dissolved 6450 | River water | 14 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | 1.5 µg/l 19 Mar 2024 |
| Hardness, Total as CaCO3 0158 | River water | 14 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | 275 mg/l 19 Mar 2024 |
| Ionic Balance: Dissolved 3386 | River water | 1 | Feb 2024 – Feb 2024 | -0.511% 26 Feb 2024 |
| Iron, Dissolved 6460 | River water | 1 | Feb 2024 – Feb 2024 | below 30 µg/l 26 Feb 2024 |
| Lead : BLM Bioavailable 3377 | River water | 1 | Feb 2024 – Feb 2024 | 1.4 µg/l 26 Feb 2024 |
| Lead, Dissolved 0052 | River water | 14 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | below 2 µg/l 19 Mar 2024 |
| Lithium, Dissolved 4201 | River water | 1 | Feb 2024 – Feb 2024 | below 100 µg/l 26 Feb 2024 |
| Magnesium, Dissolved 0235 | River water | 14 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | 14 mg/l 19 Mar 2024 |
| Manganese : BLM Bioavailable 4820 | River water | 1 | Feb 2024 – Feb 2024 | 5 µg/l 26 Feb 2024 |
| Manganese, Dissolved 6458 | River water | 1 | Feb 2024 – Feb 2024 | below 10 µg/l 26 Feb 2024 |
| Nickel : BLM Bioavailable 3878 | River water | 1 | Feb 2024 – Feb 2024 | 1.3 µg/l 26 Feb 2024 |
| Nickel, Dissolved 3410 | River water | 14 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | 1.5 µg/l 19 Mar 2024 |
| Nitrite as N 0118 | River water | 1 | Feb 2024 – Feb 2024 | below 0.004 mg/l 26 Feb 2024 |
| Nitrogen, Total Oxidised as N 0116 | River water | 1 | Feb 2024 – Feb 2024 | 4.8 mg/l 26 Feb 2024 |
| pH : In Situ 3169 | River water | 1 | Oct 2023 – Oct 2023 | 8.32 30 Oct 2023 |
| Potassium, Dissolved 0209 | River water | 1 | Feb 2024 – Feb 2024 | 1 mg/l 26 Feb 2024 |
| Salinity : In Situ 7608 | River water | 1 | Feb 2024 – Feb 2024 | 0.2 parts per thousand 26 Feb 2024 |
| Silica, reactive as SiO2 0182 | River water | 1 | Feb 2024 – Feb 2024 | 5.8 mg/l 26 Feb 2024 |
| Sodium, Dissolved 0205 | River water | 1 | Feb 2024 – Feb 2024 | 7.1 mg/l 26 Feb 2024 |
| Solids, Suspended at 105 C 0135 | River water | 1 | Feb 2024 – Feb 2024 | 4 mg/l 26 Feb 2024 |
| Strontium, Filtered 6693 | River water | 1 | Feb 2024 – Feb 2024 | 97 µg/l 26 Feb 2024 |
| Sulphate, Dissolved as SO4 7859 | River water | 1 | Feb 2024 – Feb 2024 | 15 mg/l 26 Feb 2024 |
| Zinc : BLM Bioavailable 4822 | River water | 1 | Feb 2024 – Feb 2024 | 30 µg/l 26 Feb 2024 |
| Zinc, Dissolved 3408 | River water | 14 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | 42 µg/l 19 Mar 2024 |
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.
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