Oulton Beck at Oulton

EA name: OULTON BECK AT OULTON
Environment Agency sampling point NE-49400347 · 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
23 Sep 2026, 11:2615 days ago · time as the Environment Agency records it (UK clock time; the source gives no time zone)
Samples banked
5 since 16 Apr 2026 Imported periods: 1 Oct 2023 – 8 Oct 2026. Samples outside them are not shown here.
Latest sample
River / running surface water Planned investigation (local monitoring) · results completed 27 Sep 2026
Where
National Grid 436422, 428101As published, to the nearest 1 m. Open in a map
River, by its own name
Oulton Beck
River, by the map
Oulton BeckPlaced on the river its name gives, 1 m from the line.
Next gauge downstream
Mickletown Ings On the Aire Washlands · 6.1 km along the river (the path rests on a repair to the map)Beside Farrer Lane: too close to say above or below.
Nearest gauge upstream
Lofthouse On the Oulton Beck · 9.7 km along the river
Why it was sampled
Planned investigation (local monitoring) (5 samples)

Results here were completed a median of 4 days after the sample was taken (3 to 6 days, 5 samples).

Main measurements, river water

Dissolved oxygen

% saturation · code 9901 · %

91.9%

Sampled 23 Sep 2026, 15 days ago · 5 results banked

9095100105110%20242025202616 Apr 2026, 09:19: 94.3%26 May 2026, 10:36: 96.4%21 Jul 2026, 11:26: 106.9%27 Aug 2026, 12:22: 91.6%23 Sep 2026, 11:26: 91.9%
Every result (5)
SampledResult as publishedReads as
23 Sep 2026, 11:2691.9 91.9%
27 Aug 2026, 12:2291.6 91.6%
21 Jul 2026, 11:26106.9 106.9%
26 May 2026, 10:3696.4 96.4%
16 Apr 2026, 09:1994.3 94.3%

Dissolved oxygen

as O2 · code 9924 · mg/l

9.16 mg/l

Sampled 23 Sep 2026, 15 days ago · 5 results banked

8.599.51010.511mg/l20242025202616 Apr 2026, 09:19: 10.7 mg/l26 May 2026, 10:36: 9.35 mg/l21 Jul 2026, 11:26: 10.6 mg/l27 Aug 2026, 12:22: 8.98 mg/l23 Sep 2026, 11:26: 9.16 mg/l
Every result (5)
SampledResult as publishedReads as
23 Sep 2026, 11:269.16 9.16 mg/l
27 Aug 2026, 12:228.98 8.98 mg/l
21 Jul 2026, 11:2610.6 10.6 mg/l
26 May 2026, 10:369.35 9.35 mg/l
16 Apr 2026, 09:1910.7 10.7 mg/l

Water temperature

code 0076 · °C

15.4 °C

Sampled 23 Sep 2026, 15 days ago · 5 results banked

81012141618°C20242025202616 Apr 2026, 09:19: 9.7 °C26 May 2026, 10:36: 16.7 °C21 Jul 2026, 11:26: 15.7 °C27 Aug 2026, 12:22: 16.2 °C23 Sep 2026, 11:26: 15.4 °C
Every result (5)
SampledResult as publishedReads as
23 Sep 2026, 11:2615.4 15.4 °C
27 Aug 2026, 12:2216.2 16.2 °C
21 Jul 2026, 11:2615.7 15.7 °C
26 May 2026, 10:3616.7 16.7 °C
16 Apr 2026, 09:199.7 9.7 °C

pH

code 0061

7.74

Sampled 23 Sep 2026, 15 days ago · 5 results banked

7.67.77.87.9820242025202616 Apr 2026, 09:19: 7.6526 May 2026, 10:36: 7.8821 Jul 2026, 11:26: 7.9727 Aug 2026, 12:22: 7.7723 Sep 2026, 11:26: 7.74
Every result (5)
SampledResult as publishedReads as
23 Sep 2026, 11:267.74 7.74
27 Aug 2026, 12:227.77 7.77
21 Jul 2026, 11:267.97 7.97
26 May 2026, 10:367.88 7.88
16 Apr 2026, 09:197.65 7.65

Ammonia

ammoniacal nitrogen as N · code 0111 · mg/l

below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this)

Sampled 23 Sep 2026, 15 days ago · 5 results banked

0.030.040.050.06mg/l20242025202616 Apr 2026, 09:19: below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this)26 May 2026, 10:36: 0.058 mg/l21 Jul 2026, 11:26: below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this)27 Aug 2026, 12:22: 0.032 mg/l23 Sep 2026, 11:26: below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this)
Every result (5)
SampledResult as publishedReads as
23 Sep 2026, 11:26<0.03 below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this)
27 Aug 2026, 12:220.032 0.032 mg/l
21 Jul 2026, 11:26<0.03 below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this)
26 May 2026, 10:360.058 0.058 mg/l
16 Apr 2026, 09:19<0.03 below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this)

Nitrate

as nitrogen (N) · code 0117 · mg/l

6.38 mg/l

Sampled 23 Sep 2026, 15 days ago · 5 results banked

4567mg/l20242025202616 Apr 2026, 09:19: 4.07 mg/l26 May 2026, 10:36: 4.96 mg/l21 Jul 2026, 11:26: 5.08 mg/l27 Aug 2026, 12:22: 5.48 mg/l23 Sep 2026, 11:26: 6.38 mg/l
Every result (5)
SampledResult as publishedReads as
23 Sep 2026, 11:266.38 6.38 mg/l
27 Aug 2026, 12:225.48 5.48 mg/l
21 Jul 2026, 11:265.08 5.08 mg/l
26 May 2026, 10:364.96 4.96 mg/l
16 Apr 2026, 09:194.07 4.07 mg/l

Phosphate

orthophosphate, reactive, as P · code 0180 · mg/l

0.11 mg/l

Sampled 23 Sep 2026, 15 days ago · 5 results banked

00.0250.050.0750.10.125mg/l20242025202616 Apr 2026, 09:19: 0.017 mg/l26 May 2026, 10:36: 0.06 mg/l21 Jul 2026, 11:26: 0.084 mg/l27 Aug 2026, 12:22: 0.08 mg/l23 Sep 2026, 11:26: 0.11 mg/l
Every result (5)
SampledResult as publishedReads as
23 Sep 2026, 11:260.11 0.11 mg/l
27 Aug 2026, 12:220.08 0.08 mg/l
21 Jul 2026, 11:260.084 0.084 mg/l
26 May 2026, 10:360.06 0.06 mg/l
16 Apr 2026, 09:190.017 0.017 mg/l

Conductivity

at 25 °C · code 0077 · µS/cm

963 µS/cm

Sampled 23 Sep 2026, 15 days ago · 5 results banked

9009501000105011001150µS/cm20242025202616 Apr 2026, 09:19: 936 µS/cm26 May 2026, 10:36: 1132 µS/cm21 Jul 2026, 11:26: 1061 µS/cm27 Aug 2026, 12:22: 1028 µS/cm23 Sep 2026, 11:26: 963 µS/cm
Every result (5)
SampledResult as publishedReads as
23 Sep 2026, 11:26963 963 µS/cm
27 Aug 2026, 12:221028 1028 µS/cm
21 Jul 2026, 11:261061 1061 µS/cm
26 May 2026, 10:361132 1132 µS/cm
16 Apr 2026, 09:19936 936 µS/cm

Everything measured here

12 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 12 rows
DeterminandMaterialResults First – lastLatest result
Oxygen, Dissolved, % Saturation 9901 River water 5 Apr 2026 – Sep 2026 91.9% 23 Sep 2026
Oxygen, Dissolved as O2 9924 River water 5 Apr 2026 – Sep 2026 9.16 mg/l 23 Sep 2026
Temperature of Water 0076 River water 5 Apr 2026 – Sep 2026 15.4 °C 23 Sep 2026
pH 0061 River water 5 Apr 2026 – Sep 2026 7.74 23 Sep 2026
Ammoniacal Nitrogen as N 0111 River water 5 Apr 2026 – Sep 2026 below 0.03 mg/l 23 Sep 2026
Nitrate as N 0117 River water 5 Apr 2026 – Sep 2026 6.38 mg/l 23 Sep 2026
Orthophosphate, reactive as P 0180 River water 5 Apr 2026 – Sep 2026 0.11 mg/l 23 Sep 2026
Conductivity at 25 C 0077 River water 5 Apr 2026 – Sep 2026 963 µS/cm 23 Sep 2026
Alkalinity to pH 4.5 as CaCO3 0162 River water 5 Apr 2026 – Sep 2026 180 mg/l 23 Sep 2026
Ammonia un-ionised as N 0119 River water 5 Apr 2026 – Sep 2026 below 0.00045 mg/l 23 Sep 2026
Nitrite as N 0118 River water 5 Apr 2026 – Sep 2026 0.023 mg/l 23 Sep 2026
Nitrogen, Total Oxidised as N 0116 River water 5 Apr 2026 – Sep 2026 6.4 mg/l 23 Sep 2026

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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