Pickering Beck upstream of confluence Costa Beck
EA name: PICKERING BECK U/S CONF COSTA BECK (also listed as “PICKERING BECK UPSTREAM CONFLUENCE OF COSTA BECK”)
Environment Agency sampling point NE-49600452 · 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
- 12 Mar 2024, 12:132.6 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 8 Oct 2026 and had nothing newer.
- Samples banked
- 6 since 6 Oct 2023 Imported periods: 1 Oct 2023 – 8 Oct 2026. Samples outside them are not shown here.
- Latest sample
- River / running surface water Environmental monitoring statutory (EU directives)
- Where
- National Grid 478786, 480006As published, to the nearest 1 m. Open in a map
- River, by its own name
- Pickering Beck
- River, by the map
- Pickering BeckPlaced on the river its name gives, 3 m from the line.
- Next gauge downstream
- Howe Bridge On the River Rye · 6.5 km along the river
- Nearest gauge upstream
- Pickering, Ings Bridge On the Pickering Beck · 3.1 km along the river
- Why it was sampled
- Environmental monitoring statutory (EU directives) (6 samples)
Main measurements, river water
Dissolved oxygen
% saturation · code 9901 · %
100.7%
Sampled 12 Mar 2024, 2.6 years ago · 6 results banked
Every result (6)
| Sampled | Result as published | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 2024, 12:13 | 100.7 | 100.7% |
| 20 Feb 2024, 14:04 | 100.7 | 100.7% |
| 10 Jan 2024, 12:41 | 96.6 | 96.6% |
| 27 Dec 2023, 10:34 | 98.2 | 98.2% |
| 27 Nov 2023, 11:56 | 70.1 | 70.1% |
| 6 Oct 2023, 15:11 | 91.1 | 91.1% |
Dissolved oxygen
as O2 · code 9924 · mg/l
12.1 mg/l
Sampled 12 Mar 2024, 2.6 years ago · 6 results banked
Every result (6)
| Sampled | Result as published | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 2024, 12:13 | 12.1 | 12.1 mg/l |
| 20 Feb 2024, 14:04 | 11.6 | 11.6 mg/l |
| 10 Jan 2024, 12:41 | 11.8 | 11.8 mg/l |
| 27 Dec 2023, 10:34 | 11.9 | 11.9 mg/l |
| 27 Nov 2023, 11:56 | 8.27 | 8.27 mg/l |
| 6 Oct 2023, 15:11 | 9.49 | 9.49 mg/l |
Water temperature
code 0076 · °C
7.5 °C
Sampled 12 Mar 2024, 2.6 years ago · 6 results banked
Every result (6)
| Sampled | Result as published | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 2024, 12:13 | 7.5 | 7.5 °C |
| 20 Feb 2024, 14:04 | 8.9 | 8.9 °C |
| 10 Jan 2024, 12:41 | 6.7 | 6.7 °C |
| 27 Dec 2023, 10:34 | 7 | 7 °C |
| 27 Nov 2023, 11:56 | 8.1 | 8.1 °C |
| 6 Oct 2023, 15:11 | 13.4 | 13.4 °C |
pH
code 0061
8.02
Sampled 12 Mar 2024, 2.6 years ago · 6 results banked
Every result (6)
| Sampled | Result as published | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 2024, 12:13 | 8.02 | 8.02 |
| 20 Feb 2024, 14:04 | 7.9 | 7.9 |
| 10 Jan 2024, 12:41 | 8.07 | 8.07 |
| 27 Dec 2023, 10:34 | 8.07 | 8.07 |
| 27 Nov 2023, 11:56 | 7.49 | 7.49 |
| 6 Oct 2023, 15:11 | 7.71 | 7.71 |
Ammonia
ammoniacal nitrogen as N · code 0111 · mg/l
below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this)
Sampled 12 Mar 2024, 2.6 years ago · 6 results banked
Every result (6)
| Sampled | Result as published | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 2024, 12:13 | <0.03 | below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this) |
| 20 Feb 2024, 14:04 | <0.03 | below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this) |
| 10 Jan 2024, 12:41 | <0.03 | below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this) |
| 27 Dec 2023, 10:34 | 0.036 | 0.036 mg/l |
| 27 Nov 2023, 11:56 | 0.1 | 0.1 mg/l |
| 6 Oct 2023, 15:11 | <0.03 | below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this) |
Nitrate
as nitrogen (N) · code 0117 · mg/l
5.2 mg/l
Sampled 12 Mar 2024, 2.6 years ago · 6 results banked
Every result (6)
| Sampled | Result as published | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 2024, 12:13 | 5.2 | 5.2 mg/l |
| 20 Feb 2024, 14:04 | 5.5 | 5.5 mg/l |
| 10 Jan 2024, 12:41 | 5.5 | 5.5 mg/l |
| 27 Dec 2023, 10:34 | 5.4 | 5.4 mg/l |
| 27 Nov 2023, 11:56 | 7.72 | 7.72 mg/l |
| 6 Oct 2023, 15:11 | 3.7 | 3.7 mg/l |
Phosphate
orthophosphate, reactive, as P · code 0180 · mg/l
below 0.01 mg/l (not detected above this)
Sampled 12 Mar 2024, 2.6 years ago · 6 results banked
Every result (6)
| Sampled | Result as published | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 2024, 12:13 | <0.01 | below 0.01 mg/l (not detected above this) |
| 20 Feb 2024, 14:04 | <0.01 | below 0.01 mg/l (not detected above this) |
| 10 Jan 2024, 12:41 | <0.01 | below 0.01 mg/l (not detected above this) |
| 27 Dec 2023, 10:34 | 0.011 | 0.011 mg/l |
| 27 Nov 2023, 11:56 | 0.077 | 0.077 mg/l |
| 6 Oct 2023, 15:11 | <0.01 | below 0.01 mg/l (not detected above this) |
Conductivity
at 25 °C · code 0077 · µS/cm
440 µS/cm
Sampled 12 Mar 2024, 2.6 years ago · 6 results banked
Every result (6)
| Sampled | Result as published | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 2024, 12:13 | 440 | 440 µS/cm |
| 20 Feb 2024, 14:04 | 425 | 425 µS/cm |
| 10 Jan 2024, 12:41 | 440 | 440 µS/cm |
| 27 Dec 2023, 10:34 | 470 | 470 µS/cm |
| 27 Nov 2023, 11:56 | 692 | 692 µS/cm |
| 6 Oct 2023, 15:11 | 222 | 222 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
| Determinand | Material | Results | First – last | Latest result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxygen, Dissolved, % Saturation 9901 | River water | 6 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | 100.7% 12 Mar 2024 |
| Oxygen, Dissolved as O2 9924 | River water | 6 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | 12.1 mg/l 12 Mar 2024 |
| Temperature of Water 0076 | River water | 6 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | 7.5 °C 12 Mar 2024 |
| pH 0061 | River water | 6 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | 8.02 12 Mar 2024 |
| Ammoniacal Nitrogen as N 0111 | River water | 6 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | below 0.03 mg/l 12 Mar 2024 |
| Nitrate as N 0117 | River water | 6 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | 5.2 mg/l 12 Mar 2024 |
| Orthophosphate, reactive as P 0180 | River water | 6 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | below 0.01 mg/l 12 Mar 2024 |
| Conductivity at 25 C 0077 | River water | 6 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | 440 µS/cm 12 Mar 2024 |
| Alkalinity to pH 4.5 as CaCO3 0162 | River water | 6 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | 150 mg/l 12 Mar 2024 |
| Ammonia un-ionised as N 0119 | River water | 6 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | below 0.00046 mg/l 12 Mar 2024 |
| Nitrite as N 0118 | River water | 6 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | below 0.004 mg/l 12 Mar 2024 |
| Nitrogen, Total Oxidised as N 0116 | River water | 6 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | 5.2 mg/l 12 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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