River Alt upstream of Hillhouse Etw

EA name: RIVER ALT U/S HILLHOUSE ETW
Environment Agency sampling point NW-88002867 · 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
28 Sep 2026, 12:1310 days ago · time as the Environment Agency records it (UK clock time; the source gives no time zone)
Samples banked
5 since 30 Apr 2026 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) · results completed 30 Sep 2026
Where
National Grid 334012, 403737As published, to the nearest 1 m. Open in a map
River, by its own name
Alt
River, by the map
River AltPlaced on the river its name gives, 17 m from the line.
Next gauge downstream
None tracedIts water reaches the sea without passing a gauge.
Nearest gauge upstream
Dovers Bridge On the Dovers Brook · 3.5 km along the riverKirkby On the River Alt · 8.3 km along the river
Why it was sampled
Environmental monitoring statutory (EU directives) (5 samples)

Results here were completed a median of 2 days after the sample was taken (2 to 6 days, 3 samples).

Main measurements, river water

Dissolved oxygen

% saturation · code 9901 · %

93.6%

Sampled 28 Sep 2026, 10 days ago · 5 results banked

406080100120%20242025202630 Apr 2026, 09:50: 103.1%22 May 2026, 09:28: 86.8%9 Jul 2026, 10:36: 60.6%27 Aug 2026, 10:48: 47.1%28 Sep 2026, 12:13: 93.6%
Every result (5)
SampledResult as publishedReads as
28 Sep 2026, 12:1393.6 93.6%
27 Aug 2026, 10:4847.1 47.1%
9 Jul 2026, 10:3660.6 60.6%
22 May 2026, 09:2886.8 86.8%
30 Apr 2026, 09:50103.1 103.1%

Dissolved oxygen

as O2 · code 9924 · mg/l

9.45 mg/l

Sampled 28 Sep 2026, 10 days ago · 5 results banked

4681012mg/l20242025202630 Apr 2026, 09:50: 11.1 mg/l22 May 2026, 09:28: 8.56 mg/l9 Jul 2026, 10:36: 5.4 mg/l27 Aug 2026, 10:48: 4.45 mg/l28 Sep 2026, 12:13: 9.45 mg/l
Every result (5)
SampledResult as publishedReads as
28 Sep 2026, 12:139.45 9.45 mg/l
27 Aug 2026, 10:484.45 4.45 mg/l
9 Jul 2026, 10:365.4 5.4 mg/l
22 May 2026, 09:288.56 8.56 mg/l
30 Apr 2026, 09:5011.1 11.1 mg/l

Water temperature

code 0076 · °C

14.8 °C

Sampled 28 Sep 2026, 10 days ago · 5 results banked

1012.51517.52022.5°C20242025202630 Apr 2026, 09:50: 12 °C22 May 2026, 09:28: 15.9 °C9 Jul 2026, 10:36: 20.9 °C27 Aug 2026, 10:48: 18 °C28 Sep 2026, 12:13: 14.8 °C
Every result (5)
SampledResult as publishedReads as
28 Sep 2026, 12:1314.8 14.8 °C
27 Aug 2026, 10:4818 18 °C
9 Jul 2026, 10:3620.9 20.9 °C
22 May 2026, 09:2815.9 15.9 °C
30 Apr 2026, 09:5012 12 °C

pH

code 0061

7.67

Sampled 28 Sep 2026, 10 days ago · 5 results banked

6.56.7577.257.57.7520242025202630 Apr 2026, 09:50: 7.5322 May 2026, 09:28: 7.699 Jul 2026, 10:36: 7.0427 Aug 2026, 10:48: 6.7228 Sep 2026, 12:13: 7.67
Every result (5)
SampledResult as publishedReads as
28 Sep 2026, 12:137.67 7.67
27 Aug 2026, 10:486.72 6.72
9 Jul 2026, 10:367.04 7.04
22 May 2026, 09:287.69 7.69
30 Apr 2026, 09:507.53 7.53

Ammonia

ammoniacal nitrogen as N · code 0111 · mg/l

0.25 mg/l

Sampled 28 Sep 2026, 10 days ago · 5 results banked

00.511.5mg/l20242025202630 Apr 2026, 09:50: 0.54 mg/l22 May 2026, 09:28: 0.67 mg/l9 Jul 2026, 10:36: below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this)27 Aug 2026, 10:48: 1.1 mg/l28 Sep 2026, 12:13: 0.25 mg/l
Every result (5)
SampledResult as publishedReads as
28 Sep 2026, 12:130.25 0.25 mg/l
27 Aug 2026, 10:481.1 1.1 mg/l
9 Jul 2026, 10:36<0.03 below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this)
22 May 2026, 09:280.67 0.67 mg/l
30 Apr 2026, 09:500.54 0.54 mg/l

Nitrate

as nitrogen (N) · code 0117 · mg/l

14.8 mg/l

Sampled 28 Sep 2026, 10 days ago · 5 results banked

810121416mg/l20242025202630 Apr 2026, 09:50: 9.86 mg/l22 May 2026, 09:28: 12.7 mg/l9 Jul 2026, 10:36: 12.8 mg/l27 Aug 2026, 10:48: 13.8 mg/l28 Sep 2026, 12:13: 14.8 mg/l
Every result (5)
SampledResult as publishedReads as
28 Sep 2026, 12:1314.8 14.8 mg/l
27 Aug 2026, 10:4813.8 13.8 mg/l
9 Jul 2026, 10:3612.8 12.8 mg/l
22 May 2026, 09:2812.7 12.7 mg/l
30 Apr 2026, 09:509.86 9.86 mg/l

Phosphate

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

0.29 mg/l

Sampled 28 Sep 2026, 10 days ago · 5 results banked

0.20.250.30.350.4mg/l20242025202630 Apr 2026, 09:50: 0.3 mg/l22 May 2026, 09:28: 0.27 mg/l9 Jul 2026, 10:36: 0.24 mg/l27 Aug 2026, 10:48: 0.39 mg/l28 Sep 2026, 12:13: 0.29 mg/l
Every result (5)
SampledResult as publishedReads as
28 Sep 2026, 12:130.29 0.29 mg/l
27 Aug 2026, 10:480.39 0.39 mg/l
9 Jul 2026, 10:360.24 0.24 mg/l
22 May 2026, 09:280.27 0.27 mg/l
30 Apr 2026, 09:500.3 0.3 mg/l

Conductivity

at 25 °C · code 0077 · µS/cm

677 µS/cm

Sampled 28 Sep 2026, 10 days ago · 5 results banked

02004006008001000µS/cm20242025202630 Apr 2026, 09:50: 840 µS/cm22 May 2026, 09:28: 87 µS/cm9 Jul 2026, 10:36: 744 µS/cm27 Aug 2026, 10:48: 669 µS/cm28 Sep 2026, 12:13: 677 µS/cm
Every result (5)
SampledResult as publishedReads as
28 Sep 2026, 12:13677 677 µS/cm
27 Aug 2026, 10:48669 669 µS/cm
9 Jul 2026, 10:36744 744 µS/cm
22 May 2026, 09:2887 87 µS/cm
30 Apr 2026, 09:50840 840 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 93.6% 28 Sep 2026
Oxygen, Dissolved as O2 9924 River water 5 Apr 2026 – Sep 2026 9.45 mg/l 28 Sep 2026
Temperature of Water 0076 River water 5 Apr 2026 – Sep 2026 14.8 °C 28 Sep 2026
pH 0061 River water 5 Apr 2026 – Sep 2026 7.67 28 Sep 2026
Ammoniacal Nitrogen as N 0111 River water 5 Apr 2026 – Sep 2026 0.25 mg/l 28 Sep 2026
Nitrate as N 0117 River water 5 Apr 2026 – Sep 2026 14.8 mg/l 28 Sep 2026
Orthophosphate, reactive as P 0180 River water 5 Apr 2026 – Sep 2026 0.29 mg/l 28 Sep 2026
Conductivity at 25 C 0077 River water 5 Apr 2026 – Sep 2026 677 µS/cm 28 Sep 2026
Alkalinity to pH 4.5 as CaCO3 0162 River water 5 Apr 2026 – Sep 2026 82 mg/l 28 Sep 2026
Ammonia un-ionised as N 0119 River water 5 Apr 2026 – Sep 2026 0.00307 mg/l 28 Sep 2026
Nitrite as N 0118 River water 5 Apr 2026 – Sep 2026 0.2 mg/l 28 Sep 2026
Nitrogen, Total Oxidised as N 0116 River water 5 Apr 2026 – Sep 2026 15 mg/l 28 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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