Smithies Brook above the confluence with River Ribble
EA name: SMITHIES BROOK PTC RIVER RIBBLE
Environment Agency sampling point NW-88003434 · 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
- 5 Mar 2024, 10:202.6 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 30 Sep 2026 and had nothing newer.
- Samples banked
- 6 since 2 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 377350, 445500As published, to the nearest 10 m. Open in a map
- River, by its own name
- Smithies Brook
- River, by the map
- Smithies BrookPlaced on the river its name gives, 1 m from the line.
- Next gauge downstream
- Low Moor On the River Ribble · 7.3 km along the river
- Why it was sampled
- Monitoring (national agency policy) (6 samples)
Main measurements, river water
Dissolved oxygen
% saturation · code 9901 · %
104.8%
Sampled 5 Mar 2024, 2.6 years ago · 6 results banked
Every result (6)
| Sampled | Result as published | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 2024, 10:20 | 104.8 | 104.8% |
| 14 Feb 2024, 10:49 | 100.4 | 100.4% |
| 31 Jan 2024, 10:29 | 100.5 | 100.5% |
| 5 Dec 2023, 12:28 | 99.3 | 99.3% |
| 7 Nov 2023, 10:05 | 98.7 | 98.7% |
| 2 Oct 2023, 09:40 | 94 | 94% |
Dissolved oxygen
as O2 · code 9924 · mg/l
12.8 mg/l
Sampled 5 Mar 2024, 2.6 years ago · 6 results banked
Every result (6)
| Sampled | Result as published | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 2024, 10:20 | 12.8 | 12.8 mg/l |
| 14 Feb 2024, 10:49 | 11.9 | 11.9 mg/l |
| 31 Jan 2024, 10:29 | 12.5 | 12.5 mg/l |
| 5 Dec 2023, 12:28 | 12.3 | 12.3 mg/l |
| 7 Nov 2023, 10:05 | 11.1 | 11.1 mg/l |
| 2 Oct 2023, 09:40 | 9.88 | 9.88 mg/l |
Water temperature
code 0076 · °C
6.8 °C
Sampled 5 Mar 2024, 2.6 years ago · 6 results banked
Every result (6)
| Sampled | Result as published | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 2024, 10:20 | 6.8 | 6.8 °C |
| 14 Feb 2024, 10:49 | 7.8 | 7.8 °C |
| 31 Jan 2024, 10:29 | 6 | 6 °C |
| 5 Dec 2023, 12:28 | 6.1 | 6.1 °C |
| 7 Nov 2023, 10:05 | 9.9 | 9.9 °C |
| 2 Oct 2023, 09:40 | 13 | 13 °C |
pH
code 0061
8.45
Sampled 5 Mar 2024, 2.6 years ago · 6 results banked
Every result (6)
| Sampled | Result as published | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 2024, 10:20 | 8.45 | 8.45 |
| 14 Feb 2024, 10:49 | 8.17 | 8.17 |
| 31 Jan 2024, 10:29 | 8.32 | 8.32 |
| 5 Dec 2023, 12:28 | 8.24 | 8.24 |
| 7 Nov 2023, 10:05 | 8.11 | 8.11 |
| 2 Oct 2023, 09:40 | 8.2 | 8.2 |
Ammonia
ammoniacal nitrogen as N · code 0111 · mg/l
0.041 mg/l
Sampled 5 Mar 2024, 2.6 years ago · 6 results banked
Every result (6)
| Sampled | Result as published | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 2024, 10:20 | 0.041 | 0.041 mg/l |
| 14 Feb 2024, 10:49 | 0.057 | 0.057 mg/l |
| 31 Jan 2024, 10:29 | <0.03 | below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this) |
| 5 Dec 2023, 12:28 | 0.062 | 0.062 mg/l |
| 7 Nov 2023, 10:05 | <0.03 | below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this) |
| 2 Oct 2023, 09:40 | <0.03 | below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this) |
Nitrate
as nitrogen (N) · code 0117 · mg/l
1.39 mg/l
Sampled 5 Mar 2024, 2.6 years ago · 6 results banked
Every result (6)
| Sampled | Result as published | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 2024, 10:20 | 1.39 | 1.39 mg/l |
| 14 Feb 2024, 10:49 | 1.09 | 1.09 mg/l |
| 31 Jan 2024, 10:29 | 1.6 | 1.6 mg/l |
| 5 Dec 2023, 12:28 | 1.39 | 1.39 mg/l |
| 7 Nov 2023, 10:05 | 1.3 | 1.3 mg/l |
| 2 Oct 2023, 09:40 | 0.936 | 0.936 mg/l |
Phosphate
orthophosphate, reactive, as P · code 0180 · mg/l
0.035 mg/l
Sampled 5 Mar 2024, 2.6 years ago · 6 results banked
Every result (6)
| Sampled | Result as published | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 2024, 10:20 | 0.035 | 0.035 mg/l |
| 14 Feb 2024, 10:49 | 0.049 | 0.049 mg/l |
| 31 Jan 2024, 10:29 | 0.029 | 0.029 mg/l |
| 5 Dec 2023, 12:28 | 0.039 | 0.039 mg/l |
| 7 Nov 2023, 10:05 | 0.03 | 0.03 mg/l |
| 2 Oct 2023, 09:40 | 0.032 | 0.032 mg/l |
Conductivity
at 25 °C · code 0077 · µS/cm
456 µS/cm
Sampled 5 Mar 2024, 2.6 years ago · 6 results banked
Every result (6)
| Sampled | Result as published | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 2024, 10:20 | 456 | 456 µS/cm |
| 14 Feb 2024, 10:49 | 288 | 288 µS/cm |
| 31 Jan 2024, 10:29 | 425 | 425 µS/cm |
| 5 Dec 2023, 12:28 | 343 | 343 µS/cm |
| 7 Nov 2023, 10:05 | 361 | 361 µS/cm |
| 2 Oct 2023, 09:40 | 419 | 419 µS/cm |
Everything measured here
14 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 14 rows
| Determinand | Material | Results | First – last | Latest result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxygen, Dissolved, % Saturation 9901 | River water | 6 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | 104.8% 5 Mar 2024 |
| Oxygen, Dissolved as O2 9924 | River water | 6 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | 12.8 mg/l 5 Mar 2024 |
| Temperature of Water 0076 | River water | 6 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | 6.8 °C 5 Mar 2024 |
| pH 0061 | River water | 6 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | 8.45 5 Mar 2024 |
| Ammoniacal Nitrogen as N 0111 | River water | 6 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | 0.041 mg/l 5 Mar 2024 |
| Nitrate as N 0117 | River water | 6 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | 1.39 mg/l 5 Mar 2024 |
| Orthophosphate, reactive as P 0180 | River water | 6 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | 0.035 mg/l 5 Mar 2024 |
| Conductivity at 25 C 0077 | River water | 6 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | 456 µS/cm 5 Mar 2024 |
| Alkalinity to pH 4.5 as CaCO3 0162 | River water | 6 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | 200 mg/l 5 Mar 2024 |
| Ammonia un-ionised as N 0119 | River water | 6 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | 0.00059 mg/l 5 Mar 2024 |
| Nitrite as N 0118 | River water | 6 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | 0.0091 mg/l 5 Mar 2024 |
| Nitrogen, Total Oxidised as N 0116 | River water | 6 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | 1.4 mg/l 5 Mar 2024 |
| Perfluorooctanoate anion 9274 | River water | 6 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | 0.0013 µg/l 5 Mar 2024 |
| Perfluorooctylsulphonate anion 9276 | River water | 6 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | 0.00032 µg/l 5 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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