Heltondale Beck upstream of Intake
EA name: HELTONDALE BECK U/S INTAKE
Environment Agency sampling point NW-88023696 · 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
- 17 Sep 2026, 10:4214 days ago · time as the Environment Agency records it (UK clock time; the source gives no time zone)
- Samples banked
- 4 since 10 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 349447, 520423As published, to the nearest 1 m. Open in a map
- River, by its own name
- Heltondale Beck
- River, by the map
- Heltondale BeckPlaced on the river its name gives, 0 m from the line.
- Next gauge downstream
- Eamont Bridge On the River Lowther · 13 km along the river
- Why it was sampled
- Monitoring (national agency policy) (4 samples)
Main measurements, river water
Dissolved oxygen
% saturation · code 9901 · %
103%
Sampled 17 Sep 2026, 14 days ago · 4 results banked
Every result (4)
| Sampled | Result as published | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 2026, 10:42 | 103 | 103% |
| 28 May 2026, 14:55 | 98.1 | 98.1% |
| 19 Apr 2026, 14:27 | 103 | 103% |
| 10 Oct 2023, 10:05 | 100.3 | 100.3% |
Dissolved oxygen
as O2 · code 9924 · mg/l
11 mg/l
Sampled 17 Sep 2026, 14 days ago · 4 results banked
Every result (4)
| Sampled | Result as published | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 2026, 10:42 | 11 | 11 mg/l |
| 28 May 2026, 14:55 | 9.58 | 9.58 mg/l |
| 19 Apr 2026, 14:27 | 11.8 | 11.8 mg/l |
| 10 Oct 2023, 10:05 | 10.9 | 10.9 mg/l |
Water temperature
code 0076 · °C
12.2 °C
Sampled 17 Sep 2026, 14 days ago · 4 results banked
Every result (4)
| Sampled | Result as published | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 2026, 10:42 | 12.2 | 12.2 °C |
| 28 May 2026, 14:55 | 16.4 | 16.4 °C |
| 19 Apr 2026, 14:27 | 9.3 | 9.3 °C |
| 10 Oct 2023, 10:05 | 11.5 | 11.5 °C |
pH
code 0061
7.97
Sampled 17 Sep 2026, 14 days ago · 4 results banked
Every result (4)
| Sampled | Result as published | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 2026, 10:42 | 7.97 | 7.97 |
| 28 May 2026, 14:55 | 8.35 | 8.35 |
| 19 Apr 2026, 14:27 | 7.83 | 7.83 |
| 10 Oct 2023, 10:05 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
Ammonia
ammoniacal nitrogen as N · code 0111 · mg/l
below 0.002 mg/l (not detected above this)
Sampled 10 Oct 2023, 3 years ago · 1 result banked
Every result (1)
| Sampled | Result as published | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 2023, 10:05 | <0.002 | below 0.002 mg/l (not detected above this) |
Nitrate
as nitrogen (N) · code 0117 · mg/l
0.269 mg/l
Sampled 10 Oct 2023, 3 years ago · 1 result banked
Every result (1)
| Sampled | Result as published | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 2023, 10:05 | 0.269 | 0.269 mg/l |
Phosphate
orthophosphate, reactive, as P · code 0180 · mg/l
0.0049 mg/l
Sampled 10 Oct 2023, 3 years ago · 1 result banked
Every result (1)
| Sampled | Result as published | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 2023, 10:05 | 0.0049 | 0.0049 mg/l |
Conductivity
at 25 °C · code 0077 · µS/cm
115 µS/cm
Sampled 17 Sep 2026, 14 days ago · 4 results banked
Every result (4)
| Sampled | Result as published | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 2026, 10:42 | 115 | 115 µS/cm |
| 28 May 2026, 14:55 | 100 | 100 µS/cm |
| 19 Apr 2026, 14:27 | 76 | 76 µS/cm |
| 10 Oct 2023, 10:05 | 76 | 76 µS/cm |
Everything measured here
29 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 29 rows
| Determinand | Material | Results | First – last | Latest result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxygen, Dissolved, % Saturation 9901 | River water | 4 | Oct 2023 – Sep 2026 | 103% 17 Sep 2026 |
| Oxygen, Dissolved as O2 9924 | River water | 4 | Oct 2023 – Sep 2026 | 11 mg/l 17 Sep 2026 |
| Temperature of Water 0076 | River water | 4 | Oct 2023 – Sep 2026 | 12.2 °C 17 Sep 2026 |
| pH 0061 | River water | 4 | Oct 2023 – Sep 2026 | 7.97 17 Sep 2026 |
| Ammoniacal Nitrogen as N 0111 | River water | 1 | Oct 2023 – Oct 2023 | below 0.002 mg/l 10 Oct 2023 |
| Nitrate as N 0117 | River water | 1 | Oct 2023 – Oct 2023 | 0.269 mg/l 10 Oct 2023 |
| Orthophosphate, reactive as P 0180 | River water | 1 | Oct 2023 – Oct 2023 | 0.0049 mg/l 10 Oct 2023 |
| Conductivity at 25 C 0077 | River water | 4 | Oct 2023 – Sep 2026 | 115 µS/cm 17 Sep 2026 |
| Alkalinity to pH 4.5 as CaCO3 0162 | River water | 1 | Oct 2023 – Oct 2023 | 28 mg/l 10 Oct 2023 |
| Ammonia un-ionised as N 0119 | River water | 1 | Oct 2023 – Oct 2023 | below 0.00001 mg/l 10 Oct 2023 |
| Cadmium, Dissolved 0106 | River water | 1 | Oct 2023 – Oct 2023 | below 0.01 µg/l 10 Oct 2023 |
| Calcium, Dissolved 0239 | River water | 1 | Oct 2023 – Oct 2023 | 7.8 mg/l 10 Oct 2023 |
| Carbon, Organic, Dissolved as C :- {DOC} 0301 | River water | 1 | Oct 2023 – Oct 2023 | 2.6 mg/l 10 Oct 2023 |
| Chromium, Dissolved 3409 | River water | 1 | Oct 2023 – Oct 2023 | below 0.5 µg/l 10 Oct 2023 |
| Copper : BLM Bioavailable 4821 | River water | 1 | Oct 2023 – Oct 2023 | 0.05 µg/l 10 Oct 2023 |
| Copper, Dissolved 6450 | River water | 1 | Oct 2023 – Oct 2023 | 0.54 µg/l 10 Oct 2023 |
| Iron, Dissolved 6460 | River water | 1 | Oct 2023 – Oct 2023 | 53 µg/l 10 Oct 2023 |
| Lead : BLM Bioavailable 3377 | River water | 1 | Oct 2023 – Oct 2023 | 0.02 µg/l 10 Oct 2023 |
| Lead, Dissolved 0052 | River water | 1 | Oct 2023 – Oct 2023 | below 0.1 µg/l 10 Oct 2023 |
| Magnesium, Dissolved 0235 | River water | 1 | Oct 2023 – Oct 2023 | 1.8 mg/l 10 Oct 2023 |
| Manganese : BLM Bioavailable 4820 | River water | 1 | Oct 2023 – Oct 2023 | 1.9 µg/l 10 Oct 2023 |
| Manganese, Dissolved 6458 | River water | 1 | Oct 2023 – Oct 2023 | below 10 µg/l 10 Oct 2023 |
| Mercury, Dissolved 0103 | River water | 1 | Oct 2023 – Oct 2023 | below 0.01 µg/l 10 Oct 2023 |
| Nickel : BLM Bioavailable 3878 | River water | 1 | Oct 2023 – Oct 2023 | 0.13 µg/l 10 Oct 2023 |
| Nickel, Dissolved 3410 | River water | 1 | Oct 2023 – Oct 2023 | below 0.5 µg/l 10 Oct 2023 |
| Nitrite as N 0118 | River water | 1 | Oct 2023 – Oct 2023 | below 0.001 mg/l 10 Oct 2023 |
| Nitrogen, Total Oxidised as N 0116 | River water | 1 | Oct 2023 – Oct 2023 | 0.27 mg/l 10 Oct 2023 |
| Zinc : BLM Bioavailable 4822 | River water | 1 | Oct 2023 – Oct 2023 | 1.6 µg/l 10 Oct 2023 |
| Zinc, Dissolved 3408 | River water | 1 | Oct 2023 – Oct 2023 | 2.2 µg/l 10 Oct 2023 |
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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