Blackhazel Beck tributary

EA name: SSN0978 BLACKHAZEL BECK TRIB (also listed as “SSN0978 BLACKHAZEL BECK TRIB BELOW BOWSCALE FELL”)
Environment Agency sampling point NW-SSN0978 · 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
13 Jul 2026, 10:553 months ago · time as the Environment Agency records it (UK clock time; the source gives no time zone)
Samples banked
3 since 16 Mar 2026 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 331866, 530620As published, to the nearest 1 m. Open in a map
River, by its own name
tributary of Blackhazel Beck
River, by the map
Blackhazel BeckOn an unmapped tributary: placed where it joins the river its name gives, 13 m from the line.
Next gauge downstream
Sebergham On the River Caldew · 23 km along the river
Why it was sampled
Monitoring (national agency policy) (3 samples)

Main measurements, river water

Dissolved oxygen

% saturation · code 9901 · %

106%

Sampled 13 Jul 2026, 3 months ago · 3 results banked

100102104106%20242025202616 Mar 2026, 12:14: 103.7%25 Jun 2026, 13:02: 100.7%13 Jul 2026, 10:55: 106%
Every result (3)
SampledResult as publishedReads as
13 Jul 2026, 10:55106 106%
25 Jun 2026, 13:02100.7 100.7%
16 Mar 2026, 12:14103.7 103.7%

Dissolved oxygen

as O2 · code 9924 · mg/l

11.6 mg/l

Sampled 13 Jul 2026, 3 months ago · 3 results banked

10111213mg/l20242025202616 Mar 2026, 12:14: 12.9 mg/l25 Jun 2026, 13:02: 10.6 mg/l13 Jul 2026, 10:55: 11.6 mg/l
Every result (3)
SampledResult as publishedReads as
13 Jul 2026, 10:5511.6 11.6 mg/l
25 Jun 2026, 13:0210.6 10.6 mg/l
16 Mar 2026, 12:1412.9 12.9 mg/l

Water temperature

code 0076 · °C

11.1 °C

Sampled 13 Jul 2026, 3 months ago · 3 results banked

68101214°C20242025202616 Mar 2026, 12:14: 6.1 °C25 Jun 2026, 13:02: 13.1 °C13 Jul 2026, 10:55: 11.1 °C
Every result (3)
SampledResult as publishedReads as
13 Jul 2026, 10:5511.1 11.1 °C
25 Jun 2026, 13:0213.1 13.1 °C
16 Mar 2026, 12:146.1 6.1 °C

pH

code 0061

7.84

Sampled 13 Jul 2026, 3 months ago · 3 results banked

7.27.47.67.8820242025202616 Mar 2026, 12:14: 7.4425 Jun 2026, 13:02: 7.2213 Jul 2026, 10:55: 7.84
Every result (3)
SampledResult as publishedReads as
13 Jul 2026, 10:557.84 7.84
25 Jun 2026, 13:027.22 7.22
16 Mar 2026, 12:147.44 7.44

Ammonia

ammoniacal nitrogen as N · code 0111 · mg/l

below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this)

Sampled 13 Jul 2026, 3 months ago · 3 results banked

-0.500.51mg/l20242025202616 Mar 2026, 12:14: below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this)25 Jun 2026, 13:02: below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this)13 Jul 2026, 10:55: below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this)
Every result (3)
SampledResult as publishedReads as
13 Jul 2026, 10:55<0.03 below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this)
25 Jun 2026, 13:02<0.03 below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this)
16 Mar 2026, 12:14<0.03 below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this)

Nitrate

as nitrogen (N) · code 0117 · mg/l

0.466 mg/l

Sampled 13 Jul 2026, 3 months ago · 3 results banked

0.30.350.40.450.50.55mg/l20242025202616 Mar 2026, 12:14: 0.506 mg/l25 Jun 2026, 13:02: 0.346 mg/l13 Jul 2026, 10:55: 0.466 mg/l
Every result (3)
SampledResult as publishedReads as
13 Jul 2026, 10:550.466 0.466 mg/l
25 Jun 2026, 13:020.346 0.346 mg/l
16 Mar 2026, 12:140.506 0.506 mg/l

Phosphate

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

below 0.01 mg/l (not detected above this)

Sampled 13 Jul 2026, 3 months ago · 3 results banked

-0.500.51mg/l20242025202616 Mar 2026, 12:14: below 0.01 mg/l (not detected above this)25 Jun 2026, 13:02: below 0.01 mg/l (not detected above this)13 Jul 2026, 10:55: below 0.01 mg/l (not detected above this)
Every result (3)
SampledResult as publishedReads as
13 Jul 2026, 10:55<0.01 below 0.01 mg/l (not detected above this)
25 Jun 2026, 13:02<0.01 below 0.01 mg/l (not detected above this)
16 Mar 2026, 12:14<0.01 below 0.01 mg/l (not detected above this)

Conductivity

at 25 °C · code 0077 · µS/cm

36 µS/cm

Sampled 13 Jul 2026, 3 months ago · 3 results banked

3434.53535.536µS/cm20242025202616 Mar 2026, 12:14: 34 µS/cm25 Jun 2026, 13:02: 35 µS/cm13 Jul 2026, 10:55: 36 µS/cm
Every result (3)
SampledResult as publishedReads as
13 Jul 2026, 10:5536 36 µS/cm
25 Jun 2026, 13:0235 35 µS/cm
16 Mar 2026, 12:1434 34 µS/cm

Everything measured here

47 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 47 rows
DeterminandMaterialResults First – lastLatest result
Oxygen, Dissolved, % Saturation 9901 River water 3 Mar 2026 – Jul 2026 106% 13 Jul 2026
Oxygen, Dissolved as O2 9924 River water 3 Mar 2026 – Jul 2026 11.6 mg/l 13 Jul 2026
Temperature of Water 0076 River water 3 Mar 2026 – Jul 2026 11.1 °C 13 Jul 2026
pH 0061 River water 3 Mar 2026 – Jul 2026 7.84 13 Jul 2026
Ammoniacal Nitrogen as N 0111 River water 3 Mar 2026 – Jul 2026 below 0.03 mg/l 13 Jul 2026
Nitrate as N 0117 River water 3 Mar 2026 – Jul 2026 0.466 mg/l 13 Jul 2026
Orthophosphate, reactive as P 0180 River water 3 Mar 2026 – Jul 2026 below 0.01 mg/l 13 Jul 2026
Conductivity at 25 C 0077 River water 3 Mar 2026 – Jul 2026 36 µS/cm 13 Jul 2026
Alkalinity to pH 4.5 as CaCO3 0162 River water 3 Mar 2026 – Jul 2026 below 8 mg/l 13 Jul 2026
Aluminium, Dissolved 6037 River water 2 Jun 2026 – Jul 2026 below 20 µg/l 13 Jul 2026
Aminomethylphosphonic acid 7125 River water 3 Mar 2026 – Jul 2026 below 0.1 µg/l 13 Jul 2026
Ammonia un-ionised as N 0119 River water 3 Mar 2026 – Jul 2026 below 0.00041 mg/l 13 Jul 2026
Barium, Dissolved 9446 River water 2 Jun 2026 – Jul 2026 30 µg/l 13 Jul 2026
Boron, Dissolved 9447 River water 2 Jun 2026 – Jul 2026 below 100 µg/l 13 Jul 2026
Cadmium, Dissolved 0106 River water 2 Jun 2026 – Jul 2026 0.036 µg/l 13 Jul 2026
Calcium, Dissolved 0239 River water 2 Jun 2026 – Jul 2026 below 1 mg/l 13 Jul 2026
Carbon, Organic, Dissolved as C :- {DOC} 0301 River water 3 Mar 2026 – Jul 2026 0.52 mg/l 13 Jul 2026
Chloride 0172 River water 3 Mar 2026 – Jul 2026 4.9 mg/l 13 Jul 2026
Chromium, Dissolved 3409 River water 2 Jun 2026 – Jul 2026 below 0.5 µg/l 13 Jul 2026
Copper : BLM Bioavailable 4821 River water 2 Jun 2026 – Jul 2026 0.14 µg/l 13 Jul 2026
Copper, Dissolved 6450 River water 2 Jun 2026 – Jul 2026 0.25 µg/l 13 Jul 2026
Flow Type 2896 River water 3 Mar 2026 – Jul 2026 Low Flow 13 Jul 2026
GCMS Screen : Target Based multi-residue screening : Semi Quantitative 4994 River water 1 Jul 2026 – Jul 2026 1 text result 13 Jul 2026
Glyphosate 3007 River water 3 Mar 2026 – Jul 2026 below 0.1 µg/l 13 Jul 2026
Hardness, Calcium 0163 River water 2 Jun 2026 – Jul 2026 below 2.5 mg/l 13 Jul 2026
Hardness, Total as CaCO3 0158 River water 2 Jun 2026 – Jul 2026 7.85 mg/l 13 Jul 2026
Iron, Dissolved 6460 River water 2 Jun 2026 – Jul 2026 below 30 µg/l 13 Jul 2026
Lead : BLM Bioavailable 3377 River water 2 Jun 2026 – Jul 2026 0.25 µg/l 13 Jul 2026
Lead, Dissolved 0052 River water 2 Jun 2026 – Jul 2026 0.25 µg/l 13 Jul 2026
Lithium, Dissolved 4201 River water 2 Jun 2026 – Jul 2026 below 100 µg/l 13 Jul 2026
Magnesium, Dissolved 0235 River water 2 Jun 2026 – Jul 2026 1.3 mg/l 13 Jul 2026
Manganese : BLM Bioavailable 4820 River water 2 Jun 2026 – Jul 2026 5 µg/l 13 Jul 2026
Manganese, Dissolved 6458 River water 2 Jun 2026 – Jul 2026 below 10 µg/l 13 Jul 2026
Nickel : BLM Bioavailable 3878 River water 2 Jun 2026 – Jul 2026 0.25 µg/l 13 Jul 2026
Nickel, Dissolved 3410 River water 2 Jun 2026 – Jul 2026 below 0.5 µg/l 13 Jul 2026
Nitrite as N 0118 River water 3 Mar 2026 – Jul 2026 below 0.004 mg/l 13 Jul 2026
Nitrogen, Total as N 9686 River water 3 Mar 2026 – Jul 2026 0.36 mg/l 13 Jul 2026
Nitrogen, Total Oxidised as N 0116 River water 3 Mar 2026 – Jul 2026 0.47 mg/l 13 Jul 2026
Phosphorus, Total as P 0348 River water 3 Mar 2026 – Jul 2026 below 0.01 mg/l 13 Jul 2026
Potassium, Dissolved 0209 River water 2 Jun 2026 – Jul 2026 0.47 mg/l 13 Jul 2026
Silica, reactive as SiO2 0182 River water 3 Mar 2026 – Jul 2026 4.9 mg/l 13 Jul 2026
Sodium, Dissolved 0205 River water 2 Jun 2026 – Jul 2026 3.8 mg/l 13 Jul 2026
Solids, Suspended at 105 C 0135 River water 3 Mar 2026 – Jul 2026 below 3 mg/l 13 Jul 2026
Strontium, Filtered 6693 River water 2 Jun 2026 – Jul 2026 below 20 µg/l 13 Jul 2026
Sulphate, Dissolved as SO4 7859 River water 2 Jun 2026 – Jul 2026 below 10 mg/l 13 Jul 2026
Zinc : BLM Bioavailable 4822 River water 2 Jun 2026 – Jul 2026 5.3 µg/l 13 Jul 2026
Zinc, Dissolved 3408 River water 2 Jun 2026 – Jul 2026 5.3 µg/l 13 Jul 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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