Helvellyn Gill downstream of Thirlspot
EA name: SSN1826 HELVELLYN GILL D/S THIRLSPOT
Environment Agency sampling point NW-SSN1826 · 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
- 7 Aug 2026, 11:3055 days ago · time as the Environment Agency records it (UK clock time; the source gives no time zone)
- Samples banked
- 5 since 4 Feb 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 331585, 518069As published, to the nearest 1 m. Open in a map
- River, by its own name
- Helvellyn Gill
- River, by the map
- Helvellyn GillPlaced on the river its name gives, 2 m from the line.
- Next gauge downstream
- Riddings Wood On the River Greta · 8.2 km along the river
- Why it was sampled
- Monitoring (national agency policy) (5 samples)
Main measurements, river water
Dissolved oxygen
% saturation · code 9901 · %
102.2%
Sampled 7 Aug 2026, 55 days ago · 5 results banked
Every result (5)
| Sampled | Result as published | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2026, 11:30 | 102.2 | 102.2% |
| 24 Jul 2026, 09:27 | 100.8 | 100.8% |
| 25 Jun 2026, 15:57 | 99.9 | 99.9% |
| 26 May 2026, 12:04 | 95.2 | 95.2% |
| 4 Feb 2026, 09:32 | 95.4 | 95.4% |
Dissolved oxygen
as O2 · code 9924 · mg/l
10.7 mg/l
Sampled 7 Aug 2026, 55 days ago · 5 results banked
Every result (5)
| Sampled | Result as published | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2026, 11:30 | 10.7 | 10.7 mg/l |
| 24 Jul 2026, 09:27 | 9.88 | 9.88 mg/l |
| 25 Jun 2026, 15:57 | 8.73 | 8.73 mg/l |
| 26 May 2026, 12:04 | 9.03 | 9.03 mg/l |
| 4 Feb 2026, 09:32 | 12.5 | 12.5 mg/l |
Water temperature
code 0076 · °C
13.2 °C
Sampled 7 Aug 2026, 55 days ago · 5 results banked
Every result (5)
| Sampled | Result as published | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2026, 11:30 | 13.2 | 13.2 °C |
| 24 Jul 2026, 09:27 | 16.2 | 16.2 °C |
| 25 Jun 2026, 15:57 | 21.9 | 21.9 °C |
| 26 May 2026, 12:04 | 17.8 | 17.8 °C |
| 4 Feb 2026, 09:32 | 3.9 | 3.9 °C |
pH
code 0061
7.5
Sampled 7 Aug 2026, 55 days ago · 5 results banked
Every result (5)
| Sampled | Result as published | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2026, 11:30 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| 24 Jul 2026, 09:27 | 7.73 | 7.73 |
| 25 Jun 2026, 15:57 | 7.41 | 7.41 |
| 26 May 2026, 12:04 | 7.51 | 7.51 |
| 4 Feb 2026, 09:32 | 7.24 | 7.24 |
Ammonia
ammoniacal nitrogen as N · code 0111 · mg/l
below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this)
Sampled 7 Aug 2026, 55 days ago · 5 results banked
Every result (5)
| Sampled | Result as published | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2026, 11:30 | <0.03 | below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this) |
| 24 Jul 2026, 09:27 | <0.03 | below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this) |
| 25 Jun 2026, 15:57 | <0.03 | below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this) |
| 26 May 2026, 12:04 | <0.03 | below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this) |
| 4 Feb 2026, 09:32 | <0.03 | below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this) |
Nitrate
as nitrogen (N) · code 0117 · mg/l
0.226 mg/l
Sampled 7 Aug 2026, 55 days ago · 5 results banked
Every result (5)
| Sampled | Result as published | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2026, 11:30 | 0.226 | 0.226 mg/l |
| 24 Jul 2026, 09:27 | 0.196 | 0.196 mg/l |
| 25 Jun 2026, 15:57 | <0.196 | below 0.196 mg/l (not detected above this) |
| 26 May 2026, 12:04 | 0.226 | 0.226 mg/l |
| 4 Feb 2026, 09:32 | 0.406 | 0.406 mg/l |
Phosphate
orthophosphate, reactive, as P · code 0180 · mg/l
0.02 mg/l
Sampled 7 Aug 2026, 55 days ago · 5 results banked
Every result (5)
| Sampled | Result as published | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2026, 11:30 | 0.02 | 0.02 mg/l |
| 24 Jul 2026, 09:27 | 0.018 | 0.018 mg/l |
| 25 Jun 2026, 15:57 | <0.01 | below 0.01 mg/l (not detected above this) |
| 26 May 2026, 12:04 | <0.01 | below 0.01 mg/l (not detected above this) |
| 4 Feb 2026, 09:32 | <0.01 | below 0.01 mg/l (not detected above this) |
Conductivity
at 25 °C · code 0077 · µS/cm
66 µS/cm
Sampled 7 Aug 2026, 55 days ago · 5 results banked
Every result (5)
| Sampled | Result as published | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2026, 11:30 | 66 | 66 µS/cm |
| 24 Jul 2026, 09:27 | 71 | 71 µS/cm |
| 25 Jun 2026, 15:57 | 57 | 57 µS/cm |
| 26 May 2026, 12:04 | 62 | 62 µS/cm |
| 4 Feb 2026, 09:32 | 53 | 53 µS/cm |
Everything measured here
23 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 23 rows
| Determinand | Material | Results | First – last | Latest result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxygen, Dissolved, % Saturation 9901 | River water | 5 | Feb 2026 – Aug 2026 | 102.2% 7 Aug 2026 |
| Oxygen, Dissolved as O2 9924 | River water | 5 | Feb 2026 – Aug 2026 | 10.7 mg/l 7 Aug 2026 |
| Temperature of Water 0076 | River water | 5 | Feb 2026 – Aug 2026 | 13.2 °C 7 Aug 2026 |
| pH 0061 | River water | 5 | Feb 2026 – Aug 2026 | 7.5 7 Aug 2026 |
| Ammoniacal Nitrogen as N 0111 | River water | 5 | Feb 2026 – Aug 2026 | below 0.03 mg/l 7 Aug 2026 |
| Nitrate as N 0117 | River water | 5 | Feb 2026 – Aug 2026 | 0.226 mg/l 7 Aug 2026 |
| Orthophosphate, reactive as P 0180 | River water | 5 | Feb 2026 – Aug 2026 | 0.02 mg/l 7 Aug 2026 |
| Conductivity at 25 C 0077 | River water | 5 | Feb 2026 – Aug 2026 | 66 µS/cm 7 Aug 2026 |
| Alkalinity to pH 4.5 as CaCO3 0162 | River water | 5 | Feb 2026 – Aug 2026 | 23 mg/l 7 Aug 2026 |
| Aminomethylphosphonic acid 7125 | River water | 1 | Feb 2026 – Feb 2026 | below 0.1 µg/l 4 Feb 2026 |
| Ammonia un-ionised as N 0119 | River water | 5 | Feb 2026 – Aug 2026 | below 0.00022 mg/l 7 Aug 2026 |
| Carbon, Organic, Dissolved as C :- {DOC} 0301 | River water | 5 | Feb 2026 – Aug 2026 | 1.4 mg/l 7 Aug 2026 |
| Chloride 0172 | River water | 5 | Feb 2026 – Aug 2026 | 4.5 mg/l 7 Aug 2026 |
| Flow Type 2896 | River water | 5 | Feb 2026 – Aug 2026 | Moderate Flow 7 Aug 2026 |
| GCMS Screen : Target Based multi-residue screening : Semi Quantitative 4994 | River water | 1 | Jun 2026 – Jun 2026 | 1 text result 25 Jun 2026 |
| Glyphosate 3007 | River water | 1 | Feb 2026 – Feb 2026 | below 0.1 µg/l 4 Feb 2026 |
| LCMS Screen : Semi Quantitative 7299 | River water | 1 | Jul 2026 – Jul 2026 | 1 text result 24 Jul 2026 |
| Nitrite as N 0118 | River water | 5 | Feb 2026 – Aug 2026 | below 0.004 mg/l 7 Aug 2026 |
| Nitrogen, Total as N 9686 | River water | 5 | Feb 2026 – Aug 2026 | 0.24 mg/l 7 Aug 2026 |
| Nitrogen, Total Oxidised as N 0116 | River water | 5 | Feb 2026 – Aug 2026 | 0.23 mg/l 7 Aug 2026 |
| Phosphorus, Total as P 0348 | River water | 5 | Feb 2026 – Aug 2026 | 0.017 mg/l 7 Aug 2026 |
| Silica, reactive as SiO2 0182 | River water | 5 | Feb 2026 – Aug 2026 | 3.7 mg/l 7 Aug 2026 |
| Solids, Suspended at 105 C 0135 | River water | 5 | Feb 2026 – Aug 2026 | below 3 mg/l 7 Aug 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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