Plenty Brook at Herne Bay

EA name: PLENTY BROOK AT HERNE BAY
Environment Agency sampling point SO-E0007267 · 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
18 Sep 2026, 12:4113 days ago · time as the Environment Agency records it (UK clock time; the source gives no time zone)
Samples banked
100 since 3 Oct 2023 Imported periods: 1 Oct 2023 – 30 Sep 2026. Samples outside them are not shown here.
Latest sample
River / running surface water Planned investigation (local monitoring) · results completed 23 Sep 2026
Where
National Grid 617670, 167173As published, to the nearest 1 m. Open in a map
River, by its own name
Plenty Brook
River, by the map
Plenty BrookPlaced on the river its name gives, 1 m from the line.
Next gauge downstream
None tracedThe map stops before any gauge.
Why it was sampled
Planned investigation (local monitoring) (76 samples)
Monitoring (national agency policy) (24 samples)

Results here were completed a median of 5 days after the sample was taken (5 to 6 days, 29 samples).

Main measurements, river water

E. coli

confirmed, membrane filtration · code 2348 · per 100 ml

2600 per 100 ml

Sampled 18 Sep 2026, 13 days ago · 99 results banked

0250005000075000100000per 100 ml2024202520263 Oct 2023, 10:49: 4000 per 100 ml9 Oct 2023, 12:35: 2800 per 100 ml20 Oct 2023, 10:37: 13000 per 100 ml23 Oct 2023, 14:23: 570 per 100 ml1 Nov 2023, 14:13: 4500 per 100 ml13 Nov 2023, 11:50: 4900 per 100 ml15 Nov 2023, 10:35: 670 per 100 ml21 Nov 2023, 10:46: 270 per 100 ml30 Nov 2023, 10:07: 370 per 100 ml5 Dec 2023, 11:57: 960 per 100 ml11 Dec 2023, 13:40: 99 per 100 ml4 Jan 2024, 12:16: 340 per 100 ml10 Jan 2024, 10:53: 200 per 100 ml17 Jan 2024, 09:50: 130 per 100 ml22 Jan 2024, 14:42: 1400 per 100 ml30 Jan 2024, 09:32: 140 per 100 ml5 Feb 2024, 11:32: 610 per 100 ml14 Feb 2024, 11:59: 910 per 100 ml20 Feb 2024, 14:13: 230 per 100 ml26 Feb 2024, 10:12: 1200 per 100 ml5 Mar 2024, 11:53: 180 per 100 ml11 Mar 2024, 12:33: 1200 per 100 ml18 Mar 2024, 11:45: 230 per 100 ml26 Mar 2024, 10:06: 130 per 100 ml4 Apr 2024, 14:03: 2700 per 100 ml12 Apr 2024, 10:08: 120 per 100 ml15 Apr 2024, 11:14: 1000 per 100 ml29 Apr 2024, 10:29: 480 per 100 ml3 May 2024, 16:10: 820 per 100 ml8 May 2024, 10:00: 380 per 100 ml17 May 2024, 13:07: 650 per 100 ml22 May 2024, 10:54: 7800 per 100 ml28 May 2024, 10:15: 630 per 100 ml4 Jun 2024, 10:27: 4700 per 100 ml13 Jun 2024, 12:25: 1800 per 100 ml21 Jun 2024, 10:51: 370 per 100 ml25 Jun 2024, 10:18: 290 per 100 ml10 Jul 2024, 11:27: 650 per 100 ml12 Jul 2024, 11:05: 22000 per 100 ml15 Jul 2024, 13:52: 530 per 100 ml25 Jul 2024, 10:20: 45000 per 100 ml30 Jul 2024, 12:56: 1000 per 100 ml9 Aug 2024, 10:21: 2100 per 100 ml12 Aug 2024, 10:40: 2100 per 100 ml27 Aug 2024, 11:50: 500 per 100 ml30 Aug 2024, 16:07: 740 per 100 ml9 Sep 2024, 12:44: 23000 per 100 ml13 Sep 2024, 12:56: 670 per 100 ml25 Sep 2024, 12:25: 1100 per 100 ml26 Sep 2024, 13:56: 25000 per 100 ml8 Oct 2024, 10:30: 2700 per 100 ml11 Oct 2024, 11:00: 1500 per 100 ml22 Oct 2024, 11:19: 550 per 100 ml25 Oct 2024, 12:47: 700 per 100 ml28 Oct 2024, 15:53: 750 per 100 ml2 May 2025, 10:05: 960 per 100 ml7 May 2025, 15:14: 260 per 100 ml16 May 2025, 10:25: 380 per 100 ml19 May 2025, 09:30: 1600 per 100 ml30 May 2025, 10:25: 320 per 100 ml5 Jun 2025, 13:34: 1900 per 100 ml17 Jun 2025, 09:40: 910 per 100 ml20 Jun 2025, 11:50: 820 per 100 ml30 Jun 2025, 09:13: 4800 per 100 ml3 Jul 2025, 13:02: 3200 per 100 ml18 Jul 2025, 12:46: 2100 per 100 ml29 Jul 2025, 10:55: 2200 per 100 ml1 Aug 2025, 10:40: 2700 per 100 ml14 Aug 2025, 10:42: 4300 per 100 ml19 Aug 2025, 12:25: 2300 per 100 ml29 Aug 2025, 10:24: 6600 per 100 ml2 Sep 2025, 14:05: 5900 per 100 ml12 Sep 2025, 10:26: 2800 per 100 ml17 Sep 2025, 14:05: 3700 per 100 ml26 Sep 2025, 10:48: 440 per 100 ml1 Apr 2026, 14:40: 210 per 100 ml8 Apr 2026, 09:23: 9800 per 100 ml16 Apr 2026, 10:34: 760 per 100 ml22 Apr 2026, 12:34: 870 per 100 ml8 May 2026, 09:54: 640 per 100 ml15 May 2026, 14:42: 1800 per 100 ml21 May 2026, 10:41: 590 per 100 ml28 May 2026, 14:15: 2600 per 100 ml5 Jun 2026, 10:12: 660 per 100 ml10 Jun 2026, 13:20: 1100 per 100 ml19 Jun 2026, 10:40: 1400 per 100 ml24 Jun 2026, 15:32: 2800 per 100 ml3 Jul 2026, 10:13: 5400 per 100 ml10 Jul 2026, 14:22: 2000 per 100 ml17 Jul 2026, 10:05: 2100 per 100 ml20 Jul 2026, 11:02: 960 per 100 ml24 Jul 2026, 11:10: 410 per 100 ml4 Aug 2026, 11:17: 3600 per 100 ml7 Aug 2026, 12:37: 430 per 100 ml17 Aug 2026, 10:22: above 100000 per 100 ml (the most the test can count)21 Aug 2026, 13:26: 2200 per 100 ml3 Sep 2026, 11:20: 22000 per 100 ml15 Sep 2026, 10:16: 1100 per 100 ml18 Sep 2026, 12:41: 2600 per 100 ml
Every result (99)
SampledResult as publishedReads as
18 Sep 2026, 12:412600 2600 per 100 ml
15 Sep 2026, 10:161100 1100 per 100 ml
3 Sep 2026, 11:2022000 22000 per 100 ml
21 Aug 2026, 13:262200 2200 per 100 ml
17 Aug 2026, 10:22>100000 above 100000 per 100 ml (the most the test can count)
7 Aug 2026, 12:37430 430 per 100 ml
4 Aug 2026, 11:173600 3600 per 100 ml
24 Jul 2026, 11:10410 410 per 100 ml
20 Jul 2026, 11:02960 960 per 100 ml
17 Jul 2026, 10:052100 2100 per 100 ml
10 Jul 2026, 14:222000 2000 per 100 ml
3 Jul 2026, 10:135400 5400 per 100 ml
24 Jun 2026, 15:322800 2800 per 100 ml
19 Jun 2026, 10:401400 1400 per 100 ml
10 Jun 2026, 13:201100 1100 per 100 ml
5 Jun 2026, 10:12660 660 per 100 ml
28 May 2026, 14:152600 2600 per 100 ml
21 May 2026, 10:41590 590 per 100 ml
15 May 2026, 14:421800 1800 per 100 ml
8 May 2026, 09:54640 640 per 100 ml
22 Apr 2026, 12:34870 870 per 100 ml
16 Apr 2026, 10:34760 760 per 100 ml
8 Apr 2026, 09:239800 9800 per 100 ml
1 Apr 2026, 14:40210 210 per 100 ml
26 Sep 2025, 10:48440 440 per 100 ml
17 Sep 2025, 14:053700 3700 per 100 ml
12 Sep 2025, 10:262800 2800 per 100 ml
2 Sep 2025, 14:055900 5900 per 100 ml
29 Aug 2025, 10:246600 6600 per 100 ml
19 Aug 2025, 12:252300 2300 per 100 ml
14 Aug 2025, 10:424300 4300 per 100 ml
1 Aug 2025, 10:402700 2700 per 100 ml
29 Jul 2025, 10:552200 2200 per 100 ml
18 Jul 2025, 12:462100 2100 per 100 ml
3 Jul 2025, 13:023200 3200 per 100 ml
30 Jun 2025, 09:134800 4800 per 100 ml
20 Jun 2025, 11:50820 820 per 100 ml
17 Jun 2025, 09:40910 910 per 100 ml
5 Jun 2025, 13:341900 1900 per 100 ml
30 May 2025, 10:25320 320 per 100 ml
19 May 2025, 09:301600 1600 per 100 ml
16 May 2025, 10:25380 380 per 100 ml
7 May 2025, 15:14260 260 per 100 ml
2 May 2025, 10:05960 960 per 100 ml
28 Oct 2024, 15:53750 750 per 100 ml
25 Oct 2024, 12:47700 700 per 100 ml
22 Oct 2024, 11:19550 550 per 100 ml
11 Oct 2024, 11:001500 1500 per 100 ml
8 Oct 2024, 10:302700 2700 per 100 ml
26 Sep 2024, 13:5625000 25000 per 100 ml
25 Sep 2024, 12:251100 1100 per 100 ml
13 Sep 2024, 12:56670 670 per 100 ml
9 Sep 2024, 12:4423000 23000 per 100 ml
30 Aug 2024, 16:07740 740 per 100 ml
27 Aug 2024, 11:50500 500 per 100 ml
12 Aug 2024, 10:402100 2100 per 100 ml
9 Aug 2024, 10:212100 2100 per 100 ml
30 Jul 2024, 12:561000 1000 per 100 ml
25 Jul 2024, 10:2045000 45000 per 100 ml
15 Jul 2024, 13:52530 530 per 100 ml
12 Jul 2024, 11:0522000 22000 per 100 ml
10 Jul 2024, 11:27650 650 per 100 ml
25 Jun 2024, 10:18290 290 per 100 ml
21 Jun 2024, 10:51370 370 per 100 ml
13 Jun 2024, 12:251800 1800 per 100 ml
4 Jun 2024, 10:274700 4700 per 100 ml
28 May 2024, 10:15630 630 per 100 ml
22 May 2024, 10:547800 7800 per 100 ml
17 May 2024, 13:07650 650 per 100 ml
8 May 2024, 10:00380 380 per 100 ml
3 May 2024, 16:10820 820 per 100 ml
29 Apr 2024, 10:29480 480 per 100 ml
15 Apr 2024, 11:141000 1000 per 100 ml
12 Apr 2024, 10:08120 120 per 100 ml
4 Apr 2024, 14:032700 2700 per 100 ml
26 Mar 2024, 10:06130 130 per 100 ml
18 Mar 2024, 11:45230 230 per 100 ml
11 Mar 2024, 12:331200 1200 per 100 ml
5 Mar 2024, 11:53180 180 per 100 ml
26 Feb 2024, 10:121200 1200 per 100 ml
20 Feb 2024, 14:13230 230 per 100 ml
14 Feb 2024, 11:59910 910 per 100 ml
5 Feb 2024, 11:32610 610 per 100 ml
30 Jan 2024, 09:32140 140 per 100 ml
22 Jan 2024, 14:421400 1400 per 100 ml
17 Jan 2024, 09:50130 130 per 100 ml
10 Jan 2024, 10:53200 200 per 100 ml
4 Jan 2024, 12:16340 340 per 100 ml
11 Dec 2023, 13:4099 99 per 100 ml
5 Dec 2023, 11:57960 960 per 100 ml
30 Nov 2023, 10:07370 370 per 100 ml
21 Nov 2023, 10:46270 270 per 100 ml
15 Nov 2023, 10:35670 670 per 100 ml
13 Nov 2023, 11:504900 4900 per 100 ml
1 Nov 2023, 14:134500 4500 per 100 ml
23 Oct 2023, 14:23570 570 per 100 ml
20 Oct 2023, 10:3713000 13000 per 100 ml
9 Oct 2023, 12:352800 2800 per 100 ml
3 Oct 2023, 10:494000 4000 per 100 ml

Everything measured here

5 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 5 rows
DeterminandMaterialResults First – lastLatest result
Escherichia coli : Confirmed : MF 2348 River water 99 Oct 2023 – Sep 2026 2600 per 100 ml 18 Sep 2026
Enterococci: Intestinal: Confirmed: MF 3723 River water 98 Oct 2023 – Sep 2026 1000 colony forming units / 100ml 18 Sep 2026
Enterococci: Intestinal: Presumptive: MF 3722 River water 99 Oct 2023 – Sep 2026 1000 colony forming units / 100ml 18 Sep 2026
MST Filtration 4926 River water 99 Oct 2023 – Sep 2026 DNA Stored 18 Sep 2026
Volume of Sample Filtered 4865 River water 99 Oct 2023 – Sep 2026 530 millilitre 18 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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