Pill River at Blue Anchor
EA name: PILL RIVER AT BLUE ANCHOR (also listed as “PILL R BLUE ANCHOR”)
Environment Agency sampling point SW-60580103 · 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
- 21 Sep 2026, 12:2810 days ago · time as the Environment Agency records it (UK clock time; the source gives no time zone)
- Samples banked
- 73 since 9 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 25 Sep 2026
- Where
- National Grid 302720, 143489As published, to the nearest 1 m. Open in a map
- River, by its own name
- Pill
- River, by the map
- Pill RiverPlaced on the river its name gives, 3 m from the line.
- Next gauge downstream
- None tracedThe map stops before any gauge.
- Why it was sampled
- Planned investigation (local monitoring) (61 samples)
Monitoring (national agency policy) (12 samples)
Results here were completed a median of 4 days after the sample was taken (4 to 12 days, 24 samples).
Main measurements, river water
pH
code 0061
8.21
Sampled 22 Mar 2024, 2.5 years ago · 12 results banked
Every result (12)
| Sampled | Result as published | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Mar 2024, 10:03 | 8.21 | 8.21 |
| 7 Mar 2024, 11:54 | 7.94 | 7.94 |
| 22 Feb 2024, 10:36 | 7.81 | 7.81 |
| 2 Feb 2024, 11:34 | 8.29 | 8.29 |
| 18 Jan 2024, 12:42 | 8.25 | 8.25 |
| 9 Jan 2024, 11:49 | 8.19 | 8.19 |
| 19 Dec 2023, 12:38 | 7.8 | 7.8 |
| 6 Dec 2023, 12:38 | 7.97 | 7.97 |
| 20 Nov 2023, 10:53 | 7.93 | 7.93 |
| 1 Nov 2023, 13:33 | 7.97 | 7.97 |
| 16 Oct 2023, 11:42 | 7.98 | 7.98 |
| 9 Oct 2023, 11:20 | 8.08 | 8.08 |
E. coli
confirmed, membrane filtration · code 2348 · per 100 ml
2900 per 100 ml
Sampled 21 Sep 2026, 10 days ago · 60 results banked
Every result (60)
| Sampled | Result as published | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep 2026, 12:28 | 2900 | 2900 per 100 ml |
| 15 Sep 2026, 11:58 | 1800 | 1800 per 100 ml |
| 4 Sep 2026, 10:10 | 3200 | 3200 per 100 ml |
| 1 Sep 2026, 11:10 | 950 | 950 per 100 ml |
| 19 Aug 2026, 11:48 | 1700 | 1700 per 100 ml |
| 16 Aug 2026, 12:53 | 740 | 740 per 100 ml |
| 7 Aug 2026, 10:54 | 1200 | 1200 per 100 ml |
| 3 Aug 2026, 12:16 | 1100 | 1100 per 100 ml |
| 22 Jul 2026, 10:14 | 2300 | 2300 per 100 ml |
| 20 Jul 2026, 10:26 | 2400 | 2400 per 100 ml |
| 17 Jul 2026, 11:52 | 640 | 640 per 100 ml |
| 9 Jul 2026, 10:47 | 720 | 720 per 100 ml |
| 6 Jul 2026, 11:40 | 1000 | 1000 per 100 ml |
| 21 Jun 2026, 11:05 | 780 | 780 per 100 ml |
| 18 Jun 2026, 10:01 | 1000 | 1000 per 100 ml |
| 10 Jun 2026, 11:48 | 450 | 450 per 100 ml |
| 8 Jun 2026, 13:27 | 670 | 670 per 100 ml |
| 5 Jun 2026, 11:36 | 380 | 380 per 100 ml |
| 26 May 2026, 16:58 | 570 | 570 per 100 ml |
| 20 May 2026, 13:21 | 290 | 290 per 100 ml |
| 23 Sep 2025, 10:51 | 1200 | 1200 per 100 ml |
| 19 Sep 2025, 13:42 | 2800 | 2800 per 100 ml |
| 9 Sep 2025, 11:24 | 6400 | 6400 per 100 ml |
| 5 Sep 2025, 14:16 | 1000 | 1000 per 100 ml |
| 26 Aug 2025, 12:18 | 1800 | 1800 per 100 ml |
| 21 Aug 2025, 15:27 | 1500 | 1500 per 100 ml |
| 11 Aug 2025, 11:01 | 670 | 670 per 100 ml |
| 7 Aug 2025, 15:33 | 880 | 880 per 100 ml |
| 26 Jul 2025, 11:19 | 1100 | 1100 per 100 ml |
| 22 Jul 2025, 13:21 | 1700 | 1700 per 100 ml |
| 9 Jul 2025, 15:55 | 510 | 510 per 100 ml |
| 26 Jun 2025, 10:50 | 1800 | 1800 per 100 ml |
| 22 Jun 2025, 13:17 | 1000 | 1000 per 100 ml |
| 12 Jun 2025, 11:12 | 5500 | 5500 per 100 ml |
| 9 Jun 2025, 16:32 | 760 | 760 per 100 ml |
| 28 May 2025, 10:16 | 720 | 720 per 100 ml |
| 24 May 2025, 17:51 | 1500 | 1500 per 100 ml |
| 15 May 2025, 10:33 | 560 | 560 per 100 ml |
| 1 May 2025, 14:19 | 480 | 480 per 100 ml |
| 12 Sep 2024, 10:41 | 940 | 940 per 100 ml |
| 9 Sep 2024, 09:27 | 1500 | 1500 per 100 ml |
| 8 Sep 2024, 10:27 | 5600 | 5600 per 100 ml |
| 27 Aug 2024, 12:47 | 2000 | 2000 per 100 ml |
| 25 Aug 2024, 09:23 | 2300 | 2300 per 100 ml |
| 23 Aug 2024, 08:06 | 3700 | 3700 per 100 ml |
| 14 Aug 2024, 12:03 | 1400 | 1400 per 100 ml |
| 9 Aug 2024, 11:29 | 2600 | 2600 per 100 ml |
| 30 Jul 2024, 12:17 | 1300 | 1300 per 100 ml |
| 26 Jul 2024, 10:29 | 2200 | 2200 per 100 ml |
| 15 Jul 2024, 12:05 | 2100 | 2100 per 100 ml |
| 11 Jul 2024, 12:23 | 1700 | 1700 per 100 ml |
| 1 Jul 2024, 12:07 | 850 | 850 per 100 ml |
| 30 Jun 2024, 13:46 | 1100 | 1100 per 100 ml |
| 27 Jun 2024, 09:34 | 1200 | 1200 per 100 ml |
| 17 Jun 2024, 14:49 | 1400 | 1400 per 100 ml |
| 11 Jun 2024, 09:26 | 1300 | 1300 per 100 ml |
| 3 Jun 2024, 14:30 | 510 | 510 per 100 ml |
| 28 May 2024, 09:21 | 990 | 990 per 100 ml |
| 15 May 2024, 10:03 | 1300 | 1300 per 100 ml |
| 1 May 2024, 13:25 | 480 | 480 per 100 ml |
Everything measured here
28 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 28 rows
| Determinand | Material | Results | First – last | Latest result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH 0061 | River water | 12 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | 8.21 22 Mar 2024 |
| Escherichia coli : Confirmed : MF 2348 | River water | 60 | May 2024 – Sep 2026 | 2900 per 100 ml 21 Sep 2026 |
| Aluminium, Dissolved 6037 | River water | 12 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | below 10 µg/l 22 Mar 2024 |
| Bacteroides HF183 primer 5886 | River water | 5 | May 2024 – Sep 2024 | Present / 100ml 9 Sep 2024 |
| Bacteroidetes Marker : Human copy number 3820 | River water | 5 | May 2024 – Sep 2024 | 2.8 log (10) gene copies / 100ml 9 Sep 2024 |
| Bacteroidetes Marker : Ruminant 4906 | River water | 5 | May 2024 – Sep 2024 | Present 9 Sep 2024 |
| Bacteroidetes Marker : Ruminant copy number 3819 | River water | 5 | May 2024 – Sep 2024 | 4.4 log (10) gene copies / 100ml 9 Sep 2024 |
| Cadmium, Dissolved 0106 | River water | 12 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | below 0.1 µg/l 22 Mar 2024 |
| Calcium, Dissolved 0239 | River water | 12 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | 62 mg/l 22 Mar 2024 |
| Carbon, Organic, Dissolved as C :- {DOC} 0301 | River water | 12 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | 1.1 mg/l 22 Mar 2024 |
| Catellicoccus Marker : Seabird 3120 | River water | 5 | May 2024 – Sep 2024 | Present 9 Sep 2024 |
| Catellicoccus Marker : Seabird Copy Number 3116 | River water | 5 | May 2024 – Sep 2024 | 2.7 log (10) gene copies / 100ml 9 Sep 2024 |
| Chromium, Dissolved 3409 | River water | 12 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | 0.72 µg/l 22 Mar 2024 |
| Copper, Dissolved 6450 | River water | 12 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | below 1 µg/l 22 Mar 2024 |
| Enterococci: Intestinal: Presumptive: MF 3722 | River water | 60 | May 2024 – Sep 2026 | 1300 colony forming units / 100ml 21 Sep 2026 |
| Hardness, Total as CaCO3 0158 | River water | 12 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | 233 mg/l 22 Mar 2024 |
| Lead, Dissolved 0052 | River water | 12 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | below 2 µg/l 22 Mar 2024 |
| Magnesium, Dissolved 0235 | River water | 12 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | 19 mg/l 22 Mar 2024 |
| Microbial Source Tracking 4876 | River water | 5 | May 2024 – Sep 2024 | 1 text result 9 Sep 2024 |
| Mitochondrial Marker : Canine 4870 | River water | 5 | May 2024 – Sep 2024 | Present 9 Sep 2024 |
| Mitochondrial Marker : Pig 4754 | River water | 5 | May 2024 – Sep 2024 | Not found 9 Sep 2024 |
| Mitochondrial Marker : Pig copy number 3779 | River water | 5 | May 2024 – Sep 2024 | below 2 log (10) gene copies / 100ml 9 Sep 2024 |
| Mitochrondrial Marker: Canine copy number 3816 | River water | 5 | May 2024 – Sep 2024 | below 2 log (10) gene copies / 100ml 9 Sep 2024 |
| MST Filtration 4926 | River water | 61 | May 2024 – Sep 2026 | DNA Stored 21 Sep 2026 |
| Nickel, Dissolved 3410 | River water | 12 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | below 1 µg/l 22 Mar 2024 |
| Preparation: DNA 5923 | River water | 5 | May 2024 – Sep 2024 | Done 9 Sep 2024 |
| Volume of Sample Filtered 4865 | River water | 61 | May 2024 – Sep 2026 | 960 millilitre 21 Sep 2026 |
| Zinc, Dissolved 3408 | River water | 12 | Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 | 17 µg/l 22 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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