Littleham Stream at Exmouth Beach
EA name: LITTLEHAM STREAM AT EXMOUTH BEACH (also listed as “EXMOUTH BEACH - LITTLEHAM BROOK”)
Environment Agency sampling point SW-70511008 · 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 Sep 2026, 10:2518 days ago · time as the Environment Agency records it (UK clock time; the source gives no time zone)
- Samples banked
- 126 since 5 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)
- Where
- National Grid 301066, 80058As published, to the nearest 1 m. Open in a map
- River, by its own name
- Littleham Stream
- River, by the map
- Not placedIts name gives Littleham Stream; the only line close by, 0 m away, is Littleham Brook and is not traced into it. The river map cannot say which watercourse this is.
- Next gauge downstream
- Not known
- Why it was sampled
- Planned investigation (local monitoring) (125 samples)
Unplanned reactive monitoring (pollution incidents) (1 samples)
Main measurements, river water
Dissolved oxygen
% saturation · code 9901 · %
92.4%
Sampled 15 Aug 2025, 14 months ago · 3 results banked
Every result (3)
| Sampled | Result as published | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug 2025, 13:21 | 92.4 | 92.4% |
| 24 Aug 2024, 10:24 | 91 | 91% |
| 15 Aug 2024, 10:51 | 78.3 | 78.3% |
Water temperature
code 0076 · °C
17 °C
Sampled 15 Aug 2025, 14 months ago · 6 results banked
Also measured in celsius on another sample material (2IZZ): 2 results, kept apart (see the table).
Every result (6)
| Sampled | Result as published | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug 2025, 13:21 | 17 | 17 °C |
| 24 Aug 2024, 10:24 | 15 | 15 °C |
| 15 Aug 2024, 10:51 | 15.1 | 15.1 °C |
| 8 Feb 2024, 12:20 | 9.9 | 9.9 °C |
| 11 Oct 2023, 13:19 | 15 | 15 °C |
| 5 Oct 2023, 14:21 | 14.3 | 14.3 °C |
pH
code 0061
8.06
Sampled 15 Aug 2025, 14 months ago · 4 results banked
Every result (4)
| Sampled | Result as published | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug 2025, 13:21 | 8.06 | 8.06 |
| 24 Aug 2024, 10:24 | 7.83 | 7.83 |
| 15 Aug 2024, 10:51 | 7.85 | 7.85 |
| 5 Oct 2023, 14:21 | 7.95 | 7.95 |
Conductivity
at 25 °C · code 0077 · µS/cm
737 µS/cm
Sampled 15 Aug 2025, 14 months ago · 3 results banked
Every result (3)
| Sampled | Result as published | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug 2025, 13:21 | 737 | 737 µS/cm |
| 24 Aug 2024, 10:24 | 201 | 201 µS/cm |
| 15 Aug 2024, 10:51 | 903 | 903 µS/cm |
E. coli
confirmed, membrane filtration · code 2348 · per 100 ml
below 10 per 100 ml (not detected above this)
Sampled 13 Sep 2026, 18 days ago · 65 results banked
Also measured in number per hundred millilitres on another sample material (2IZZ): 60 results, kept apart (see the table).
Every result (65)
| Sampled | Result as published | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 2026, 10:25 | <10 | below 10 per 100 ml (not detected above this) |
| 9 Sep 2026, 10:54 | 4100 | 4100 per 100 ml |
| 3 Sep 2026, 10:48 | 27 | 27 per 100 ml |
| 27 Aug 2026, 14:45 | 710 | 710 per 100 ml |
| 20 Aug 2026, 13:44 | 1400 | 1400 per 100 ml |
| 13 Aug 2026, 10:58 | 850 | 850 per 100 ml |
| 4 Aug 2026, 11:05 | 1000 | 1000 per 100 ml |
| 29 Jul 2026, 15:51 | 780 | 780 per 100 ml |
| 22 Jul 2026, 13:04 | 580 | 580 per 100 ml |
| 16 Jul 2026, 14:14 | 2700 | 2700 per 100 ml |
| 8 Jul 2026, 14:11 | 960 | 960 per 100 ml |
| 1 Jul 2026, 12:55 | 670 | 670 per 100 ml |
| 25 Jun 2026, 16:00 | 5600 | 5600 per 100 ml |
| 22 Jun 2026, 13:11 | 1300 | 1300 per 100 ml |
| 13 Jun 2026, 13:49 | 570 | 570 per 100 ml |
| 11 Jun 2026, 10:33 | 1500 | 1500 per 100 ml |
| 2 Jun 2026, 10:35 | 21000 | 21000 per 100 ml |
| 27 May 2026, 15:06 | 550 | 550 per 100 ml |
| 18 May 2026, 10:45 | 650 | 650 per 100 ml |
| 23 Sep 2025, 14:00 | 2000 | 2000 per 100 ml |
| 15 Sep 2025, 11:02 | 3100 | 3100 per 100 ml |
| 9 Sep 2025, 13:17 | 5300 | 5300 per 100 ml |
| 30 Aug 2025, 11:23 | 2300 | 2300 per 100 ml |
| 20 Aug 2025, 10:32 | 1100 | 1100 per 100 ml |
| 15 Aug 2025, 13:21 | 1500 | 1500 per 100 ml |
| 12 Aug 2025, 10:55 | 6000 | 6000 per 100 ml |
| 4 Aug 2025, 11:27 | 1500 | 1500 per 100 ml |
| 29 Jul 2025, 15:45 | 1800 | 1800 per 100 ml |
| 23 Jul 2025, 13:29 | 740 | 740 per 100 ml |
| 15 Jul 2025, 12:00 | 5600 | 5600 per 100 ml |
| 8 Jul 2025, 12:41 | 1600 | 1600 per 100 ml |
| 3 Jul 2025, 14:03 | 1600 | 1600 per 100 ml |
| 26 Jun 2025, 10:42 | 1700 | 1700 per 100 ml |
| 22 Jun 2025, 10:30 | 2100 | 2100 per 100 ml |
| 16 Jun 2025, 14:56 | 2300 | 2300 per 100 ml |
| 10 Jun 2025, 12:04 | 980 | 980 per 100 ml |
| 4 Jun 2025, 11:47 | 1500 | 1500 per 100 ml |
| 27 May 2025, 10:53 | 2500 | 2500 per 100 ml |
| 20 May 2025, 13:15 | 1700 | 1700 per 100 ml |
| 1 May 2025, 13:55 | 880 | 880 per 100 ml |
| 26 Aug 2024, 13:39 | 8600 | 8600 per 100 ml |
| 25 Aug 2024, 10:03 | 16000 | 16000 per 100 ml |
| 24 Aug 2024, 10:24 | 150000 | 150000 per 100 ml |
| 23 Aug 2024, 14:49 | 9500 | 9500 per 100 ml |
| 21 Aug 2024, 14:31 | 11000 | 11000 per 100 ml |
| 15 Aug 2024, 10:51 | >100000 | above 100000 per 100 ml (the most the test can count) |
| 24 Apr 2024, 13:36 | 230 | 230 per 100 ml |
| 17 Apr 2024, 13:55 | 550 | 550 per 100 ml |
| 9 Apr 2024, 14:17 | 2400 | 2400 per 100 ml |
| 4 Apr 2024, 12:40 | 1000 | 1000 per 100 ml |
| 25 Mar 2024, 14:30 | 11000 | 11000 per 100 ml |
| 19 Mar 2024, 13:57 | 690 | 690 per 100 ml |
| 14 Mar 2024, 13:35 | 1300 | 1300 per 100 ml |
| 6 Mar 2024, 14:08 | 370 | 370 per 100 ml |
| 27 Feb 2024, 14:28 | 1300 | 1300 per 100 ml |
| 20 Feb 2024, 14:06 | 840 | 840 per 100 ml |
| 8 Feb 2024, 12:20 | 29000 | 29000 per 100 ml |
| 30 Jan 2024, 13:57 | 1100 | 1100 per 100 ml |
| 23 Jan 2024, 13:57 | 4400 | 4400 per 100 ml |
| 16 Jan 2024, 14:24 | 1300 | 1300 per 100 ml |
| 3 Jan 2024, 13:22 | 3400 | 3400 per 100 ml |
| 20 Dec 2023, 14:10 | 3700 | 3700 per 100 ml |
| 14 Dec 2023, 14:51 | 15000 | 15000 per 100 ml |
| 11 Oct 2023, 13:19 | 1000 | 1000 per 100 ml |
| 5 Oct 2023, 14:21 | 1600 | 1600 per 100 ml |
Everything measured here
20 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 37 rows
| Determinand | Material | Results | First – last | Latest result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxygen, Dissolved, % Saturation 9901 | River water | 3 | Aug 2024 – Aug 2025 | 92.4% 15 Aug 2025 |
| Temperature of Water 0076 | River water | 6 | Oct 2023 – Aug 2025 | 17 °C 15 Aug 2025 |
| Temperature of Water 0076 | Sea water | 2 | Aug 2024 – Sep 2024 | 15.3 °C 5 Sep 2024 |
| pH 0061 | River water | 4 | Oct 2023 – Aug 2025 | 8.06 15 Aug 2025 |
| Conductivity at 25 C 0077 | River water | 3 | Aug 2024 – Aug 2025 | 737 µS/cm 15 Aug 2025 |
| Escherichia coli : Confirmed : MF 2348 | River water | 65 | Oct 2023 – Sep 2026 | below 10 per 100 ml 13 Sep 2026 |
| Escherichia coli : Confirmed : MF 2348 | Sea water | 60 | Oct 2023 – Oct 2024 | 720 per 100 ml 29 Oct 2024 |
| Bacteroides HF183 primer 5886 | River water | 12 | Dec 2023 – Aug 2024 | Present / 100ml 26 Aug 2024 |
| Bacteroidetes Marker : Human copy number 3820 | River water | 12 | Dec 2023 – Aug 2024 | 5 log (10) gene copies / 100ml 26 Aug 2024 |
| Bacteroidetes Marker : Ruminant 4906 | River water | 12 | Dec 2023 – Aug 2024 | Present 26 Aug 2024 |
| Bacteroidetes Marker : Ruminant copy number 3819 | River water | 12 | Dec 2023 – Aug 2024 | 7.3 log (10) gene copies / 100ml 26 Aug 2024 |
| Enterococci: Intestinal: Confirmed: MF 3723 | River water | 6 | Aug 2024 – Aug 2024 | 4100 colony forming units / 100ml 26 Aug 2024 |
| Enterococci: Intestinal: Presumptive: MF 3722 | River water | 64 | Oct 2023 – Sep 2026 | 620 colony forming units / 100ml 13 Sep 2026 |
| Microbial Source Tracking 4876 | River water | 12 | Dec 2023 – Aug 2024 | 1 text result 26 Aug 2024 |
| Mitochondrial Marker : Cattle 4755 | River water | 12 | Dec 2023 – Aug 2024 | Present 26 Aug 2024 |
| Mitochondrial Marker : Cattle copy number 3789 | River water | 12 | Dec 2023 – Aug 2024 | 5.3 log (10) gene copies / 100ml 26 Aug 2024 |
| Mitochondrial Marker : Human 4869 | River water | 12 | Dec 2023 – Aug 2024 | Present 26 Aug 2024 |
| Mitochondrial Marker : Human copy number 3812 | River water | 12 | Dec 2023 – Aug 2024 | 3.3 log (10) gene copies / 100ml 26 Aug 2024 |
| MST Filtration 4926 | River water | 61 | Dec 2023 – Sep 2026 | DNA Stored 13 Sep 2026 |
| Preparation: DNA 5923 | River water | 12 | Dec 2023 – Aug 2024 | Done 26 Aug 2024 |
| Salinity : In Situ 7608 | River water | 50 | Oct 2023 – Sep 2026 | 0.64 parts per thousand 13 Sep 2026 |
| Volume of Sample Filtered 4865 | River water | 61 | Dec 2023 – Sep 2026 | 930 millilitre 13 Sep 2026 |
| Bacteroides HF183 primer 5886 | Sea water | 1 | Aug 2024 – Aug 2024 | Present / 100ml 30 Aug 2024 |
| Bacteroidetes Marker : Human copy number 3820 | Sea water | 1 | Aug 2024 – Aug 2024 | 7.5 log (10) gene copies / 100ml 30 Aug 2024 |
| Bacteroidetes Marker : Ruminant 4906 | Sea water | 1 | Aug 2024 – Aug 2024 | Not found in test 30 Aug 2024 |
| Bacteroidetes Marker : Ruminant copy number 3819 | Sea water | 1 | Aug 2024 – Aug 2024 | below 2 log (10) gene copies / 100ml 30 Aug 2024 |
| Enterococci: Intestinal: Confirmed: MF 3723 | Sea water | 34 | Aug 2024 – Oct 2024 | 170 colony forming units / 100ml 29 Oct 2024 |
| Enterococci: Intestinal: Presumptive: MF 3722 | Sea water | 60 | Oct 2023 – Oct 2024 | 210 colony forming units / 100ml 29 Oct 2024 |
| Microbial Source Tracking 4876 | Sea water | 1 | Aug 2024 – Aug 2024 | 1 text result 30 Aug 2024 |
| Mitochondrial Marker : Cattle 4755 | Sea water | 1 | Aug 2024 – Aug 2024 | Present 30 Aug 2024 |
| Mitochondrial Marker : Cattle copy number 3789 | Sea water | 1 | Aug 2024 – Aug 2024 | 4.3 log (10) gene copies / 100ml 30 Aug 2024 |
| Mitochondrial Marker : Human 4869 | Sea water | 1 | Aug 2024 – Aug 2024 | Present 30 Aug 2024 |
| Mitochondrial Marker : Human copy number 3812 | Sea water | 1 | Aug 2024 – Aug 2024 | 5.6 log (10) gene copies / 100ml 30 Aug 2024 |
| MST Filtration 4926 | Sea water | 54 | May 2024 – Oct 2024 | DNA Stored 29 Oct 2024 |
| Preparation: DNA 5923 | Sea water | 1 | Aug 2024 – Aug 2024 | Done 30 Aug 2024 |
| Salinity : In Situ 7608 | Sea water | 22 | May 2024 – Sep 2024 | 0.34 parts per thousand 17 Sep 2024 |
| Volume of Sample Filtered 4865 | Sea water | 54 | May 2024 – Oct 2024 | 650 millilitre 29 Oct 2024 |
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