Medland Brook at Waterhouse

EA name: MEDLAND BROOK AT WATERHOUSE
Environment Agency sampling point SW-72931319 · 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
5 Aug 2026, 13:4057 days ago · time as the Environment Agency records it (UK clock time; the source gives no time zone)
Samples banked
5 since 24 Apr 2026 Imported periods: 1 Oct 2023 – 30 Sep 2026. Samples outside them are not shown here.
Latest sample
River / running surface water Environmental monitoring statutory (EU directives)
Where
National Grid 254810, 101330As published, to the nearest 10 m. Open in a map
River, by its own name
Medland Brook
River, by the map
Medland BrookPlaced on the river its name gives, 4 m from the line.
Next gauge downstream
Dolton On the River Torridge · 15 km along the river
Why it was sampled
Environmental monitoring statutory (EU directives) (5 samples)

Main measurements, river water

Dissolved oxygen

% saturation · code 9901 · %

60.6%

Sampled 5 Aug 2026, 57 days ago · 5 results banked

60708090100%20242025202624 Apr 2026, 11:36: 94.6%5 May 2026, 14:36: 93.2%16 Jun 2026, 10:06: 86.3%3 Jul 2026, 11:33: 72.3%5 Aug 2026, 13:40: 60.6%
Every result (5)
SampledResult as publishedReads as
5 Aug 2026, 13:4060.6 60.6%
3 Jul 2026, 11:3372.3 72.3%
16 Jun 2026, 10:0686.3 86.3%
5 May 2026, 14:3693.2 93.2%
24 Apr 2026, 11:3694.6 94.6%

Dissolved oxygen

as O2 · code 9924 · mg/l

5.82 mg/l

Sampled 5 Aug 2026, 57 days ago · 5 results banked

4681012mg/l20242025202624 Apr 2026, 11:36: 10.6 mg/l5 May 2026, 14:36: 9.82 mg/l16 Jun 2026, 10:06: 8.68 mg/l3 Jul 2026, 11:33: 7.21 mg/l5 Aug 2026, 13:40: 5.82 mg/l
Every result (5)
SampledResult as publishedReads as
5 Aug 2026, 13:405.82 5.82 mg/l
3 Jul 2026, 11:337.21 7.21 mg/l
16 Jun 2026, 10:068.68 8.68 mg/l
5 May 2026, 14:369.82 9.82 mg/l
24 Apr 2026, 11:3610.6 10.6 mg/l

Water temperature

code 0076 · °C

17.2 °C

Sampled 5 Aug 2026, 57 days ago · 5 results banked

1012141618°C20242025202624 Apr 2026, 11:36: 10.1 °C5 May 2026, 14:36: 12.9 °C16 Jun 2026, 10:06: 15 °C3 Jul 2026, 11:33: 15.4 °C5 Aug 2026, 13:40: 17.2 °C
Every result (5)
SampledResult as publishedReads as
5 Aug 2026, 13:4017.2 17.2 °C
3 Jul 2026, 11:3315.4 15.4 °C
16 Jun 2026, 10:0615 15 °C
5 May 2026, 14:3612.9 12.9 °C
24 Apr 2026, 11:3610.1 10.1 °C

pH

code 0061

7.38

Sampled 5 Aug 2026, 57 days ago · 5 results banked

77.27.47.67.820242025202624 Apr 2026, 11:36: 7.545 May 2026, 14:36: 7.716 Jun 2026, 10:06: 7.453 Jul 2026, 11:33: 7.055 Aug 2026, 13:40: 7.38
Every result (5)
SampledResult as publishedReads as
5 Aug 2026, 13:407.38 7.38
3 Jul 2026, 11:337.05 7.05
16 Jun 2026, 10:067.45 7.45
5 May 2026, 14:367.7 7.7
24 Apr 2026, 11:367.54 7.54

Ammonia

ammoniacal nitrogen as N · code 0111 · mg/l

0.069 mg/l

Sampled 5 Aug 2026, 57 days ago · 5 results banked

0.030.040.050.060.07mg/l20242025202624 Apr 2026, 11:36: below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this)5 May 2026, 14:36: below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this)16 Jun 2026, 10:06: below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this)3 Jul 2026, 11:33: below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this)5 Aug 2026, 13:40: 0.069 mg/l
Every result (5)
SampledResult as publishedReads as
5 Aug 2026, 13:400.069 0.069 mg/l
3 Jul 2026, 11:33<0.03 below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this)
16 Jun 2026, 10:06<0.03 below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this)
5 May 2026, 14:36<0.03 below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this)
24 Apr 2026, 11:36<0.03 below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this)

Nitrate

as nitrogen (N) · code 0117 · mg/l

below 0.196 mg/l (not detected above this)

Sampled 5 Aug 2026, 57 days ago · 5 results banked

00.20.40.60.8mg/l20242025202624 Apr 2026, 11:36: 0.776 mg/l5 May 2026, 14:36: 0.786 mg/l16 Jun 2026, 10:06: 0.676 mg/l3 Jul 2026, 11:33: 0.346 mg/l5 Aug 2026, 13:40: below 0.196 mg/l (not detected above this)
Every result (5)
SampledResult as publishedReads as
5 Aug 2026, 13:40<0.196 below 0.196 mg/l (not detected above this)
3 Jul 2026, 11:330.346 0.346 mg/l
16 Jun 2026, 10:060.676 0.676 mg/l
5 May 2026, 14:360.786 0.786 mg/l
24 Apr 2026, 11:360.776 0.776 mg/l

Phosphate

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

0.016 mg/l

Sampled 5 Aug 2026, 57 days ago · 5 results banked

0.010.020.030.040.05mg/l20242025202624 Apr 2026, 11:36: 0.037 mg/l5 May 2026, 14:36: 0.032 mg/l16 Jun 2026, 10:06: 0.041 mg/l3 Jul 2026, 11:33: 0.021 mg/l5 Aug 2026, 13:40: 0.016 mg/l
Every result (5)
SampledResult as publishedReads as
5 Aug 2026, 13:400.016 0.016 mg/l
3 Jul 2026, 11:330.021 0.021 mg/l
16 Jun 2026, 10:060.041 0.041 mg/l
5 May 2026, 14:360.032 0.032 mg/l
24 Apr 2026, 11:360.037 0.037 mg/l

Conductivity

at 25 °C · code 0077 · µS/cm

270 µS/cm

Sampled 5 Aug 2026, 57 days ago · 5 results banked

175200225250275µS/cm20242025202624 Apr 2026, 11:36: 186 µS/cm5 May 2026, 14:36: 200 µS/cm16 Jun 2026, 10:06: 218 µS/cm3 Jul 2026, 11:33: 239 µS/cm5 Aug 2026, 13:40: 270 µS/cm
Every result (5)
SampledResult as publishedReads as
5 Aug 2026, 13:40270 270 µS/cm
3 Jul 2026, 11:33239 239 µS/cm
16 Jun 2026, 10:06218 218 µS/cm
5 May 2026, 14:36200 200 µS/cm
24 Apr 2026, 11:36186 186 µS/cm

Everything measured here

12 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 12 rows
DeterminandMaterialResults First – lastLatest result
Oxygen, Dissolved, % Saturation 9901 River water 5 Apr 2026 – Aug 2026 60.6% 5 Aug 2026
Oxygen, Dissolved as O2 9924 River water 5 Apr 2026 – Aug 2026 5.82 mg/l 5 Aug 2026
Temperature of Water 0076 River water 5 Apr 2026 – Aug 2026 17.2 °C 5 Aug 2026
pH 0061 River water 5 Apr 2026 – Aug 2026 7.38 5 Aug 2026
Ammoniacal Nitrogen as N 0111 River water 5 Apr 2026 – Aug 2026 0.069 mg/l 5 Aug 2026
Nitrate as N 0117 River water 5 Apr 2026 – Aug 2026 below 0.196 mg/l 5 Aug 2026
Orthophosphate, reactive as P 0180 River water 5 Apr 2026 – Aug 2026 0.016 mg/l 5 Aug 2026
Conductivity at 25 C 0077 River water 5 Apr 2026 – Aug 2026 270 µS/cm 5 Aug 2026
Alkalinity to pH 4.5 as CaCO3 0162 River water 5 Apr 2026 – Aug 2026 99 mg/l 5 Aug 2026
Ammonia un-ionised as N 0119 River water 5 Apr 2026 – Aug 2026 0.00052 mg/l 5 Aug 2026
Nitrite as N 0118 River water 5 Apr 2026 – Aug 2026 below 0.004 mg/l 5 Aug 2026
Nitrogen, Total Oxidised as N 0116 River water 5 Apr 2026 – Aug 2026 below 0.2 mg/l 5 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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