Fontmell Brook downstream of Pegg's Farm

EA name: FONTMELL BROOK D/S PEGG'S FARM (also listed as “RSN0605 FONTMELL BROOK D/S PEGG'S FARM”)
Environment Agency sampling point SW-RSN0605 · 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
24 Aug 2026, 10:4238 days ago · time as the Environment Agency records it (UK clock time; the source gives no time zone)
Samples banked
6 since 27 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 384509, 115242As published, to the nearest 1 m. Open in a map
River, by its own name
Fontmell Brook
River, by the map
Fontmell BrookPlaced on the river its name gives, 3 m from the line.
Next gauge downstream
Blandford On the River Stour · 20 km along the river
Why it was sampled
Monitoring (national agency policy) (6 samples)

Main measurements, river water

Dissolved oxygen

% saturation · code 9901 · %

96.3%

Sampled 24 Aug 2026, 38 days ago · 6 results banked

859095100105%20242025202627 Feb 2026, 12:27: 98.9%20 Mar 2026, 12:10: 101.3%26 Mar 2026, 08:31: 96%22 May 2026, 10:05: 93.8%26 Jun 2026, 08:49: 87.3%24 Aug 2026, 10:42: 96.3%
Every result (6)
SampledResult as publishedReads as
24 Aug 2026, 10:4296.3 96.3%
26 Jun 2026, 08:4987.3 87.3%
22 May 2026, 10:0593.8 93.8%
26 Mar 2026, 08:3196 96%
20 Mar 2026, 12:10101.3 101.3%
27 Feb 2026, 12:2798.9 98.9%

Dissolved oxygen

as O2 · code 9924 · mg/l

9.92 mg/l

Sampled 24 Aug 2026, 38 days ago · 6 results banked

89101112mg/l20242025202627 Feb 2026, 12:27: 10.8 mg/l20 Mar 2026, 12:10: 11.3 mg/l26 Mar 2026, 08:31: 11.5 mg/l22 May 2026, 10:05: 9.75 mg/l26 Jun 2026, 08:49: 8.21 mg/l24 Aug 2026, 10:42: 9.92 mg/l
Every result (6)
SampledResult as publishedReads as
24 Aug 2026, 10:429.92 9.92 mg/l
26 Jun 2026, 08:498.21 8.21 mg/l
22 May 2026, 10:059.75 9.75 mg/l
26 Mar 2026, 08:3111.5 11.5 mg/l
20 Mar 2026, 12:1011.3 11.3 mg/l
27 Feb 2026, 12:2710.8 10.8 mg/l

Water temperature

code 0076 · °C

13.9 °C

Sampled 24 Aug 2026, 38 days ago · 6 results banked

5101520°C20242025202627 Feb 2026, 12:27: 11.5 °C20 Mar 2026, 12:10: 10.3 °C26 Mar 2026, 08:31: 7.6 °C22 May 2026, 10:05: 13.5 °C26 Jun 2026, 08:49: 18.2 °C24 Aug 2026, 10:42: 13.9 °C
Every result (6)
SampledResult as publishedReads as
24 Aug 2026, 10:4213.9 13.9 °C
26 Jun 2026, 08:4918.2 18.2 °C
22 May 2026, 10:0513.5 13.5 °C
26 Mar 2026, 08:317.6 7.6 °C
20 Mar 2026, 12:1010.3 10.3 °C
27 Feb 2026, 12:2711.5 11.5 °C

pH

code 0061

8.56

Sampled 24 Aug 2026, 38 days ago · 6 results banked

88.28.48.620242025202627 Feb 2026, 12:27: 8.1920 Mar 2026, 12:10: 8.1926 Mar 2026, 08:31: 8.2422 May 2026, 10:05: 8.1926 Jun 2026, 08:49: 8.0524 Aug 2026, 10:42: 8.56
Every result (6)
SampledResult as publishedReads as
24 Aug 2026, 10:428.56 8.56
26 Jun 2026, 08:498.05 8.05
22 May 2026, 10:058.19 8.19
26 Mar 2026, 08:318.24 8.24
20 Mar 2026, 12:108.19 8.19
27 Feb 2026, 12:278.19 8.19

Ammonia

ammoniacal nitrogen as N · code 0111 · mg/l

below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this)

Sampled 24 Aug 2026, 38 days ago · 6 results banked

0.030.0350.04mg/l20242025202627 Feb 2026, 12:27: 0.04 mg/l20 Mar 2026, 12:10: below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this)26 Mar 2026, 08:31: below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this)22 May 2026, 10:05: below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this)26 Jun 2026, 08:49: below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this)24 Aug 2026, 10:42: below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this)
Every result (6)
SampledResult as publishedReads as
24 Aug 2026, 10:42<0.03 below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this)
26 Jun 2026, 08:49<0.03 below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this)
22 May 2026, 10:05<0.03 below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this)
26 Mar 2026, 08:31<0.03 below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this)
20 Mar 2026, 12:10<0.03 below 0.03 mg/l (not detected above this)
27 Feb 2026, 12:270.04 0.04 mg/l

Nitrate

as nitrogen (N) · code 0117 · mg/l

4.99 mg/l

Sampled 24 Aug 2026, 38 days ago · 6 results banked

4.955.15.25.3mg/l20242025202627 Feb 2026, 12:27: 4.99 mg/l20 Mar 2026, 12:10: 5.29 mg/l26 Mar 2026, 08:31: 5.29 mg/l22 May 2026, 10:05: 5.28 mg/l26 Jun 2026, 08:49: 5.06 mg/l24 Aug 2026, 10:42: 4.99 mg/l
Every result (6)
SampledResult as publishedReads as
24 Aug 2026, 10:424.99 4.99 mg/l
26 Jun 2026, 08:495.06 5.06 mg/l
22 May 2026, 10:055.28 5.28 mg/l
26 Mar 2026, 08:315.29 5.29 mg/l
20 Mar 2026, 12:105.29 5.29 mg/l
27 Feb 2026, 12:274.99 4.99 mg/l

Phosphate

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

0.067 mg/l

Sampled 24 Aug 2026, 38 days ago · 6 results banked

0.040.050.060.070.08mg/l20242025202627 Feb 2026, 12:27: 0.065 mg/l20 Mar 2026, 12:10: 0.048 mg/l26 Mar 2026, 08:31: 0.075 mg/l22 May 2026, 10:05: 0.067 mg/l26 Jun 2026, 08:49: 0.072 mg/l24 Aug 2026, 10:42: 0.067 mg/l
Every result (6)
SampledResult as publishedReads as
24 Aug 2026, 10:420.067 0.067 mg/l
26 Jun 2026, 08:490.072 0.072 mg/l
22 May 2026, 10:050.067 0.067 mg/l
26 Mar 2026, 08:310.075 0.075 mg/l
20 Mar 2026, 12:100.048 0.048 mg/l
27 Feb 2026, 12:270.065 0.065 mg/l

Conductivity

at 25 °C · code 0077 · µS/cm

805 µS/cm

Sampled 24 Aug 2026, 38 days ago · 6 results banked

500600700800900µS/cm20242025202627 Feb 2026, 12:27: 544 µS/cm20 Mar 2026, 12:10: 541 µS/cm26 Mar 2026, 08:31: 554 µS/cm22 May 2026, 10:05: 562 µS/cm26 Jun 2026, 08:49: 546 µS/cm24 Aug 2026, 10:42: 805 µS/cm
Every result (6)
SampledResult as publishedReads as
24 Aug 2026, 10:42805 805 µS/cm
26 Jun 2026, 08:49546 546 µS/cm
22 May 2026, 10:05562 562 µS/cm
26 Mar 2026, 08:31554 554 µS/cm
20 Mar 2026, 12:10541 541 µS/cm
27 Feb 2026, 12:27544 544 µS/cm

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 20 rows
DeterminandMaterialResults First – lastLatest result
Oxygen, Dissolved, % Saturation 9901 River water 6 Feb 2026 – Aug 2026 96.3% 24 Aug 2026
Oxygen, Dissolved as O2 9924 River water 6 Feb 2026 – Aug 2026 9.92 mg/l 24 Aug 2026
Temperature of Water 0076 River water 6 Feb 2026 – Aug 2026 13.9 °C 24 Aug 2026
pH 0061 River water 6 Feb 2026 – Aug 2026 8.56 24 Aug 2026
Ammoniacal Nitrogen as N 0111 River water 6 Feb 2026 – Aug 2026 below 0.03 mg/l 24 Aug 2026
Nitrate as N 0117 River water 6 Feb 2026 – Aug 2026 4.99 mg/l 24 Aug 2026
Orthophosphate, reactive as P 0180 River water 6 Feb 2026 – Aug 2026 0.067 mg/l 24 Aug 2026
Conductivity at 25 C 0077 River water 6 Feb 2026 – Aug 2026 805 µS/cm 24 Aug 2026
Alkalinity to pH 4.5 as CaCO3 0162 River water 6 Feb 2026 – Aug 2026 230 mg/l 24 Aug 2026
Ammonia un-ionised as N 0119 River water 6 Feb 2026 – Aug 2026 below 0.00073 mg/l 24 Aug 2026
Carbon, Organic, Dissolved as C :- {DOC} 0301 River water 6 Feb 2026 – Aug 2026 1.3 mg/l 24 Aug 2026
Chloride 0172 River water 6 Feb 2026 – Aug 2026 20 mg/l 24 Aug 2026
Flow Type 2896 River water 6 Feb 2026 – Aug 2026 Moderate Flow 24 Aug 2026
GCMS Screen : Target Based multi-residue screening : Semi Quantitative 4994 River water 1 Jun 2026 – Jun 2026 1 text result 26 Jun 2026
Nitrite as N 0118 River water 6 Feb 2026 – Aug 2026 0.01 mg/l 24 Aug 2026
Nitrogen, Total as N 9686 River water 6 Feb 2026 – Aug 2026 5.4 mg/l 24 Aug 2026
Nitrogen, Total Oxidised as N 0116 River water 6 Feb 2026 – Aug 2026 5 mg/l 24 Aug 2026
Phosphorus, Total as P 0348 River water 6 Feb 2026 – Aug 2026 0.084 mg/l 24 Aug 2026
Silica, reactive as SiO2 0182 River water 6 Feb 2026 – Aug 2026 7.9 mg/l 24 Aug 2026
Solids, Suspended at 105 C 0135 River water 6 Feb 2026 – Aug 2026 9.9 mg/l 24 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.

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.