River Swilgate
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Flowing water, small river. Downstream of bridge and SUDS inflow.
Location created by
Giles Alder
- Group: Tewkesbury Nature Reserve
- Site ID: TBC
- Lat: 51.985216
- Lng: -2.1493555
- Waterbody Type: River
- Timezone: Europe/London
Latest photos
River was bank-full and turbid. Nearby secci disk readings: bridge 0.3m, SUDS outflow 0.2m. A noticeably more turbid flow coming from the SUDS.
River was bank-full.
River level receding after rain.
Ammonia actual value was 0.47ppm. Data platform requires rounding to nearest 0.1ppm.
Everything looked fine
This observation was taken the day after a pollution incident. It has been notified to the Environment Agency who took samples. Dead fish were seen yesterday. The cause was thought to be farm slurry. Unpleasant smell persisting today.
Extra reading of phosphate taken on Hanna checker. Reading was 2.08ppm
Took extra phosphate reading with Hanna checker. Reading 0.68 ppm i.e. over 10 times higher than disposable Water Rangers test. Uncertain why this is at the moment