WIDECOMBE STW_SO_WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR

Spill evidence · Friends of the Dart

WIDECOMBE STW_SO_WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR

Storm overflow at the works · SBB01359 · feeds WIDECOMBE_STW_WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR
Wet weather

The discharge

Spill day
Friday, 21 August 2026
Started
21 Aug 2026, 09:51
Ended
ongoing
Duration
Receiving water
East Webburn River
Parish
Widecombe in the Moor

Rainfall evidence

Daily rainfall at the matched gauge (Bellever Dartmoor) for the spill day and the days before. A spill is dry when every day in the window is ≤ 0.25 mm.

1-day window: Wet weather3-day window: Wet weather4-day window: Wet weather
DateRainfall
21/08/2026 (spill day)0 mmdry
20/08/20265.09 mmrain
19/08/20262.35 mmrain
18/08/202613.73 mmrain
17/08/20265.18 mmrain

River flow that day: 1.338 m³/s. Verify at the EA rainfall station.

Gauge proximity

Outlet (red) vs matched rain gauge (blue), 6.3 km apart. Closer means the rainfall reading is more representative of the overflow.

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Severity & context

Bathing water
Not Applicable
Shellfish water
Not Applicable
Method & provenance. Dry/wet classification is decided by rainfall at the nearest EA gauge — ≤ 0.25 mm on the spill day and each preceding day of the window (how we classify). Spill data: Environment Agency EDM (outlet SBB01359). Rainfall: EA Hydrology gauge 723a8fc4-908b-4430-91c7-9990be86540a_363307. A dry spill is precautionary evidence of a likely fault, not proof of an offence — we test the rainfall, not the works' flow. Generated by River Hub.
Spill evidence — WIDECOMBE STW_SO_WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR — River Hub