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
Monday, 26 January 2026
Started
26 Jan 2026, 19:54
Ended
27 Jan 2026, 06:46
Duration
10 hours 51 minutes
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
26/01/2026 (spill day)58.3 mmrain
25/01/20261.7 mmrain
24/01/202617 mmrain
23/01/202630 mmrain
22/01/202615.9 mmrain

River flow that day: 108.579 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.