HARBERTONFORD STW_SSO_HARBERTONFORD

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HARBERTONFORD STW_SSO_HARBERTONFORD

Storm overflow at the works · SBB00537 · feeds HARBERTONFORD_STW_HARBERTONFORD
Dry spill

Evidence strength

Medium confidence
  • Dry across a 4-day antecedent window
  • Rain gauge close (≤5 km)
  • Short discharge (<1 h) — weaker signal

The discharge

Spill day
Sunday, 22 March 2026
Started
22 Mar 2026, 17:36
Ended
22 Mar 2026, 17:50
Duration
14 minutes 43 seconds
Receiving water
Harbourne River
Parish
Harberton

Rainfall evidence

Daily rainfall at the matched gauge (Harbertonford Slipperstone) 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: Dry spill3-day window: Dry spill4-day window: Dry spill
DateRainfall
22/03/2026 (spill day)0 mmdry
21/03/20260 mmdry
20/03/20260 mmdry
19/03/20260 mmdry
18/03/20260 mmdry

River flow that day: 9.122 m³/s. Verify at the EA rainfall station.

Gauge proximity

Outlet (red) vs matched rain gauge (blue), 2.6 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 SBB00537). Rainfall: EA Hydrology gauge 8d954129-924c-47e3-8750-5f29a59617b2. 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 — HARBERTONFORD STW_SSO_HARBERTONFORD — River Hub