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Kings Bridge, Moretonhampstead

Spill evidence · Friends of the River Teign

Kings Bridge, Moretonhampstead

Combined sewer overflow · SBB00636 · feeds MORETONHAMPSTEAD_STW_MORETONHAMPSTEAD
Wet weather

The discharge

Spill day
Saturday, 24 January 2026
Started
24 Jan 2026, 19:09
Ended
24 Jan 2026, 19:52
Duration
42 minutes 50 seconds
Receiving water
Wray Brook
Parish
Moretonhampstead

Rainfall evidence

Daily rainfall at the matched gauge (Mardon Down) 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
24/01/2026 (spill day)18.3 mmrain
23/01/202630.1 mmrain
22/01/202623.8 mmrain
21/01/202623 mmrain
20/01/202631.5 mmrain

River flow that day: 46.308 m³/s. Verify at the EA rainfall station.

Gauge proximity

Outlet (red) vs matched rain gauge (blue), 2.7 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
Ahead of the works
Yes — the treatment works' own overflow stayed shut that day, so capacity was available. Avoidable.
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 SBB00636). Rainfall: EA Hydrology gauge 323b21d8-c9a4-4681-bc5c-62d7337993ac. 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 Teign Data.
Spill evidence — Kings Bridge, Moretonhampstead — River Teign Data