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East Ogwell STW

Spill evidence · Friends of the River Teign

East Ogwell STW

Storm overflow at the works · SBB00393 · feeds EAST OGWELL_STW_EAST OGWELL
Dry spill

Evidence strength

Medium confidence
  • Sustained discharge (≥1 h)
  • Dry on the EA 1-day window
  • Rain gauge close (≤5 km)

The discharge

Spill day
Wednesday, 25 February 2026
Started
25 Feb 2026, 07:10
Ended
25 Feb 2026, 13:08
Duration
5 hours 57 minutes
Receiving water
Lemon
Parish
Ogwell

Rainfall evidence

Daily rainfall at the matched gauge (Bickington) 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: Wet weather4-day window: Wet weather
DateRainfall
25/02/2026 (spill day)0.1 mmdry
24/02/20260 mmdry
23/02/20260 mmdry
22/02/20260.5 mmrain
21/02/20263 mmrain

River flow that day: 8.952 m³/s. Verify at the EA rainfall station.

Gauge proximity

Outlet (red) vs matched rain gauge (blue), 4.9 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
Teign Estuary
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 SBB00393). Rainfall: EA Hydrology gauge 31653dd5-c1ed-4091-a860-5e8d25936861. 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 — East Ogwell STW — River Teign Data