Axe - Cocklake to Brean Cross Sluice sewage map and spill data

3 storm overflows listed in the 2025 annual return name this water. All are operated by Wessex Water. Check the latest company report for each outlet below.

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Outlet records: 116
Spills in 2025: 1,682
Recorded hours: 3
Linked to a live feed

Annual figures describe the whole of 2025, not today.

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Outlets on Axe - Cocklake to Brean Cross Sluice

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Bleadon Purn
Wessex Water · New Rhyne(S)
Current status unknown
2025 annual record:13spills160.7hours

Draycott Milking Lane Storm Tank
Wessex Water · Dolmead Rhyne(S)
Current status unknown
2025 annual record:71spills1,205.3hours
Wedmore Storm Tank
Wessex Water · Tributary of Landcourse Rhyne
Current status unknown
2025 annual record:32spills316.5hours

Most recorded spills in 2025

The highest 2025 counts among these outlets. A count is events, not volume or harm. Equal counts share a rank.

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Draycott Milking Lane Storm Tank
Wessex Water
71spills
2
Wedmore Storm Tank
Wessex Water
32spills
3
Bleadon Purn
Wessex Water
13spills

Spills over time

The median outlet on Axe - Cocklake to Brean Cross Sluice recorded 32 spills in 2025, against 11 across England.

3 outlets have a comparable count for both 2024 and 2025, with the monitor working at least 90% of each year. 0 recorded more spills, 3 fewer and 0 the same. Together they went from 258 to 116 spills, a fall of 55%.

Year	Outlets with a count	Total spills	Median per outlet	England median
2025	3	116	32	11
2024	3	258	69	19
2023	3	166	57	20
2022	2	25	12.5	13
2020	1	29	29	18

Earlier returns list fewer of these outlets, so totals are not comparable between years. The median per outlet and the like-for-like change are fairer comparisons. Counts are events, not volume.

All outlet records on Axe - Cocklake to Brean Cross Sluice

3 outlet records in alphabetical order. Each link opens the outlet page with its latest report and annual history.

Bleadon PurnNew Rhyne(S) · 13 spills in 2025
Draycott Milking Lane Storm TankDolmead Rhyne(S) · 71 spills in 2025
Wedmore Storm TankTributary of Landcourse Rhyne · 32 spills in 2025

Sources and dates

Outlet locations, waterbody links and spill figures come from the Environment Agency 2025 event duration monitoring annual return. The latest company reports come from each operator’s live feed and carry their own dates. Waterbody ID: GB109052021570. The official waterbody record is a source lookup; its classification is not imported here.

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Questions about Axe - Cocklake to Brean Cross Sluice

Which outlets are linked to Axe - Cocklake to Brean Cross Sluice?: The source links 3 outlet records to waterbody GB109052021570. The link comes from the annual return; it does not model where a discharge travelled.
How many spills were recorded for Axe - Cocklake to Brean Cross Sluice?: 3 records report 116 spills in 2025 and 1,682 recorded hours. All listed records have a usable count. Outlets can discharge at the same time, so the hours are not the time the whole water was affected.
Who is responsible for the outlets on Axe - Cocklake to Brean Cross Sluice?: Wessex Water operates every listed outlet. Contact the operator or the official pollution service if you see a problem in the water.
Which outlets on Axe - Cocklake to Brean Cross Sluice are linked to a live feed?: 3 of the 3 records are matched to a monitor in a company live feed. A link does not mean the monitor is working now. Use the status filters above to see the latest report for each outlet, with its date. The rest show annual figures only.
How complete is the monitoring for Axe - Cocklake to Brean Cross Sluice?: Every record with a monitor operation figure shows 90% or more for 2025.
Does this show if Axe - Cocklake to Brean Cross Sluice is safe?: No. Event duration data does not measure bacteria, chemicals or current water quality. Use official local water-quality advice for that question.