Louth Canal sewage map and spill data
15 storm overflows listed in the 2025 annual return name this water. All are operated by Anglian Water. Check the latest company report for each outlet below.
- 15
- Outlet records
- 194
- Spills in 2025
- 1,116
- Recorded hours
- 15
- Linked to a live feed
2 records show monitor operation below 90%. Annual figures describe the whole of 2025, not today.
Outlets on Louth Canal
Filter by the latest company report. The map follows the filters.
Filters apply to the map and list. Recent stops need a current report and a recorded stop time. They do not show whether water is safe.
Showing 10 of 15 outlets
Open full map- Louth Spaw Lane SSOCurrent status unknown
Anglian Water · River Lud/LOUTH Canal
2025 annual record:32spills79.5hours - Louth STWCurrent status unknown
Anglian Water · Louth Canal
2025 annual record:40spills485.5hours - Louth-Brackenborough Rd SSOCurrent status unknown
Anglian Water · Tributary of River Lud
2025 annual record:19spills60hours - Louth-Bridge St SSOCurrent status unknown
Anglian Water · River Lud
2025 annual record:0spills0hours - Louth-Broadbank SSOCurrent status unknown
Anglian Water · River Lud
2025 annual record:12spills13hours - Louth-Church Lights Combined Sewer OverflowCurrent status unknown
Anglian Water · River Lud
2025 annual record:25spills112.5hours - Louth-Grays Road SSOCurrent status unknown
Anglian Water · River Lud
2025 annual record:16spills30.4hours - Louth-Grimsby Rd Cistern SSOCurrent status unknown
Anglian Water · River Lud
2025 annual record:3spills15.5hours - Louth-James St SSOCurrent status unknown
Anglian Water · River Lud
2025 annual record:0spills0hours - Louth-Love Ln/Westgate SSOCurrent status unknown
Anglian Water · River Lud
2025 annual record:2spills2.5hours
No outlets match these filters.
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.
- 1Louth STW40spills
Anglian Water
- 2Louth Spaw Lane SSO32spills
Anglian Water
- 3North Cotes STW28spills
Anglian Water
- 4Louth-Church Lights Combined Sewer Overflow25spills
Anglian Water
- 5Louth-Brackenborough Rd SSO19spills
Anglian Water
Spills over time
The median outlet on Louth Canal recorded 9 spills in 2025, against 11 across England.
13 outlets have a comparable count for both 2024 and 2025, with the monitor working at least 90% of each year. 0 recorded more spills, 11 fewer and 2 the same. Together they went from 368 to 182 spills, a fall of 51%.
| Year | Outlets with a count | Total spills | Median per outlet | England median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 194 | 9 | 11 |
| 2024 | 15 | 438 | 28 | 19 |
| 2023 | 15 | 640 | 35 | 20 |
| 2022 | 15 | 324 | 10 | 13 |
| 2021 | 13 | 405 | 26 | 19 |
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 Louth Canal
15 outlet records in alphabetical order. Each link opens the outlet page with its latest report and annual history.
- Louth Spaw Lane SSORiver Lud/LOUTH Canal · 32 spills in 2025
- Louth STWLouth Canal · 40 spills in 2025
- Louth-Brackenborough Rd SSOTributary of River Lud · 19 spills in 2025
- Louth-Bridge St SSORiver Lud · 0 spills in 2025
- Louth-Broadbank SSORiver Lud · 12 spills in 2025
- Louth-Church Lights Combined Sewer OverflowRiver Lud · 25 spills in 2025
- Louth-Grays Road SSORiver Lud · 16 spills in 2025
- Louth-Grimsby Rd Cistern SSORiver Lud · 3 spills in 2025
- Louth-James St SSORiver Lud · 0 spills in 2025
- Louth-Love Ln/Westgate SSORiver Lud · 2 spills in 2025
- Louth-Newbridge Hill SSORiver Lud · 3 spills in 2025
- Louth-Ramsgate SSORiver Lud · 4 spills in 2025
- Louth-Riverhead TankLouth Canal · 9 spills in 2025
- North Cotes STWOld Fleet Drain Louth Canal N · 28 spills in 2025
- Ramsgate Road combined sewer overflowRiver Lud/LOUTH Canal · 1 spill 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: GB104029061990. The official waterbody record is a source lookup; its classification is not imported here.
Questions about Louth Canal
- Which outlets are linked to Louth Canal?
- The source links 15 outlet records to waterbody GB104029061990. The link comes from the annual return; it does not model where a discharge travelled.
- How many spills were recorded for Louth Canal?
- 15 records report 194 spills in 2025 and 1,116 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 Louth Canal?
- Anglian Water operates every listed outlet. Contact the operator or the official pollution service if you see a problem in the water.
- Which outlets on Louth Canal are linked to a live feed?
- 15 of the 15 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 Louth Canal?
- 2 of the listed records have monitor operation below 90% for 2025. Events can be missed when a monitor is not working, so low counts from those outlets may understate activity.
- Does this show if Louth Canal is safe?
- No. Event duration data does not measure bacteria, chemicals or current water quality. Use official local water-quality advice for that question.