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Stour (Lower) sewage map and spill data

16 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.

16
Outlet records
140
Spills in 2025
527
Recorded hours
16
Linked to a live feed

1 records show monitor operation below 90%. Annual figures describe the whole of 2025, not today.

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Outlets on Stour (Lower)

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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.

  1. 1
    Wimborne Hayes Lane Colehill

    Wessex Water

    26spills
  2. 2
    Bournemouth Maxwell Road

    Wessex Water

    23spills
  3. 3
    Wimborne Brook Road Storm Tank

    Wessex Water

    22spills
  4. 4
    Poole Wood Lane

    Wessex Water

    13spills
  5. 5
    Bournemouth Cooper Dean Detention Tank

    Wessex Water

    12spills

Spills over time

The median outlet on Stour (Lower) recorded 4 spills in 2025, against 11 across England.

15 outlets have a comparable count for both 2024 and 2025, with the monitor working at least 90% of each year. 1 recorded more spills, 13 fewer and 1 the same. Together they went from 298 to 129 spills, a fall of 57%.

Largest rises from 2024 to 2025

YearOutlets with a countTotal spillsMedian per outletEngland median
202516140411
2024163302119
202313255720
202213141613
2021322819
20203421418

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 Stour (Lower)

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

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: GB108043011040. The official waterbody record is a source lookup; its classification is not imported here.

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Questions about Stour (Lower)

Which outlets are linked to Stour (Lower)?
The source links 16 outlet records to waterbody GB108043011040. The link comes from the annual return; it does not model where a discharge travelled.
How many spills were recorded for Stour (Lower)?
16 records report 140 spills in 2025 and 527 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 Stour (Lower)?
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 Stour (Lower) are linked to a live feed?
16 of the 16 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 Stour (Lower)?
1 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 Stour (Lower) is safe?
No. Event duration data does not measure bacteria, chemicals or current water quality. Use official local water-quality advice for that question.