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Overflow history upstream of River Avon, Warleigh Weir, Bath

The spot's forecast · For event organisers

This page lists the monitored storm overflows upstream of this spot and how often each spilled in each year. It is not a water test, and it does not say whether the water is fit to swim in. It does not include farm runoff, misconnected drains, treated sewage effluent, wildlife or overflows without a monitor. A year's count depends on how long the monitor worked, shown as monitor uptime.

Each year, all overflows upstream

YearOverflows with a returnSpillsSpill hoursSpill hours, weighted by reach
2021932,16810,832278
20221222,71415,354640
20231625,77648,1932,356
20241626,16053,0713,020
20251653,26422,796999

Reach is the share of a spill's bacteria SwimSignal's model expects to arrive here, after die-off on the way and dilution by the river. Weighting by it counts an hour of spilling just upstream for far more than one 40 km away. Spills are counted by the Environment Agency's 12/24 method: any discharge in the first 12 hours counts as one spill, then one more for each 24 hours with any discharge. How reach is worked out.

The overflows, by reach

All 185, the one whose spills matter most here first. Hours away is how long sewage takes to arrive at the model's river speed.

Overflow and idCompanykm upstreamHours awayReachSpills 2023Spills 2024Spills 2025Spill hours 2025Monitor uptime 2025
Freshford storm tank overflow
Freshford Storm Tank · WXW00449
Wessex Water4.5269%578132361100%
Winsley storm tank overflow
Winsley Storm Tank · WXW01270
Wessex Water5.4366%2221620100%
Bradford-on-Avon pumping station overflow
Bradford-ON-Avon Inlet PS Inlet · WXW00162
Wessex Water7.8437%00––100%
Saint Aldhelms Barton Bridge Barton Farm (175M DS)
WXW00105
Wessex Water8.4536%81685396%
Bradford-ON-Avon Culver Street Recreation Park
WXW00884
Wessex Water8.5535%5854411100%
Bradford-ON-Avon Market Street Junction With Church Street
WXW00686
Wessex Water9.1535%56644753100%
Bradford-ON-Avon Market Street/ Silver Street Junction
WXW00996
Wessex Water9.1535%192484885%
WSX10094
WSX10094
Wessex Water9.4534%–––––
Bradford-ON-Avon Spring Field AND Woolley Street Junction
WXW01283
Wessex Water9.4534%2838185095%
WSX10043
WSX10043
Wessex Water9.7534%–––––
WSX10008
WSX10008
Wessex Water10.3633%–––––
Freshford NEW INN
WXW00788
Wessex Water5.8324%916414100%
Freshford Fields OFF Rosemary Lane
WXW00979
Wessex Water6.6424%6367296399%
Westwood storm tank overflow
Westwood Storm Tank · WXW01243
Wessex Water8.6522%33623042199%
WSX10004
WSX10004
Wessex Water19.11117%–––––
Melksham Semington Road O/S Police Station
WXW00971
Wessex Water20.51116%33412281100%
Melksham Semington Roundabout
WXW00973
Wessex Water20.51116%011213100%
Melksham storm tank overflow
Melksham Storm Tank · WXW00708
Wessex Water21.01216%455220308100%
Rode storm tank overflow
Rode Storm Tank · WXW00936
Wessex Water15.2815%1028239522100%
Melksham Inlet
WXW00707
Wessex Water21.31215%708351496100%
Rode Barrow Farm Tank
WXW00935
Wessex Water15.6915%453797%
Monkton Combe Mill Lane
WXW00729
Wessex Water4.0214%6061494695%
WSX10090
WSX10090
Wessex Water4.0214%–––––
Midford Tucking Mill
WXW00720
Wessex Water5.2313%30431878100%
Beckington storm tank overflow
Beckington Storm Tank · WXW00120
Wessex Water18.91012%315511132100%
Midford ADJ Abandoned Railway
WXW00719
Wessex Water5.7312%3420100%
Melksham Semington Road
WXW00972
Wessex Water19.41112%1816649100%
Bowerhill Shails Lane storm tank overflow
Bowerhill Shails Lane Storm Tank · WXW00160
Wessex Water19.41112%606633373100%
Bowerhill Shails Lane Inlet
WXW00159
Wessex Water19.41112%24291240100%
Thingley Coppershell Lane storm tank overflow
Thingley Coppershell Lane Storm Tank · WXW01133
Wessex Water26.71511%656938509100%
Lacock storm tank overflow
Lacock Storm Tank · WXW00606
Wessex Water26.81511%9275849100%
Thingley Coppershell Lane Inlet
WXW01132
Wessex Water26.71511%7823100%
Chippenham Blackwell Hams storm tank overflow
Chippenham Blackwell Hams Storm Tank · WXW00278
Wessex Water34.8197%848839492100%
Chippenham Blackwell Hams Inlet
WXW00277
Wessex Water34.8197%0314100%
Chippenham Westmead
WXW01237
Wessex Water35.8206%2124667100%
WSX10046
WSX10046
Wessex Water36.6206%–––––
Chippenham Wood Lane
WXW01275
Wessex Water36.3206%71072100%
Chippenham THE IVY
WXW00258
Wessex Water36.7206%121495%
Chippenham, High Street O/S 6 storm overflow
Chippenham - High Street O/S 6 - Combined Sewer Overflow · WXW00355
Wessex Water37.1216%69634793100%
Chippenham Monkton Park Offices
WXW00749
Wessex Water37.3216%1619621100%
Chippenham, High Street OPP 25 storm overflow
Chippenham - High Street OPP 25 - Combined Sewer Overflow · WXW01326
Wessex Water37.1216%––10100%
Chippenham Commons Slip
WXW00698
Wessex Water37.9215%0210100%
WSX0572
WSX0572
Wessex Water38.3215%–––––
Chippenham 16 Long Close
WXW00637
Wessex Water38.3215%424465100%
Chippenham, Long Close pumping station storm tank overflow
Chippenham - Long Close - Sewage Pumping Station - Storm Tank · WXW01327
Wessex Water38.3215%––27100%
Chippenham, 22 Long Close storm overflow
Chippenham - 22 Long Close - Combined Sewer Overflow · WXW01298
Wessex Water38.4215%––00100%
Trowbridge Canal Road
WXW00607
Wessex Water13.475%324121165100%
Frome Welshmill Lane storm tank overflow
Frome Welshmill Lane Storm Tanks Storm Tank · WXW00454
Wessex Water24.6145%33432260100%
Frome Whatcombe Road NO 20
WXW01245
Wessex Water24.5145%42453110100%
Frome Farrant Road Near Youth Centre
WXW01297
Wessex Water24.3145%474021797%
Trowbridge Bradford Road Inlet
WXW01155
Wessex Water14.285%173111112100%
Frome Welshmill Lane Inlet 2
WXW01335
Wessex Water24.6145%––00100%
Frome Welshmill Lane Inlet
WXW00453
Wessex Water24.6145%20200100%
Trowbridge, Bowyers Factory Culvert storm overflow
Trowbridge - Bowyers Factory Culvert - Combined Sewer Overflow · WXW01364
Wessex Water14.685%–––––
Trowbridge Stallard Street O/S 58
WXW01047
Wessex Water14.685%142197%
Trowbridge THE Shires Multi-Storey CAR Park/Basement
WXW00990
Wessex Water14.685%0000100%
Trowbridge, Town Bridge storm overflow
Trowbridge - Town Bridge - Combined Sewer Overflow · WXW01352
Wessex Water14.685%––00100%
Frome Court House King Street
WXW00333
Wessex Water25.6144%2935196100%
Frome Merchants Barton
WXW00711
Wessex Water25.6144%2435174100%
Frome Westway Precinct CAR Park R/O
WXW01242
Wessex Water25.4144%5230100%
Frome Singers Cattle Market
WXW00051
Wessex Water25.5144%16961100%
Wellow Inlet
WXW01206
Wessex Water10.864%455525100%
Frome Rodden Road
WXW00934
Wessex Water26.1144%6522100%
Wellow Mill Hill
WXW00727
Wessex Water11.364%0200100%
Frome North OF Carpet Factory Near Railway Junction
WXW00805
Wessex Water26.6154%7541100%
Frome Wallbridge
WXW01185
Wessex Water26.8154%46311100%
Frome Portway / Locks Hill
WXW00880
Wessex Water26.8154%1519172100%
Trowbridge Wicker Hill O/S Mane Event Hairdressers
WXW00046
Wessex Water15.694%1100100%
Shoscombe Single Hill
WXW00997
Wessex Water15.283%0200100%
Shoscombe storm tank overflow
Shoscombe Storm Tank · WXW00992
Wessex Water15.993%6910141342100%
WSX10119
WSX10119
Wessex Water40.5223%–––––
Frome Adderwell Close
WXW00062
Wessex Water27.7153%697258107100%
Frome Lower Keyford
WXW00654
Wessex Water27.8163%74695881100%
Frome Feltham Drive Near Footbridge
WXW00420
Wessex Water27.8163%165131100%
Dunkerton Brooklands
WXW00203
Wessex Water13.073%731744100%
CAM Valley Dunkerton Inlet
WXW00225
Wessex Water14.283%67822829100%
CAM Valley Splot Farm NR Peasedown ST John
WXW01029
Wessex Water14.683%0723100%
Radstock Mill Lane storm tank overflow
Radstock Mill Lane Storm Tank · WXW00913
Wessex Water18.5103%1188549407100%
Carlingcott Stoneage Lane
WXW01073
Wessex Water15.183%313928156100%
WSX10063
WSX10063
Wessex Water19.0112%–––––
Radstock Mill Lane Inlet 1
WXW00911
Wessex Water18.6102%1261338100%
Radstock Mill Lane Inlet 2
WXW00912
Wessex Water18.6102%12111445100%
Radstock Waterloo Road/Pine Court
WXW00860
Wessex Water19.0112%2623101683%
Radstock Walegrave Terrace OPP 9
WXW01184
Wessex Water19.0112%0000100%
Radstock Waterloo Road (Downstream) storm overflow
Radstock Waterloo Road SO (Downstream) · WXW01162
Wessex Water19.0112%230095%
Radstock Frome Road
WXW00452
Wessex Water19.3112%1610100%
Peasedown ST John NEW Buildings / Whitebrook Lane
WXW00785
Wessex Water15.592%2647276100%
Camerton Bridge Place Road MH D19
WXW00174
Wessex Water16.992%71658100%
Camerton Sunnyvale
WXW01089
Wessex Water17.1102%0100100%
Sutton Benger Inlet
WXW01090
Wessex Water46.8262%9213462972100%
Timsbury Radford Hill
WXW00909
Wessex Water18.5102%52513076100%
Christian Malford Church Road
WXW00287
Wessex Water46.7262%100099%
Paulton storm tank overflow
Paulton Storm Tank · WXW00848
Wessex Water20.2112%1019957844100%
Paulton Goosard Bridge
WXW00473
Wessex Water20.5112%626347206100%
North Bradley Churchlands
WXW00814
Wessex Water21.5122%0100100%
Paulton Works OFF Bristol Road
WXW00186
Wessex Water21.0122%41382160100%
Hallatrow
WXW00492
Wessex Water22.4121%2024713100%
Mells
WXW00709
Wessex Water29.4161%3400100%
Radstock Waterloo Road Builders Yard
WXW00930
Wessex Water19.5111%100094%
Broughton Gifford THE Green
WXW01121
Wessex Water20.0111%253114170100%
Radstock Somervale Road Rear Khandalla Welton Road
WXW01008
Wessex Water20.4111%51534025100%
Broughton Gifford Curtis Orchard
WXW00359
Wessex Water20.1111%1114777100%
Midsomer Norton Storm Retention Tank (OLD STW)
WXW01212
Wessex Water20.9121%49572892100%
Monkton Combe Summer Lane
WXW01085
Wessex Water5.031%31372713100%
Temple Cloud Bridge
WXW01107
Wessex Water24.3141%55474523799%
Radstock Kilmersdon Road Syphon emergency overflow
Radstock Kilmersdon Road Syphon EO · WXW00593
Wessex Water19.8111%42352813100%
WSX10153
WSX10153
Wessex Water21.5121%–––––
Radstock Waterside storm overflow
Radstock Waterside SO · WXW01197
Wessex Water21.2121%182092100%
Calne Inlet
WXW00222
Wessex Water46.5261%56382144100%
Calne storm tank overflow
Calne Storm Tank · WXW00223
Wessex Water46.3261%587226256100%
Coleford Kings Head
WXW00596
Wessex Water34.4191%5255267783%
Nunney storm tank overflow
Nunney Storm Tank · WXW00816
Wessex Water30.0171%10481771,383100%
Melksham Bath Road OFF Road F/O Scout Hall
WXW00964
Wessex Water21.8121%838156512100%
Lacock Nethercote Hill
WXW00784
Wessex Water29.3161%1211621100%
Midsomer Norton Berkeley Avenue storm overflow
Midsomer Norton Berkeley Avenue SO · WXW00129
Wessex Water22.5121%53492858100%
Midsomer Norton Welton storm overflow
Midsomer Norton Welton SO · WXW01213
Wessex Water21.7121%61371100%
Nunney Market Place South END
WXW00815
Wessex Water30.8171%60––100%
Midsomer Norton Northmead Road/ Hayes Park Road
WXW00722
Wessex Water23.4131%19201768100%
Edford storm tank overflow
Edford Storm Tank · WXW00402
Wessex Water36.6200%976146366100%
Norton St Philip storm tank overflow
Norton ST Philip Storm Tank · WXW00812
Wessex Water13.370%667647757100%
Edford Inlet
WXW00401
Wessex Water36.6200%776846219100%
Calne Mosses Mill 2
WXW00758
Wessex Water48.0270%506444146100%
WSX10136
WSX10136
Wessex Water22.8130%–––––
WSX10034
WSX10034
Wessex Water24.0130%–––––
Holt THE Star
WXW01127
Wessex Water16.090%708248254100%
Great Somerford storm tank overflow
Great Somerford Storm Tank · WXW00480
Wessex Water55.3310%739552334100%
Witham Friary
WXW01272
Wessex Water39.0220%363717163100%
Calne Marden House Culvert AT Rear
WXW00846
Wessex Water49.3270%2532103494%
WSX10088
WSX10088
Wessex Water14.180%–––––
Calne Strand / Church Street
WXW01128
Wessex Water49.2270%222410495%
Calne Mosses Mill 1
WXW00757
Wessex Water48.0270%0100100%
Trowbridge Rosecroft Polebarn Road
WXW00863
Wessex Water16.390%1010100%
Calne River Marden (River Bank) South Marden House NEW Road
WXW00234
Wessex Water49.2270%2611100%
Calne Market Hill / Strand
WXW00685
Wessex Water49.2270%2200100%
Calne Oxford Road / Wood Street
WXW01278
Wessex Water49.7280%1210100%
Wingfield Church Lane
WXW00282
Wessex Water17.110<1%838140524100%
Southwick Chantry Gardens
WXW00246
Wessex Water19.411<1%173618149100%
Peasedown ST John Wellow Lane
WXW01205
Wessex Water16.69<1%0000100%
Clutton Greenbrook
WXW00304
Wessex Water25.214<1%393228120100%
Stoke ST Michael Stoke Hill
WXW01068
Wessex Water38.321<1%1111799%
WSX10083
WSX10083
Wessex Water25.514<1%–––––
Clutton Maypole Farm
WXW00699
Wessex Water25.514<1%20262216100%
Westbury storm tank overflow
Westbury Storm Tank · WXW01235
Wessex Water23.413<1%697221228100%
Melksham Shaw C OF E School Playing Field
WXW00980
Wessex Water24.113<1%687940278100%
Kilmersdon
WXW00592
Wessex Water22.212<1%395428154100%
Dilton Marsh Inlet
WXW00367
Wessex Water27.816<1%726531274100%
South Wraxall Home Farm Lower Wraxall storm tank overflow
South Wraxall Home Farm Lower Wraxall Storm Tank · WXW01017
Wessex Water25.314<1%324412165100%
Ston Easton Wellow Brook IN Field Near BY
WXW01110
Wessex Water27.015<1%88674910097%
Westbury Frogmore Road OPP 67
WXW00772
Wessex Water23.413<1%39422520100%
Hinton Blewett Inlet
WXW00546
Wessex Water27.615<1%484543114100%
Midsomer Norton Cautletts Close
WXW00238
Wessex Water22.713<1%2320107399%
Westbury Inlet
WXW01234
Wessex Water23.413<1%681298%
Westbury West END O/S 36
WXW01221
Wessex Water23.413<1%220098%
Stratton on the Fosse storm tank overflow
Stratton ON THE Fosse Storm Tank · WXW01079
Wessex Water25.214<1%6300100%
Chapmanslade Divers Bridge
WXW00369
Wessex Water32.118<1%116215100%
WSX10031
WSX10031
Wessex Water25.714<1%–––––
Ston Easton Home Farm storm overflow
Ston Easton Home Farm SO · WXW00559
Wessex Water27.015<1%3129302690%
Dilton Marsh PEN Knapp
WXW00853
Wessex Water27.315<1%1513100%
Frome Courts Barton Marston Lane
WXW00693
Wessex Water28.916<1%0000100%
Mells storm tank overflow
Mells Storm Tank · WXW00710
Wessex Water29.016<1%25200100%
Coleford storm tank overflow
Coleford Storm Tank · WXW00308
Wessex Water33.819<1%1199873780100%
Christian Malford Swalletts Gate
WXW01093
Wessex Water52.329<1%345635127100%
Chippenham Gastons Road
WXW00458
Wessex Water37.821<1%827646191100%
Trudoxhill
WXW01156
Wessex Water35.720<1%658153584100%
Cranmore Inlet
WXW00340
Wessex Water35.720<1%846037422100%
Calne Quemerford Bridge
WXW00908
Wessex Water51.529<1%4649124597%
Chippenham Bristol Road
WXW00184
Wessex Water38.221<1%63635379100%
Lyneham B Site Raf Lyneham storm tank overflow
Lyneham B Site (Main STW) RAF Lyneham Storm Tank · WXW00915
Wessex Water55.431<1%605324316100%
Coleford Inlet
WXW00307
Wessex Water33.819<1%285942162100%
Leigh on Mendip storm tank overflow
Leigh ON Mendip Storm Tank · WXW00627
Wessex Water33.419<1%383516195100%
Wanstrow
WXW01187
Wessex Water36.820<1%292716123100%
WSX10129
WSX10129
Wessex Water24.113<1%–––––
Dilton Marsh IN Field Behind 127 High Street
WXW00366
Wessex Water26.815<1%2125102194%
Oakhill storm tank overflow
Oakhill Storm Tank · WXW00818
Wessex Water39.522<1%2123530100%
Chippenham Dallas Road
WXW00360
Wessex Water37.521<1%0000100%
Gurney Slade
WXW00490
Wessex Water42.023<1%39651995100%
Compton Bassett THE Pond
WXW01125
Wessex Water53.930<1%133154701,50199%
Biddestone Manor Cottages
WXW00679
Wessex Water39.822<1%1009940251100%
Dauntsey THE Green
WXW01120
Wessex Water54.230<1%42342595100%
Broads Green
WXW00195
Wessex Water51.529<1%109116541,058100%
Calne Rough Leaze
WXW00221
Wessex Water52.829<1%343623396100%
Tockenham Inlet
WXW01141
Wessex Water56.531<1%77521753100%
Compton Bassett storm tank overflow
Compton Bassett Storm Tank · WXW00317
Wessex Water52.029<1%303416192100%
WSX10149
WSX10149
Wessex Water50.328<1%–––––
Kington Langley
WXW00601
Wessex Water53.230<1%68641314896%

A dash: no annual return for that overflow in that year.

Sources and credits

Storm overflow annual returns: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0. Overflow positions: the water companies via the National Storm Overflow Hub, CC BY 4.0. River network: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (OS Open Rivers). Traced and weighted by SwimSignal (swimsignal.co.uk), whose method is at swimsignal.co.uk/methods.html. All credits and licences.