Is My River Fit To Play In?

[6Foot2]

Link: Is My River Fit To Play In? [arcgis.com]

 

Using rivers for swimming, paddling, fishing and playing is fantastically rewarding and good for our health, but like all outdoor sports, carries an element of risk. There is no public health monitoring of river water quality in the UK, so this map will help river users weigh up the risk before taking to the water. It shows some of the sources of pathogens (bacteria or viruses) in rivers which can cause illnesses. We are calling on all river users to join us in tackling these issues.

 

Use the Search box to find your location or zoom on the map to see the locations of discharges from the sewerage network which are entering rivers. Avoid entering the water immediately downstream of these discharges, especially after it has been raining. Click the Legend and Further Information buttons or click symbols on the map to popup information about the types of risks. Use the Layer List button to see other layers, including river flow direction so you can check whether the discharges are upstream of your location.

 

Many factors are not possible to show on a map. These include timings and locations of agricultural pollutions, discharges from badly connected household appliances and hidden septic tanks which are not in our datasets. This is why we can never be 100% sure that a location is safe for swimming or recreational access...

 

[pete]

While the map is useful, encouraging people (who're mostly used to swimming pools without strong currents and underwater obstacles) to enter rivers for swimming seems like it will have a high attrition rate.

[6Foot2]

While the map is useful, encouraging people (who're mostly used to swimming pools without strong currents and underwater obstacles) to enter rivers for swimming seems like it will have a high attrition rate.

 

There is a disclaimer:

 

...Many factors are not possible to show on a map. These include timings and locations of agricultural pollutions, discharges from badly connected household appliances and hidden septic tanks which are not in our datasets. This is why we can never be 100% sure that a location is safe for swimming or recreational access...

 

There is also an invitation to get involved. With others adding their contributions, it is possible that hazards you have indicated will be included if future.

[LeMarchand]

Q: Is My River Fit To Play In?

 

A: Not when 100s of other people use this site and all descend on the same small stretch of water next time it's sunny!

[6Foot2]

Updated:

 

Link: Is my river fit to play in? [2021]

 

[Andrew_C]

Probably not.

 

[6Foot2]

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Yup, that's about the size of it!