Observation

River Leam North Bank RLSCC

River Leam

River or stream

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February 28, 2026 at 1:00 PM

QA status: Approved by dataset admin

Weather observations

  • Current weather description

    Community scientist interpretation

    Sunny

  • Weather in the past 24hrs description

    Community scientist interpretation

    Heavy rain

  • Current weather

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Sunny
  • Weather in the past 24hrs

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Rainy

Chemistry tests

  • pH

    Taylor teststrips (pH)

    7

  • Chlorine

    ppm

    Taylor teststrips (chlorine)

    <= 0

  • Hardness

    ppm

    Taylor teststrips (hardness)

    100

  • Nitrate-nitrogen

    mg/L

    Kyoritsu Packtest (nitrate-nitrogen)

    0.5

  • Alkalinity

    ppm

    Taylor teststrips (alkalinity)

    120

  • Conductivity

    μS/cm

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (conductivity)

    557

  • Air temperature

    °C

    Water Rangers (stream thermometer) and/or weather app

    19

  • Water temperature

    °C

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (temperature)

    10.1

  • Phosphate-phosphorus

    mg/L

    Kyoritsu Packtest (phosphate-phosphorus)

    0.08

Recent photos

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Notes

Heavy rainfall 24h earlier with 6 CSOs discharging. At point of testing the level was fairly high with fast flow and all the local spills had stopped.

Location description
Urban stretch of the River Leam used as launch point for Royal Leamington Spa Canoe Club. Accessible from low wooden jetty. Slow, steady river flow. Prone to pollution due to the 6 CSOs in the vicinity.