Useful info and links
River Beane data
Several sets of data for the River Beane can be found online. Here, we’ve provided links to some of the more useful ones, many collected each month by our volunteer teams (the links will open in a new window):
- Riverfly (invertebrate counts) from The Riverfly Partnership
- Nitrates, phosphates and turbidity at FreshWaterWatch
- Groundwater levels (borehole dipping) at the Environment Agency site:
(Note: the EA show the water level measured up from the datum, or ‘zero point’ of the OS maps, not the depth down to the water in the borehole.)
– at Halls Green
– at Cromer
– at Walkern
– at Walkern Mill
– near Aston End
– at Holbrook Farm
– at Watton at Stone - Water levels in the River Beane (live EA data):
– at Walkern
– at Watton-at-Stone
– at Hartham Park, Hertford
– and, the Stevenage Brook at Hooks Cross
The RBRA cannot accept responsibility for the external sites these links redirect to. We aim to keep the links up to date. If you find a problem with them , please let us know.
Useful links
- The CaSTCo project Data Hub for the Beane catchment
- ChalkStreams.org – a website dedicated to the conservation and restoration of Britain’s chalk streams
- The Rivers Trust – the overarching body for the 65 rivers trusts across the UK
- Hertfordshire Local Nature Recovery Strategy – which includes the Beane Valley as a focus area
- Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust Beane Catchment Plan
- RBRA Facebook page
Who to contact if there's a problem
Before reporting potential issues to the organisations below, please read our FAQ page.
- Thames Water – to report sewer or surface water drainage issues
- Affinity Water – to report mains water leaks
- To report a river problem: please call the Environment Agency Incident Hotline: 0800 80 70 60