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River Frome at Farleigh Hungerford

A research file for the designated river record River Frome at Farleigh Hungerford. Open the exact official profile, then verify same-day conditions, access and on-site notices separately.

Remote source summary—not a first-hand swim report, current access statement or confirmation that a listed condition is present.
Official record
River Frome at Farleigh Hungerford
EUBWID
ukk2301-36051
Profile coordinates
51.3179, -2.2809
Register checked
13 August 2026
REMOTE CONTEXT

Official profile first, then live environmental context

RETRIEVING
EXACT DESIGNATED BATHING-WATER RECORDRiver Frome at Farleigh HungerfordEUBWID ukk2301-36051 · designation register checked 13 August 2026
Open current Environment Agency profile

Freshness gate: modelled weather older than 3 hours and gauge readings older than 6 hours are treated as unavailable. Timestamps that cannot be parsed or sit more than 15 minutes in the future are rejected, not labelled live.

Air temperatureNot water temperature
Feels likeForecast-model value
Wind / gustModelled at 10 metres
Current rainDoes not describe catchment rainfall
NEAREST RETURNED EA GAUGE — RELATION UNVERIFIEDNo gauge returnedDo not infer a level at the bathing reach from this absence.
LATEST GAUGE READING No dated reading returned
Inspect source and failure boundaries

Water-quality classifications, sample history and pollution-risk warnings are deliberately not copied from an unverified nearest-point feed. Use the exact Environment Agency profile above.

Do not combine these into a safety score. The official profile, modelled air weather, any nearby gauge and on-site observations answer different questions. A complete response means only that the requested remote sources returned—not that conditions are safe.

OFFICIAL RECORD LOCATION

Locate the designated monitoring point

The marker is the Environment Agency record coordinate used by this page. It is not an entry point, access instruction or route. Check land-manager information and what is physically present before approaching the water.

For River Frome at Farleigh Hungerford, the marker identifies River Frome at Farleigh Hungerford (ukk2301-36051) at 51.3179, -2.2809. The register names Somerset Council for this river record in Farleigh Hungerford. The additional local source reviewed for this page is Environment Agency 2025 Farleigh Hungerford sign; open it below before turning the record point into a travel plan.

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01 / EXACT SOURCE ROUTE

Open the identified official record before travelling

This place check is tied to River Frome at Farleigh Hungerford, identifier ukk2301-36051. The Environment Agency profile is the verification route for the annual classification, sample history and any available pollution-risk warning. Those values are not copied from a nearby-point feed.

Responsible local authority
Somerset Council
Coordinate basis
Environment Agency designated record point, not an entry instruction
Designation register check
13 August 2026
02 / WHAT THE LOCAL SOURCE SAYS

What a second, place-specific source changes

Source checked 14 August 2026

Environment Agency 2025 Farleigh Hungerford sign

Open source →
What the source establishes
The 2025 official sign records a Poor annual classification and advice against bathing, with treated effluent, storm overflows and urban or agricultural runoff named as influences after rain.
How it changes this check
Treat the official advice as a stop condition, not merely background context. Check the current profile for any newer classification before even considering the remaining trip checks.
What remains unresolved
A gauge, clear appearance or dry weather cannot cancel official advice against bathing. Only a newer authoritative record could change that source status.

Place-specific verification sequence

  1. 01Open the latest Farleigh Hungerford profile and compare its year with the 2025 sign. If the current authoritative record still advises against bathing, mark Official status as Stop before other checks.
  2. 02Record recent rainfall and any river reading only as supporting context. Clear appearance, a falling gauge or a dry morning cannot override the official classification and advice.
  3. 03If a later official record changes status, restart the full review: confirm reach identity, access, upstream rain, flow, submerged obstacles and two exits. Do not reuse an earlier green checklist.
  4. 04If a newer Farleigh Hungerford profile changes the annual classification, preserve both the new date and the earlier advice in the saved check. A changed annual label still does not establish same-day water quality, access or river conditions.
03 / WHY THIS RECORD EXISTS

Place-specific evidence questions

This file keeps the exact River Frome at Farleigh Hungerford record (ukk2301-36051) separate from same-day observations. Its annual designation evidence is not a current access statement or a safety decision.

  1. 01Is a returned gauge or river sample actually connected to this reach and relevant to the intended time?
  2. 02Have rainfall and visible flow changed since the most recent official profile or local notice?
04 / UNVERIFIED CHECK PROMPTS

Questions to verify—not confirmed local facts

These prompts are deliberately not presented as sourced, current conditions at this place. Resolve each one with the land manager, lifeguard, local authority, current signs or direct observation. Prompt set reviewed 13 August 2026; review date is not evidence that a prompt is true.

01For “Changing river flow”, do not use sight alone to rule it out. Check the relevant tide or flow data, operator, navigation or local-authority notices, on-site signs and qualified local advice; leave the item unresolved if those sources do not answer it.

Unverified editorial prompt. Do not treat it as a current local warning, access fact or evidence that the condition is present.

02For “Submerged obstacles”, do not use sight alone to rule it out. Check the relevant tide or flow data, operator, navigation or local-authority notices, on-site signs and qualified local advice; leave the item unresolved if those sources do not answer it.

Unverified editorial prompt. Do not treat it as a current local warning, access fact or evidence that the condition is present.

03For “Cold-water shock”, what is the swimmer's entry, acclimatisation and warm-exit plan for the observed water temperature?

Unverified editorial prompt. Do not treat it as a current local warning, access fact or evidence that the condition is present.

05 / ON ARRIVAL

Complete the physical check

  • Farleigh Hungerford official profileUnverified until you record it
  • Recent rainfallUnverified until you record it
  • Relevant flow evidenceUnverified until you record it
  • Access and exitUnverified until you record it
  • Access and permissionWhich access point, if any, is currently authorised, and which current land-manager, operator or local-authority notice confirms it?
  • Water appearance, odour and debrisLeave if anything is concerning
  • Entry, exit and emergency escapeConfirm before entering
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