Featured river · teme
River Teme
81 miles from the Kerry Hills in mid-Wales through Knighton, Ludlow and Tenbury Wells to the Severn at Powick, just below Worcester. A Site of Special Scientific Interest along its whole length, and one of England's best barbel, chub and grayling rivers.
Part of the Severn and Wye catchment: see all its rivers together.
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Storm overflows
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Spill events · 24 h
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Open discrepancies
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Monitors offline
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WIMS sampling points
10
Hydrology stations
Spill record· since 6 May 2026 · across the river
190
spill events
258h
cumulative discharge
42.9 h
longest single event
2026-05-15
first event on record
Truth Engine flags· 1 open
Recent spill events· last 7 days · 1
- 2026-11-05 11:11 UTCSevern Trent Water · SVT01439 · RIVER TEME27.2 h
Permits to discharge· 5 on the register
The Environment Agency has issued these permits for discharges at sites next to this river's storm overflows. A permit is a legal authorisation with conditions, not a record of what was discharged.
| Permit | Holder | Site | Receiving water | Issued |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MI/S/09/05082/O/003 | Severn Trent Water Limited | OLD STREET CSOCombined Sewer Overflow · Sewage - Storm Sewage | RIVER TEME | 2020-06-01 |
| MI/S/09/21067/O/003 | Severn Trent Water Limited | HIGH STREET CSOCombined Sewer Overflow · Sewage - Storm Sewage | RIVER TEME | 2018-03-31 |
| MI/S/09/21650/O/001 | Severn Trent Water Limited | TEMESIDE PUMPING STATIONPumping Station · Sewage - Storm Sewage | RIVER TEME | 1992-10-13 |
| MI/S/09/21088/O/003 | SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED | WATLING STREET CSOCombined Sewer Overflow · Sewage - Storm Sewage | RIVER TEME | 2018-03-31 |
| MI/S/09/55022/O/002 | SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED | CHURCH STREET SPSPumping Station · Sewage - Storm Sewage | RIVER TEME | 2019-12-23 |
Source: Environment Agency, public register of discharges to water and groundwater (England). Current permits only, matched to this river by a permitted discharge point within 100 m of one of its storm overflows. The register does not list the conditions attached to each permit. How we keep the record.