Designated bathing water · official register
Henleaze Lake
City of Bristol
The Environment Agency's classification is good and no short-term pollution warning is active. Based on the EA classification Excellent (2025) and no active short-term pollution warning.
Latest EA sample· 21 Sept 2026
300
E. coli · cfu/100ml
170
Intestinal enterococci · cfu/100ml
This season's samples
In-season Environment Agency lab results, newest first. Water quality is more likely to be poor after heavy rain.
| Sampled | E. coli | Int. enterococci |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Sept 2026 | 300 | 170 |
| 15 Sept 2026 | 190 | 160 |
| 9 Sept 2026 | 91 | 120 |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 91 | <10 |
cfu/100ml. ≥/≤ mark over- and under-range lab readings.
Storm overflows within 5.0 km
Monitored sewage discharge points near this bathing water, from the National Storm Overflow Hub. An active spill upstream can affect water quality before it shows up in lab samples.
127
Storm overflows
0
Spilling now
1
Monitors offline
1
Spills · 24 h
- Wessex Water · WXW00007 · TRIB OF RIVER TRYM VIA SWSoffline191 m
- Wessex Water · WXW00820 · TRIB OF RIVER TRYM VIA SWSinactive118 m
- Wessex Water · WXW00623 · TRIB OF RIVER TRYM VIA SWSinactive118 m
- Wessex Water · WXW00933 · TRIBUTARY OF RIVER TRYM VIA SWinactive118 m
- Wessex Water · WXW00022 · TRIB OF RIVER TRYM VIA SWSinactive118 m
- Wessex Water · WXW00526 · TRIB OF RIVER TRYM VIA SWSinactive118 m
- Wessex Water · WXW00019 · TRIB OF RIVER TRYM VIA SWSinactive118 m
- Wessex Water · WXW00525 · TRIB OF THE RIVER TRYM VIA SWSinactive118 m
- Wessex Water · WXW00524 · TRIB OF RIVER TRYM VIA SWSinactive118 m
- Wessex Water · WXW00139 · TRIB OF RIVER TRYM VIA SWSinactive191 m
About this verdict
The classification, lab samples and pollution warnings above are the Environment Agency's own published data for this designated site; River Truth adds live storm-overflow context from the National Storm Overflow Hub. Sample results reflect water quality at the time of testing and this page is not formal bathing advice — heed any on-site signage.