Dittisham, Dart Estuary
We're really happy to announce that this location achieved bathing water status as of the 13 May 2024.
The Ham is a tidal beach on within Dart Estuary at Dittisham, Devon. It is a small section of estuary approximately 200 metres wide, backed by a park. It can be accessed from the shingle ridge. Due to flow in the estuary swimming is only accessible at high to mid tide.
Overflow locations
The map below shows the locations of the storm overflows that have the potential to impact water quality at this bathing water.
The map shows whether or not a storm overflow is currently active, the time and duration of the last spill at that location, and our investment commitments that are specific to that overflow.
Dittisham storm overflow map
5 year overflow spill information
The data shown in the table below is the reported total spill number for each overflow which has been identified by the EA for this bathing water.
The assignment of an overflow to the bathing water does not always mean an impact will occur, it can be dependent on a number of factors such as tidal state and weather conditions. Sometimes it has been allocated just for investigation purposes and has no impact at all.
All data collected goes through vigorous quality assurance processes before being included in the counts. Sometimes debris can trigger false spills to be recorded, resulting in potentially higher than actual spill numbers.
Number of spills
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dittisham Main sewage treatment works storm overflow, Dittisham | 68 | 62 | 54 | 44 | 74 |
| Ferry Boat pumping station overflow, Dittisham | 66 | 97 | 68 | 44 | 78 |
| Kiln Road pumping station overflow, Galmpton | 32 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 22 |
| Mill Creek pumping station overflow, Dittisham | 32 | 40 | 23 | 18 | 28 |
The beach profiles were created in line with information provided by our partners, Environment Agency, RNLI, Keep Britain Tidy, MCS - Beach Guide and British Beaches.