Can you swim at Rutland Water Sykes Lane?

Caution. Sewage discharge 7.4km away yesterday. Rutland Water Sykes Lane is a designated bathing water, so it is sampled and rated every season. This answer covers water quality only, not tides, currents or lifeguard cover.

What is the water quality like at Rutland Water Sykes Lane?

Rutland Water Sykes Lane is rated Excellent in the regulator's latest annual classification, a percentile taken over readings from up to four bathing seasons. The most recent sample, taken 11 August 2026, showed 10 cfu/100ml of E. coli and 10 cfu/100ml of intestinal enterococci.

Has there been sewage at Rutland Water Sykes Lane recently?

Yes. 1 storm overflow within ten kilometres of Rutland Water Sykes Lane: 1 in the last 48 hours.

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England · Rutland

Wednesday 2 September

Rutland Water Sykes Lane

Caution. Sewage discharge 7.4km away yesterday.

Water quality only This says nothing about tides, rip currents, cold water shock or lifeguard cover. Cold water and currents are dangerous even when the water is clean. Read the local signs before you go in. What we cannot tell you.

Checked 03:27 UK time

Why this verdict

Discharge nearby: 7.4km yesterday (negative factor)
Annual classification: Excellent (positive factor)
Pollution risk forecast: Normal (positive factor)
Rainfall (24h): 0mm (positive factor)
Latest E. coli: 10 cfu/100ml (positive factor)
Latest intestinal enterococci: 10 cfu/100ml (positive factor)

Recent sewage discharges nearby

Storm overflows operated by Anglian Water Services Limited within ten kilometres in the last 48 hours.

Ended yesterday

AWS00854 · into UNNAMED BACKWATER OF RIVER ISE

7.4km from the bathing water

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Latest bacteria reading

Latest sample · 11 August 2026 · 3 weeks ago

E. coli: 10cfu/100ml
Intestinal enterococci: 10cfu/100ml

The regulator samples weekly during the bathing season. E. coli and intestinal enterococci are the indicator organisms used in the official classification.

Storm overflows nearby

The Environment Agency does not link any storm overflow directly to Rutland Water Sykes Lane, so there is no spill record for it. There were 25 monitored overflows within ten kilometres in 2025, whether or not they drain here.

Common questions

Can you swim at Rutland Water Sykes Lane?: Caution. Sewage discharge 7.4km away yesterday. Rutland Water Sykes Lane is a designated bathing water, so it is sampled and rated every season. This answer covers water quality only, not tides, currents or lifeguard cover.
What is the water quality like at Rutland Water Sykes Lane?: Rutland Water Sykes Lane is rated Excellent in the regulator's latest annual classification, a percentile taken over readings from up to four bathing seasons. The most recent sample, taken 11 August 2026, showed 10 cfu/100ml of E. coli and 10 cfu/100ml of intestinal enterococci.
Has there been sewage at Rutland Water Sykes Lane recently?: Yes. 1 storm overflow within ten kilometres of Rutland Water Sykes Lane: 1 in the last 48 hours.

Where this data comes from

Contains water-company storm overflow data, licensed under OGL v3
Spill counts from the Environment Agency EDM Storm Overflow Annual Returns, 2021 to 2025, published annually.
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Other beaches nearby

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