Can you swim at Sheep's Green, River Cam?

No. Annual classification is Poor and bathing is advised against. Sheep's Green, River Cam 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 Sheep's Green, River Cam?

Sheep's Green, River Cam is rated Poor in the regulator's latest annual classification, a percentile taken over readings from up to four bathing seasons. The most recent sample, taken 26 August 2026, showed 100 cfu/100ml of E. coli and 36 cfu/100ml of intestinal enterococci.

Has there been sewage at Sheep's Green, River Cam recently?

Yes. 1 storm overflow within ten kilometres of Sheep's Green, River Cam: 1 in the last 48 hours.

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Wednesday 2 September

Sheep's Green, River Cam

No. Annual classification is Poor and bathing is advised against.

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

Annual classification: Poor (negative factor)
Pollution risk forecast: Normal (positive factor)
Latest E. coli: 100 cfu/100ml (positive factor)
Latest intestinal enterococci: 36 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 19 hours ago

AWS00056 · into Trib River Rhee

9.3km from the bathing water

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Latest bacteria reading

Latest sample · 26 August 2026 · 6 days ago

E. coli: 100cfu/100ml
Intestinal enterococci: 36cfu/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 Sheep's Green, River Cam, so there is no spill record for it. There were 11 monitored overflows within ten kilometres in 2025, whether or not they drain here.

Common questions

Can you swim at Sheep's Green, River Cam?: No. Annual classification is Poor and bathing is advised against. Sheep's Green, River Cam 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 Sheep's Green, River Cam?: Sheep's Green, River Cam is rated Poor in the regulator's latest annual classification, a percentile taken over readings from up to four bathing seasons. The most recent sample, taken 26 August 2026, showed 100 cfu/100ml of E. coli and 36 cfu/100ml of intestinal enterococci.
Has there been sewage at Sheep's Green, River Cam recently?: Yes. 1 storm overflow within ten kilometres of Sheep's Green, River Cam: 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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