Water temperatures are now starting to creep up (16.8 °C at 0900 on 23-May-2023), but the lake is looking fantastic with very clear water and some good new weed growth. Fish are showing all around the lake with some big tench and carp that can be seen in some swims. Read more…
The latest water quality tests are looking excellent. All indicators of serious pollution are undetectable (phosphate, nitrite and ammonia). A small amount of nitrate was detected which was likely to have come in from the flood water over the last few months – historically, Darlow typically has a very low Read more…
Just a quick set of water test results prior to the start of the season. All water chemistry parameters look good; ammonia, nitrite and phosphate are all undetectable. These are all indicators of pollution or something out-of-balance, so that is great news. Nitrate and alkalinity are slightly raised but that Read more…
With so much wet weather recently, Darlow is currently in flood, but the good news is that the bank repairs to the bypass channel seem to be holding up and we are not seeing water flooding directly in from the river. Water levels are very high, so most of the Read more…
The first set of tests for 2023 are looking good. The water is cool (7.6 °C), fairly clear, and with good oxygen levels (10.6 mg/L; 88.6 %). Phosphate, nitrate and nitrites are all undetectable, and ammonia levels are very low, with a pH stable at 8.3. Lake water levels are Read more…
The latest water quality measurements taken today all look normal and the temperature is now well below 10 °C. There is perhaps a slight increase in phosphates, but very small, and should not be a major issue at this time of year because of the low temperature suppressing any weed Read more…
Water quality at Darlow continues to look good. We have seen a small increase in ammonia to trace levels (0.04 mg/L, pH8.2), but they are not a major cause for concern at this stage and is probably a result of the disruption of silt during the weed removal process. All Read more…
We’re now well in to September and the good water chemistry continues to be maintained in Darlow; phosphates, nitrates, nitrites and ammonia are all currently undetectable, which is excellent news. Oxygen levels are also good (8.1 mg/L, 82.7 % sat.). pH is 8.3, which is fairly normal for Darlow. The Read more…
Water temperature has been extremely high over the last month, with a maximum recorded temperature of 24.9 °C on 09-Aug-2022. So, it has been a tough Summer for any stock remaining in the lake with water levels also very low (at least 20 cm below zero on the water gauge). Read more…
After that very hot spell last week our water temperatures have risen sharply and are still very high. The water temperature was 23.5 °C today (Thursday, 21-Jul-2022) at 0900, which is clearly going to be very stressful to our trout, which can be seen at the surface and in large Read more…
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