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North Bovey water level

River gauge, River Bovey, Devon, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.09m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 Highest onrecord 1.75 m Lowest on record 0.00 m

History

0.070.080.090.10mOct 10Oct 12Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.070.080.090.10mOct 10Oct 13Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.080.100.130.15mSep 17Sep 24Oct 2Oct 9Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.080.100.130.15mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at North Bovey, where the gauge shows 0.09 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.07 m to 1.00 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.07 m – 0.15 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range
0.07 m – 1.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.07 m – 0.15 m
Highest on record
1.75 mDecember 7, 2000
Lowest on record
0.00 mAugust 21, 2003

For anglers and canoeists

This is an ordinary level for the river: most put-ins, beats and weirs behave as they usually do.

Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.

About the River Bovey

River Bovey

The River Bovey rises on the eastern side of Dartmoor in Devon, England, and is the largest tributary to the River Teign. The river has two main source streams, both rising within a mile of each other, either side of the B3212 road between Moretonhampstead and Postbridge, before joining at Jurston.

Read more on Wikipedia

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 12° 5° – Wind 14 km/h
18 Sun 11° 2° – Wind 14 km/h
19 Mon 10° 7° 5.4 mm, 67% Wind 15 km/h
20 Tue 12° 3° 3.0 mm, 47% Wind 12 km/h
21 Wed 10° 4° 6.7 mm, 57% Wind 45 km/h
22 Thu 13° 7° 0.5 mm, 49% Wind 23 km/h
23 Fri 12° 7° 21 mm, 82% Wind 38 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 06:21 PM Daylight 10 hr, 40 min First quarter 39%

Map

Other gauges on the River Bovey

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Bovey ParkeRiver gauge, River Bovey 0.35 m Lowest on record ±0 8.8 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Chagford Drogo Iron BridgeRiver gauge, River Teign 1.16 m Lowest on record −0.01 m 6.0 km
Clifford BridgeRiver gauge, River Teign 0.25 m Normal +0.02 m 7.1 km
BelleverRiver gauge, East Dart River 0.49 m Low −0.02 m 10 km
Bovey Tracey Wifford FootbridgeRiver gauge, River Bovey Tributary 0.39 m Normal ±0 11 km
BickingtonRiver gauge, River Lemon 0.36 m Normal ±0 13 km
Chudleigh BridgeRiver gauge, River Teign 0.39 m Lowest on record +0.01 m 13 km
DunnabridgeRiver gauge, West Dart River 0.27 m Very low −0.02 m 13 km
Ashburton LowerRiver gauge, River Ashburn 0.06 m Very low ±0 14 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Bovey at North Bovey?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.07 m to 1.00 m for this gauge.

Is the river level the same as the depth of the water?

No. The reading is measured from a fixed zero mark at the gauge, so 0.09 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of North Bovey today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 07:00 BST, the water level was 0.09 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is North Bovey rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of North Bovey normal?

Within the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at North Bovey?

The highest level on record is 1.75 m on December 7, 2000. The lowest is 0.00 m on August 21, 2003.

How often is this data updated?

The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:46111 (Agency page)
Coordinates
50.63978, -3.78704 (WGS84)
Vertical datum
station datum
Update interval
every 15 minutes
Licence
Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Environment Agency data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

Published series

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 0.09 m 2026-10-17 06:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: North Bovey (ea:46111). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/devon/north-bovey

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer