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Cowley Bridge water level

River gauge, River Creedy, Devon, United Kingdom

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Low for mid-October

Water level

0.21m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 3 5 Highest onrecord 4.73 m Lowest on record 0.02 m

History

0.20.40.6mOct 11Oct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.20.40.6mOct 11Oct 14Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.20.40.6mSep 18Sep 25Oct 3Oct 10Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.20.40.6mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Bottom of normal range
-012mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-012mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-012mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-012mJanAprJulOct2026

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

At 0.21 m, the River Creedy at Cowley Bridge is below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.04 m below the median of 0.25 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.21 m as well.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.19 m and 0.26 m.

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

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.25 m0.04 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.17 m – 0.59 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.13 m – 2.50 m
Same day last year
0.21 m0.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.19 m – 0.26 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.19 m – 2.25 m
Highest on record
4.73 mDecember 8, 2000
Lowest on record
0.02 mSeptember 7, 1996

On the river at Cowley Bridge

Low, clear water makes fish wary, and anglers often do better early and late in the day. For canoeists, shallow riffles mean scraped hulls and the odd portage.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Creedy

River Creedy

The River Creedy is a small river in Devon, England. It gives its name to the local town or ton of Crediton, which is on its west bank, and to several local historic estates, such as Creedy Hilion, Creedy Peitevin and Creedy Park, in the parish of Sandford, also to the Benefice of North Creedy. Just below the town, the river merges with the River Yeo and it ends where it meets the River Exe at Cowley Bridge. The river is overlooked by Fordy Wood Copse, a 0.64 hectares woodland owned and managed by the Woodland Trust.

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: 3.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 4° – Wind 16 km/h
19 Mon 12° 6° 3.6 mm, 96% Wind 10 km/h
20 Tue 14° 6° 0.9 mm, 42% Wind 9 km/h
21 Wed 11° 6° 1.3 mm, 61% Wind 39 km/h
22 Thu 15° 8° 2.9 mm, 84% Wind 14 km/h
23 Fri 11° 6° 18 mm, 82% Wind 37 km/h
24 Sat 11° 5° 2.3 mm, 72% Wind 33 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:42 AM Sunset 06:18 PM Daylight 10 hr, 36 min First quarter 49%

Map

Other gauges on the River Creedy

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Upton HellionsRiver gauge, River Creedy 0.26 m Normal ±0 9.7 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
ReweRiver gauge, River Culm 0.28 m Low ±0 5.1 km
Trews WeirRiver gauge, River Exe 3.30 m Low −0.01 m 5.3 km
ThorvertonRiver gauge, River Exe 0.35 m Normal −0.02 m 6.0 km
Exeter Heavitree Sweetbriar LaneRiver gauge, Northbrook 0.00 m Normal ±0 6.3 km
Exeter Alphington Mill LaneRiver gauge, Alphin Brook 0.05 m Lowest on record ±0 6.6 km
Withy BridgeRiver gauge, River Clyst 0.09 m Very low ±0 7.4 km
Clyst HonitonRiver gauge, River Clyst 0.60 m Low ±0 9.1 km
KennfordRiver gauge, River Kenn Tributary 0.01 m Lowest on record ±0 10 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Creedy at Cowley Bridge compare with last year?

It is about the same as on this day last year, when the reading was 0.21 m.

What is a normal level for the River Creedy at Cowley Bridge in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.25 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.17 m and 0.59 m, based on 21 years of records.

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 0.21 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Cowley Bridge today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST, the water level was 0.21 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Cowley Bridge rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Cowley Bridge normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Cowley Bridge?

The highest level on record is 4.73 m on December 8, 2000. The lowest is 0.02 m on September 7, 1996.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:45117 (Agency page)
Coordinates
50.75975, -3.55965 (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 0.21 m 2026-10-18 11:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Cowley Bridge (ea:45117). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/devon/cowley-bridge

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