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Axminster Wilhay Lane water level

River gauge, Mill Brook, Devon, United Kingdom

Directions

Below the normal range

Water level

0.10m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.07 m Lowest on record 0.08 m

History

0.100.120.14mOct 11Oct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.100.120.14mOct 11Oct 14Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.100.130.15mSep 18Sep 25Oct 3Oct 10Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.100.130.15mSep 18Oct 3Oct 17Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Mill Brook at Axminster Wilhay Lane is running below normal at 0.10 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.11 m to 0.40 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.08 m and 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
0.11 m – 0.40 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.08 m – 0.15 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.09 m – 0.13 m
Highest on record
2.07 mOctober 20, 2021
Lowest on record
0.08 mJuly 23, 2021

Fishing and paddling

At low levels, many rivers become a walk-and-paddle trip. Fish hold in deeper pools and spook easily.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 6° – Wind 19 km/h
19 Mon 13° 8° 3.1 mm, 86% Wind 21 km/h
20 Tue 13° 6° 3.4 mm, 59% Wind 14 km/h
21 Wed 12° 4° 0.6 mm, 61% Wind 32 km/h
22 Thu 14° 7° 3.1 mm, 86% Wind 18 km/h
23 Fri 10° 6° 24 mm, 76% Wind 38 km/h
24 Sat 11° 5° 4.2 mm, 66% Wind 32 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:16 PM Daylight 10 hr, 36 min First quarter 47%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Weycroft BridgeRiver gauge, River Axe 0.42 m Normal ±0 1.1 km
Whitford BridgeRiver gauge, River Axe 0.22 m Normal −0.01 m 5.4 km
Uplyme Springhead RoadRiver gauge, River Lim 0.04 m Normal ±0 6.6 km
Colyton Station RoadRiver gauge, River Coly 0.55 m Normal ±0 7.1 km
Forde AbbeyRiver gauge, River Axe 0.42 m Normal ±0 8.1 km
Wilmington Hayne Lane TunnelRiver gauge, Umborne Brook 0.25 m Normal +0.04 m 8.7 km
Court Place FarmRiver gauge, River Yarty 0.36 m High ±0 8.8 km
CharmouthRiver gauge, River Char 0.33 m Normal +0.01 m 9.1 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Mill Brook at Axminster Wilhay Lane?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.11 m to 0.40 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 0.10 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Axminster Wilhay Lane today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 07:00 BST, the water level was 0.10 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Axminster Wilhay Lane rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Axminster Wilhay Lane normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Axminster Wilhay Lane?

The highest level on record is 2.07 m on October 20, 2021. The lowest is 0.08 m on July 23, 2021.

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:E81939 (Agency page)
Coordinates
50.78858, -2.99525 (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 0.10 m 2026-10-18 06:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Axminster Wilhay Lane (ea:E81939). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/devon/axminster-wilhay-lane

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