Bampton Bridge water level

Name: Bampton Bridge water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, River Batherm, Devon, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.07m Down 0.14 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 05:00 BST (26 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Bampton Bridge reads 0.07 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.02 m to 0.90 m.

The level is falling, down 0.14 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.06 m and 0.27 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: 0.02 m – 0.90 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.06 m – 0.27 m
Highest on record: 2.03 mNovember 25, 2012
Lowest on record: 0.01 mJuly 6, 2010

On the river at Bampton Bridge

A level in the typical range is usually good news for both anglers and canoeists, but conditions can change quickly after rain in the hills.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 12° 6° – Wind 16 km/h

18 Sun 12° 4° – Wind 16 km/h

19 Mon 11° 8° 6.6 mm, 50% Wind 21 km/h

20 Tue 12° 6° 2.1 mm, 43% Wind 14 km/h

21 Wed 10° 4° 14 mm, 61% Wind 50 km/h

22 Thu 12° 7° 1.7 mm, 53% Wind 24 km/h

23 Fri 12° 7° 16 mm, 83% Wind 43 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 06:19 PM Daylight 10 hr, 39 min First quarter 37%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
ExebridgeRiver gauge, River Exe	0.21 m	Normal	+0.02 m	3.7 km
PixtonRiver gauge, River Exe	0.11 m	Very low	−0.01 m	4.5 km
StoodleighRiver gauge, River Exe	1.04 m	Low	+0.05 m	4.6 km
BrushfordRiver gauge, River Barle	0.41 m	Normal	−0.01 m	4.9 km
WimbleballRiver gauge, River Haddeo	0.23 m	High	−0.01 m	7.3 km
Dulverton Town MarshRiver gauge, Marsh Water	0.39 m	Lowest on record	−0.03 m	7.3 km
UptonRiver gauge, River Haddeo	0.07 m	Very low	−0.02 m	7.3 km
Wimbleball FootbridgeRiver gauge, River Haddeo	0.24 m	High	−0.02 m	7.4 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Batherm at Bampton Bridge?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.02 m to 0.90 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 0.07 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Bampton Bridge today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 05:00 BST, the water level was 0.07 m. Down 0.14 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Bampton Bridge rising or falling?

Down 0.14 m over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Bampton Bridge 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 Bampton Bridge?

The highest level on record is 2.03 m on November 25, 2012. The lowest is 0.01 m on July 6, 2010.

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:45159 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.98918, -3.48413 (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

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	0.07 m	2026-10-17 04:00	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Bampton Bridge (ea:45159). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/devon/bampton-bridge

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