Barbrook Bridge water level

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

River gauge, West Lyn River, Devon, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.20m Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 10:45 BST (31 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Barbrook Bridge, where the gauge shows 0.20 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.08 m to 0.80 m.

It is still going down, by 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.13 m – 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: 0.08 m – 0.80 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.13 m – 0.27 m
Highest on record: 0.84 mDecember 22, 2012
Lowest on record: 0.03 mMay 27, 2011

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 7.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 11° 8° – Wind 16 km/h

18 Sun 11° 6° – Wind 17 km/h

19 Mon 10° 8° 8.4 mm, 38% Wind 28 km/h

20 Tue 11° 8° 3.0 mm, 42% Wind 23 km/h

21 Wed 9° 7° 17 mm, 63% Wind 65 km/h

22 Thu 11° 8° 2.9 mm, 61% Wind 37 km/h

23 Fri 11° 8° 16 mm, 83% Wind 47 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:42 AM Sunset 06:20 PM Daylight 10 hr, 38 min First quarter 39%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
BrendonRiver gauge, East Lyn River	1.28 m	Very low	+0.03 m	6.2 km
LeehamfordRiver gauge, River Bray	0.14 m	Very low	−0.13 m	8.6 km
SimonsbathRiver gauge, River Barle	0.26 m	High	−0.06 m	10 km
Combe Martin Bowling Green LaneRiver gauge, River Umber	0.12 m	Low	±0	13 km
Newtown BridgeRiver gauge, River Bray	0.48 m	Normal	−0.02 m	15 km
ExfordRiver gauge, River Exe	0.35 m	Low	−0.03 m	17 km
Parsons StreetRiver gauge, Hawkcombe Stream	0.09 m	Normal	±0	17 km
Collard BridgeRiver gauge, River Yeo	0.38 m	Normal	−0.02 m	17 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the West Lyn River at Barbrook Bridge?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.08 m to 0.80 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 0.20 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Barbrook Bridge today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 10:45 BST, the water level was 0.20 m. Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Barbrook Bridge rising or falling?

Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Barbrook 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 Barbrook Bridge?

The highest level on record is 0.84 m on December 22, 2012. The lowest is 0.03 m on May 27, 2011.

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:50123 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.21384, -3.84106 (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	0.20 m	2026-10-17 09:45	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Barbrook Bridge (ea:50123). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/devon/barbrook-bridge

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