East Budleigh Brookfield Road water level

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

River gauge, Budleigh Brook, Devon, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.65m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 19:15 BST (43 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at East Budleigh Brookfield Road, where the gauge shows 0.65 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.50 m to 1.45 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.62 m – 0.72 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: 0.50 m – 1.45 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.62 m – 0.72 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.64 m – 0.69 m
Highest on record: 1.46 mNovember 20, 2016
Lowest on record: 0.37 mJuly 15, 2008

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

18 Sun 13° 6° – Wind 17 km/h

19 Mon 14° 8° 0.8 mm, 94% Wind 25 km/h

20 Tue 14° 8° 0.2 mm, 78% Wind 15 km/h

21 Wed 13° 9° 15 mm, 67% Wind 38 km/h

22 Thu 14° 9° 12 mm, 93% Wind 29 km/h

23 Fri 13° 9° 22 mm, 93% Wind 51 km/h

24 Sat 15° 9° 4.0 mm, 67% Wind 41 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 06:17 PM Daylight 10 hr, 36 min First quarter 52%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Otterton Fore Street GibbonholeRiver gauge, Otterton Brook	−0.01 m	Lowest on record	±0	1.8 km
Budleigh Salterton Station RoadRiver gauge, Knowle Stream	0.10 m	Very low	±0	2.5 km
DottonRiver gauge, River Otter	0.22 m	Very low	±0	4.4 km
Exmouth Phear ParkRiver gauge, Withycombe Brook	0.06 m	Normal	±0	6.6 km
SidmouthRiver gauge, River Sid	0.05 m	Normal	±0	6.8 km
Sidmouth Higher Woolbrook RoadRiver gauge, Wool Brook	0.09 m	Lowest on record	±0	7.0 km
Lympstone Longbrook LaneRiver gauge, Wotton Brook	0.14 m	Lowest on record	±0	7.0 km
SidburyRiver gauge, River Sid	0.45 m	Very high	±0	10 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for East Budleigh Brookfield Road?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.50 m to 1.45 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 0.65 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of East Budleigh Brookfield Road today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 19:15 BST, the water level was 0.65 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is East Budleigh Brookfield Road rising or falling?

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

Is the level of East Budleigh Brookfield Road 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 East Budleigh Brookfield Road?

The highest level on record is 1.46 m on November 20, 2016. The lowest is 0.37 m on July 15, 2008.

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:45213 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.65222, -3.32000 (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	0.65 m	2026-10-18 18:15	Provisional

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Environment Agency: East Budleigh Brookfield Road (ea:45213). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/devon/east-budleigh-brookfield-road

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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