Exmouth Phear Park water level

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

River gauge, Withycombe Brook, Devon, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.06m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST (46 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Exmouth Phear Park, where the gauge shows 0.06 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.05 m to 3.00 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.05 m – 0.20 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: 0.05 m – 3.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.05 m – 0.20 m
Highest on record: 1.26 mAugust 27, 2020
Lowest on record: 0.03 mAugust 9, 2020

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

17 Sat 15° 6° – Wind 17 km/h

18 Sun 14° 5° – Wind 17 km/h

19 Mon 14° 8° 1.2 mm, 69% Wind 24 km/h

20 Tue 13° 9° 7.1 mm, 58% Wind 16 km/h

21 Wed 14° 6° 2.8 mm, 49% Wind 36 km/h

22 Thu 14° 6° 6.8 mm, 78% Wind 23 km/h

23 Fri 14° 9° 36 mm, 84% Wind 51 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:20 PM Daylight 10 hr, 40 min First quarter 44%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Lympstone Longbrook LaneRiver gauge, Wotton Brook	0.14 m	Lowest on record	±0	2.5 km
Dawlish Warren Secmaton LaneRiver gauge, Shutterton Brook	0.52 m	Normal	±0	5.2 km
Budleigh Salterton Station RoadRiver gauge, Knowle Stream	0.10 m	Lowest on record	±0	5.4 km
East Budleigh Brookfield RoadRiver gauge, Budleigh Brook	0.63 m	Normal	−0.01 m	6.6 km
DawlishRiver gauge, Dawlish Water	0.13 m	Very low	±0	7.0 km
Swans NestRiver gauge, Exminster Marshes	−0.07 m	Lowest on record	±0	7.5 km
Otterton Fore Street GibbonholeRiver gauge, Otterton Brook	−0.01 m	Lowest on record	±0	8.4 km
DottonRiver gauge, River Otter	0.22 m	Very low	−0.01 m	10 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Withycombe Brook at Exmouth Phear Park?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.05 m to 3.00 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 0.06 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Exmouth Phear Park today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST, the water level was 0.06 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Exmouth Phear Park rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Exmouth Phear Park 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 Exmouth Phear Park?

The highest level on record is 1.26 m on August 27, 2020. The lowest is 0.03 m on August 9, 2020.

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:45195 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.62663, -3.40523 (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	0.06 m	2026-10-17 23:00	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Exmouth Phear Park (ea:45195). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/devon/exmouth-phear-park

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