Lifton Park water level

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

River gauge, River Lyd, Devon, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.52m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 10:15 BST (41 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Lifton Park, where the gauge shows 0.52 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.35 m to 2.30 m.

It is still going down, by 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.52 m – 0.54 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: 0.35 m – 2.30 m
Highest on record: 4.18 mDecember 27, 1979
Lowest on record: 0.06 mAugust 4, 1974

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.

About the River Lyd

The Lyd is a river rising at Lyd Head in the Dartmoor national park in Devon in South West England and flowing into the River Tamar beyond Lifton. It runs through Lydford Gorge, the deepest gorge in South West England.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.4 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 14° 4° – Wind 14 km/h

18 Sun 12° 2° – Wind 12 km/h

19 Mon 11° 7° 3.3 mm, 49% Wind 17 km/h

20 Tue 13° 8° 2.4 mm, 54% Wind 13 km/h

21 Wed 11° 9° 7.3 mm, 69% Wind 42 km/h

22 Thu 12° 8° 4.1 mm, 65% Wind 19 km/h

23 Fri 13° 9° 22 mm, 83% Wind 42 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:43 AM Sunset 06:23 PM Daylight 10 hr, 40 min First quarter 39%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
TinhayRiver gauge, River Thrushel	0.31 m	Normal	+0.01 m	1.6 km
Polson BridgeRiver gauge, River Tamar	0.37 m	Low	+0.09 m	3.6 km
Hayne BridgeRiver gauge, River Thrushel	0.14 m	Normal	−0.02 m	3.7 km
Greystone BridgeRiver gauge, River Tamar	0.19 m	Normal	+0.05 m	4.4 km
WerringtonRiver gauge, River Ottery	0.12 m	Very low	+0.01 m	5.6 km
LauncestonRiver gauge, River Kensey	0.12 m	Very low	−0.01 m	5.9 km
BealsmillRiver gauge, River Inny	0.39 m	Low	−0.01 m	7.8 km
TruscottRiver gauge, River Kensey	0.43 m	Low	−0.02 m	9.0 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Lyd at Lifton Park?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.35 m to 2.30 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 0.52 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Lifton Park today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 10:15 BST, the water level was 0.52 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Lifton Park rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Lifton 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 Lifton Park?

The highest level on record is 4.18 m on December 27, 1979. The lowest is 0.06 m on August 4, 1974.

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:47116 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.63553, -4.27975 (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	0.52 m	2026-10-17 09:15	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Lifton Park (ea:47116). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/devon/lifton-park

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