Newtown Bridge water level

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

River gauge, River Bray, Devon, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.48m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 10:15 BST (1 hour ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Newtown Bridge, where the gauge shows 0.48 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.20 m to 1.50 m.

It is still going down, by 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.29 m – 0.55 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: 0.20 m – 1.50 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.29 m – 0.55 m
Highest on record: 2.36 mDecember 22, 2012
Lowest on record: 0.00 mJune 27, 2002

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 Bray

The River Bray is a small river in North Devon, England. It is a tributary of the River Mole, which in turn is a tributary of the River Taw. It rises in Exmoor, near the border with Somerset.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 7.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 12° 6° – Wind 12 km/h

18 Sun 11° 4° – Wind 15 km/h

19 Mon 11° 8° 7.4 mm, 57% Wind 27 km/h

20 Tue 12° 7° 3.9 mm, 55% Wind 23 km/h

21 Wed 10° 7° 15 mm, 71% Wind 60 km/h

22 Thu 11° 9° 4.1 mm, 63% Wind 34 km/h

23 Fri 12° 7° 17 mm, 83% Wind 42 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:42 AM Sunset 06:21 PM Daylight 10 hr, 38 min First quarter 39%

Map

Other gauges on the River Bray

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
LeehamfordRiver gauge, River Bray	0.14 m	Very low	−0.13 m	7.6 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
North MoltonRiver gauge, River Mole	0.24 m	Normal	−0.01 m	5.6 km
Mole MillsRiver gauge, River Mole	0.06 m	Very low	−0.02 m	7.3 km
SwimbridgeRiver gauge, Landkey Brook	0.05 m	Normal	−0.02 m	7.6 km
Landkey Newland Tanners RoadRiver gauge, Halford Stream	0.16 m	Lowest on record	−0.03 m	9.5 km
SimonsbathRiver gauge, River Barle	0.26 m	High	−0.06 m	10 km
Collard BridgeRiver gauge, River Yeo	0.38 m	Normal	−0.02 m	10 km
WoodleighRiver gauge, River Mole	0.42 m	Low	−0.07 m	12 km
Coney GutRiver gauge	0.48 m	Normal	±0	12 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Bray at Newtown Bridge?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.20 m to 1.50 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 0.48 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Newtown Bridge today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 10:15 BST, the water level was 0.48 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Newtown Bridge rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.07 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Newtown 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 Newtown Bridge?

The highest level on record is 2.36 m on December 22, 2012. The lowest is 0.00 m on June 27, 2002.

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:50133 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.07672, -3.86681 (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	0.48 m	2026-10-17 09:15	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Newtown Bridge (ea:50133). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/devon/newtown-bridge

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