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Sticklepath GS water level

River gauge, River Taw, Devon, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.08m Steady over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.5 1.0 Highest onrecord 1.24 m Lowest on record 0.02 m

History

0.070.080.09mOct 11Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.070.080.09mOct 11Oct 14Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.100.15mSep 18Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.100.15mSep 18Oct 2Oct 17Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Sticklepath GS reads 0.08 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.06 m to 1.10 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.07 m and 0.16 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
0.06 m – 1.10 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.07 m – 0.16 m
Highest on record
1.24 mDecember 27, 1979
Lowest on record
0.02 mAugust 23, 1976

On the river at Sticklepath GS

A level in the typical range is usually good news for both anglers and canoeists, but conditions can change quickly after rain in the hills.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Taw

River Taw

The River Taw in England rises at Taw Head, a spring on the central northern flanks of Dartmoor, crosses North Devon and at the town of Barnstaple, formerly a significant port, empties into Barnstaple Bay in the Bristol Channel, having formed a large estuary of wide meanders which at its western end is the estuary of the River Torridge.

Read more on Wikipedia

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

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.

17 Sat 12° 3° – Wind 15 km/h
18 Sun 11° 1° – Wind 16 km/h
19 Mon 12° 7° 1.5 mm, 76% Wind 21 km/h
20 Tue 11° 6° 0.9 mm, 53% Wind 9 km/h
21 Wed 11° 3° 3.9 mm, 74% Wind 29 km/h
22 Thu 12° 6° 2.4 mm, 88% Wind 23 km/h
23 Fri 12° 7° 37 mm, 94% Wind 46 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:42 AM Sunset 06:22 PM Daylight 10 hr, 40 min First quarter 44%

Map

Other gauges on the River Taw

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
SticklepathRiver gauge, River Taw 0.18 m Normal −0.01 m 1.8 km
Taw BridgeRiver gauge, River Taw 0.12 m Very low ±0 14 km
Newnham BridgeRiver gauge, River Taw 0.20 m Very low ±0 24 km
UmberleighRiver gauge, River Taw 0.29 m Low −0.01 m 30 km
BarnstapleTidal gauge, River Taw 1.61 m No reference yet +0.13 m 40 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Okehampton Mill RoadRiver gauge, East Okement River 0.08 m Very low −0.02 m 4.5 km
MeldonRiver gauge, West Okement River 0.15 m Normal ±0 7.3 km
VellakeRiver gauge, West Okement River 0.28 m Low −0.04 m 8.4 km
JacobstoweRiver gauge, River Okement 0.23 m Very low −0.02 m 9.1 km
Chagford Drogo Iron BridgeRiver gauge, River Teign 1.16 m Lowest on record −0.02 m 9.8 km
Gribbleford BridgeRiver gauge, River Lew 0.14 m Very low −0.03 m 13 km
Clifford BridgeRiver gauge, River Teign 0.25 m Normal −0.01 m 14 km
North BoveyRiver gauge, River Bovey 0.09 m Normal ±0 14 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Taw at Sticklepath GS?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.06 m to 1.10 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 0.08 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Sticklepath GS today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 22:15 BST, the water level was 0.08 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Sticklepath GS rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Sticklepath GS 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 Sticklepath GS?

The highest level on record is 1.24 m on December 27, 1979. The lowest is 0.02 m on August 23, 1976.

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:E84236 (Agency page)
Coordinates
50.72798, -3.93746 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 0.08 m 2026-10-17 21:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Sticklepath GS (ea:E84236). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/devon/sticklepath-gs

How we check values

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