Upton Hellions water level
River gauge, River Creedy, Devon, United Kingdom
Right now
Normal for mid-October
Water level
History
20252026
What this means
The River Creedy at Upton Hellions is at 0.26 m, in the normal range for mid-October.
That puts it 0.03 m below the median of 0.29 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings.
The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.24 m and 0.27 m.
Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.
Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels
Key numbers
- Median for this date
- 0.29 m0.03 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 0.22 m – 0.71 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
- Normal range
- 0.18 m – 2.00 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 0.24 m – 0.27 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.22 m – 1.87 m
- Highest on record
- 2.75 mJuly 7, 2012
- Lowest on record
- 0.00 mOctober 7, 2001
Fishing and paddling
Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.
Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.
About the River Creedy
The River Creedy is a small river in Devon, England. It gives its name to the local town or ton of Crediton, which is on its west bank, and to several local historic estates, such as Creedy Hilion, Creedy Peitevin and Creedy Park, in the parish of Sandford, also to the Benefice of North Creedy. Just below the town, the river merges with the River Yeo and it ends where it meets the River Exe at Cowley Bridge. The river is overlooked by Fordy Wood Copse, a 0.64 hectares woodland owned and managed by the Woodland Trust.
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 2.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Other gauges on the River Creedy
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowley BridgeRiver gauge, River Creedy | 0.21 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 9.7 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YeofordRiver gauge, River Yeo | 0.18 m | Normal | ±0 | 6.6 km |
| ThorvertonRiver gauge, River Exe | 0.37 m | Normal | +0.03 m | 10 km |
| LapfordRiver gauge, River Yeo | 0.36 m | Very low | ±0 | 11 km |
| ReweRiver gauge, River Culm | 0.29 m | Low | ±0 | 12 km |
| TivertonRiver gauge, River Exe | 0.58 m | Normal | +0.01 m | 14 km |
| Trews WeirRiver gauge, River Exe | 3.32 m | Low | ±0 | 15 km |
| Clifford BridgeRiver gauge, River Teign | 0.25 m | Normal | +0.02 m | 15 km |
| Tiverton LowmanRiver gauge, River Lowman | 0.08 m | Lowest on record | ±0 | 16 km |
Questions and answers
What is a normal level for the River Creedy at Upton Hellions in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 0.29 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.22 m and 0.71 m, based on 21 years of records.
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 0.26 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Upton Hellions today?
On 17 Oct 2026, 09:45 BST, the water level was 0.26 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.
Is Upton Hellions rising or falling?
Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Upton Hellions normal?
Normal for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.
What is the highest water level ever recorded at Upton Hellions?
The highest level on record is 2.75 m on July 7, 2012. The lowest is 0.00 m on October 7, 2001.
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:45136(Agency page)- Coordinates
50.82096, -3.65782(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 | 0.26 m | 2026-10-17 08:45 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Upton Hellions (ea:45136). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/devon/upton-hellions
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