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Upton Hellions water level

River gauge, River Creedy, Devon, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.26m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 3 Highest onrecord 2.75 m Lowest on record 0.00 m

History

History
0.20.40.6mOct 10Oct 12Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.20.40.6mOct 10Oct 13Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.20.40.6mSep 17Sep 24Oct 2Oct 9Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.20.40.6mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Bottom of normal range
12mDec 2025Feb 2026May 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range12mDec 2025May 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.51.01.52.0mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.51.01.52.0mJanAprJulOct2026

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

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

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.

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

17 Sat 13° 6° – Wind 14 km/h
18 Sun 12° 4° – Wind 16 km/h
19 Mon 12° 8° 2.1 mm, 67% Wind 18 km/h
20 Tue 12° 4° 2.7 mm, 47% Wind 15 km/h
21 Wed 10° 3° 6.9 mm, 57% Wind 47 km/h
22 Thu 13° 7° 2.7 mm, 49% Wind 21 km/h
23 Fri 13° 7° 14 mm, 82% Wind 37 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 06:20 PM Daylight 10 hr, 39 min First quarter 39%

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

ParameterLast valueTime (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

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