Whitford Bridge water level

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

River gauge, River Axe, Devon, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.23m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 11:15 BST (44 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Whitford Bridge, where the gauge shows 0.23 m.

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

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.22 m – 0.23 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
Highest on record: 2.59 mJuly 7, 2012
Lowest on record: 0.10 mAugust 7, 1976

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 Axe

The River Axe is a 22-mile (35 km) long river in the counties of Dorset, Somerset and Devon, in the south-west of England. It rises in Dorset and flows south to Lyme Bay which it enters through the Axe Estuary in Devon. It is a shallow, non-navigable river, although its mouth at Seaton has some boating activity. The name Axe derives from a Common Brittonic word meaning "abounding in fish", and is cognate with pysg, the Welsh word for fish.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 14° 7° – Wind 19 km/h

18 Sun 13° 4° – Wind 21 km/h

19 Mon 12° 8° 4.1 mm, 67% Wind 18 km/h

20 Tue 13° 5° 3.0 mm, 53% Wind 15 km/h

21 Wed 12° 5° 6.0 mm, 53% Wind 45 km/h

22 Thu 13° 7° 1.2 mm, 50% Wind 21 km/h

23 Fri 13° 8° 20 mm, 73% Wind 44 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:39 AM Sunset 06:18 PM Daylight 10 hr, 39 min First quarter 39%

Map

Other gauges on the River Axe

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Weycroft BridgeRiver gauge, River Axe	0.42 m	Normal	−0.01 m	6.5 km
Forde AbbeyRiver gauge, River Axe	0.42 m	Normal	±0	14 km
WinshamRiver gauge, River Axe	0.87 m	Normal	−0.01 m	16 km
WookeyRiver gauge, River Axe	0.35 m	Low	±0	57 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Colyton Station RoadRiver gauge, River Coly	0.55 m	Normal	±0	1.7 km
BonehayneRiver gauge, River Coly	0.15 m	Low	−0.01 m	4.5 km
Axminster Wilhay LaneRiver gauge, Mill Brook	0.10 m	Low	−0.01 m	5.4 km
Uplyme Springhead RoadRiver gauge, River Lim	0.04 m	Normal	±0	6.9 km
Wilmington Hayne Lane TunnelRiver gauge, Umborne Brook	0.26 m	Normal	+0.01 m	7.3 km
HonitonRiver gauge, Glen Stream	0.00 m	Lowest on record	±0	11 km
CharmouthRiver gauge, River Char	0.32 m	Normal	−0.01 m	11 km
HonitonRiver gauge, The Gissage	0.02 m	Very low	±0	12 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Axe at Whitford 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 0.23 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Whitford Bridge today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 11:15 BST, the water level was 0.23 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Whitford Bridge rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Whitford 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 Whitford Bridge?

The highest level on record is 2.59 m on July 7, 2012. The lowest is 0.10 m on August 7, 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:45211 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.75286, -3.04725 (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	0.23 m	2026-10-17 10:15	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Whitford Bridge (ea:45211). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/devon/whitford-bridge

How we check values

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