Huish Episcopi Pumping Station water level

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

River gauge, River Yeo, Somerset, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

1.69m Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 20 Oct 2026, 01:15 BST (33 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Yeo at Huish Episcopi Pumping Station is at 1.69 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 1.44 m to 3.48 m.

It has risen 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between −0.75 m and 2.13 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: 1.44 m – 3.48 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: −0.75 m – 2.13 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1.55 m – 1.91 m
Highest on record: 4.92 mOctober 21, 2008
Lowest on record: 0.80 mNovember 4, 1998

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 Yeo

The River Yeo, also known as the River Ivel, is a tributary of the River Parrett in north Dorset and south Somerset, England.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.5 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 14° 8° 2.1 mm, 92% Wind 19 km/h

20 Tue 12° 9° 10 mm, 92% Wind 14 km/h

21 Wed 12° 8° 15 mm, 65% Wind 49 km/h

22 Thu 14° 8° 13 mm, 98% Wind 33 km/h

23 Fri 13° 9° 13 mm, 95% Wind 64 km/h

24 Sat 15° 9° 6.8 mm, 71% Wind 33 km/h

25 Sun 16° 12° 1.0 mm, 64% Wind 34 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:43 AM Sunset 06:10 PM Daylight 10 hr, 27 min First quarter 63%

Map

Other gauges on the River Yeo

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
IlchesterRiver gauge, River Yeo	0.07 m	Normal	±0	8.7 km
Pen MillRiver gauge, River Yeo	0.11 m	Very low	±0	17 km
Sherborne LakeRiver gauge, River Yeo	−0.80 m	No reference yet	−0.01 m	23 km
YeofordRiver gauge, River Yeo	0.18 m	Normal	±0	70 km
LapfordRiver gauge, River Yeo	0.37 m	Very low	+0.01 m	73 km
Collard BridgeRiver gauge, River Yeo	0.39 m	Normal	±0	85 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Huish Episcopi Pumping StationRiver gauge, Longload Main Drain	1.29 m	Normal	±0	0.0 km
Westover Pumping StationRiver gauge, Huish Level Rhyne	1.04 m	Normal	+0.02 m	2.5 km
MidelneyRiver gauge, River Isle	1.42 m	Normal	+0.01 m	3.5 km
MidelneyRiver gauge, West Moor Drain	1.00 m	Normal	−0.01 m	3.5 km
Long LoadRiver gauge, Witcombe Bottom Main Drain	7.30 m	Very low	−0.11 m	3.6 km
OathRiver gauge	6.61 m	Low	+0.02 m	6.0 km
Gaw BridgeRiver gauge, River Parrett	0.25 m	Normal	+0.01 m	6.2 km
West Sedgemoor Pumping StationRiver gauge, River Parrett	4.49 m	Low	−0.13 m	6.9 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Yeo at Huish Episcopi Pumping Station?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 1.44 m to 3.48 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 1.69 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Huish Episcopi Pumping Station today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 01:15 BST, the water level was 1.69 m. Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Huish Episcopi Pumping Station rising or falling?

Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Huish Episcopi Pumping Station 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 Huish Episcopi Pumping Station?

The highest level on record is 4.92 m on October 21, 2008. The lowest is 0.80 m on November 4, 1998.

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:52120 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.03167, -2.79899 (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	1.69 m	2026-10-20 00:15	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Huish Episcopi Pumping Station (ea:52120). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/somerset/huish-episcopi-pumping-station

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