Iwood water level

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

River gauge, Congresbury Yeo, Somerset, United Kingdom

Directions

Far below the normal range

Water level

0.05m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST (24 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The Congresbury Yeo at Iwood is running far below normal at 0.05 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.08 m to 1.00 m. The lowest reading on record is 0.02 m (September 24, 2009).

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly.

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: 0.08 m – 1.00 m
Highest on record: 1.47 mNovember 21, 2012
Lowest on record: 0.02 mSeptember 24, 2009

Fishing and paddling

At low levels, many rivers become a walk-and-paddle trip. Fish hold in deeper pools and spook easily.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

About the Congresbury Yeo

The River Yeo is a river which flows through North Somerset, England.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 5° – Wind 17 km/h

19 Mon 14° 8° 5.6 mm, 92% Wind 17 km/h

20 Tue 13° 4° – Wind 7 km/h

21 Wed 10° 4° 13 mm, 78% Wind 28 km/h

22 Thu 13° 7° 5.9 mm, 86% Wind 18 km/h

23 Fri 12° 7° 26 mm, 81% Wind 39 km/h

24 Sat 15° 8° 6.0 mm, 70% Wind 26 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:14 PM Daylight 10 hr, 34 min First quarter 51%

Map

Other gauges on the Congresbury Yeo

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
CongresburyRiver gauge, Congresbury Yeo	5.40 m	No reference yet	±0	1.6 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
WraxallRiver gauge, Land Yeo	0.02 m	Very low	±0	9.1 km
Cheddar GorgeRiver gauge, Cheddar Yeo	0.09 m	Normal	±0	9.2 km
Chew StokeRiver gauge, Chew Stoke Brook	0.01 m	Lowest on record	±0	11 km
Chew Magna LevelRiver gauge, Winford Brook	0.16 m	Normal	±0	12 km
Colliters BrookRiver gauge	0.01 m	Low	±0	13 km
Ashton ValeRiver gauge, River Avon	0.96 m	Normal	+0.01 m	14 km
Markham BrookRiver gauge	5.30 m	Very low	±0	15 km
Bristol Bedminster St Johns Lane UpstreamRiver gauge, River Avon	0.33 m	Normal	±0	15 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the Congresbury Yeo at Iwood?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.08 m to 1.00 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 0.05 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Iwood today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST, the water level was 0.05 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Iwood rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Iwood normal?

Far below the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Iwood?

The highest level on record is 1.47 m on November 21, 2012. The lowest is 0.02 m on September 24, 2009.

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:52204 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.36393, -2.78892 (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	0.05 m	2026-10-18 16:00	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Iwood (ea:52204). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/somerset/iwood

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