Northmoor Pumping Station water level

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

River gauge, Northmoor Main Drain, Somerset, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

2.21m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 21:30 BST (30 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Northmoor Pumping Station, where the gauge shows 2.21 m.

The usual range here runs from 2.01 m to 2.46 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 2.04 m – 2.22 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: 2.01 m – 2.46 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 2.04 m – 2.22 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 2.05 m – 2.21 m
Highest on record: 5.19 mFebruary 16, 2014
Lowest on record: 0.60 mJanuary 20, 1999

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 13° 7° 3.3 mm, 100% Wind 18 km/h

20 Tue 13° 8° 8.2 mm, 80% Wind 12 km/h

21 Wed 12° 9° 28 mm, 63% Wind 60 km/h

22 Thu 14° 9° 12 mm, 93% Wind 37 km/h

23 Fri 13° 10° 10 mm, 93% Wind 86 km/h

24 Sat 16° 10° 8.3 mm, 70% Wind 39 km/h

25 Sun 16° 13° 1.6 mm, 65% Wind 48 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:42 AM Sunset 06:13 PM Daylight 10 hr, 31 min First quarter 62%

Map

Other gauges on the Northmoor Main Drain

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Northmoor DrainRiver gauge, Northmoor Main Drain	3.20 m	Normal	±0	2.1 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Westonzoyland PSRiver gauge	2.44 m	Very low	±0	0.9 km
Saltmoor PSRiver gauge	3.30 m	Very low	±0	3.0 km
Baltmoor Wall Saltmoor BarrierRiver gauge, Saltmoor Main Drain	3.63 m	Very low	−0.02 m	3.8 km
Beerwall UpstreamRiver gauge, River Sowy	3.91 m	Low	±0	6.2 km
West Sedgemoor Pumping StationRiver gauge, West Sedgemoor Drain	4.64 m	Normal	+0.01 m	6.2 km
West Sedgemoor Pumping StationRiver gauge, River Parrett	4.47 m	Low	−0.07 m	6.3 km
OathRiver gauge	6.59 m	Very low	−0.02 m	7.2 km
CanningtonRiver gauge, Cannington Brook	0.29 m	Normal	−0.01 m	9.7 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Northmoor Main Drain at Northmoor Pumping Station?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 2.01 m to 2.46 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 2.21 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Northmoor Pumping Station today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 21:30 BST, the water level was 2.21 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Northmoor Pumping Station rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Northmoor 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 Northmoor Pumping Station?

The highest level on record is 5.19 m on February 16, 2014. The lowest is 0.60 m on January 20, 1999.

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:52145 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.09246, -2.95606 (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	2.21 m	2026-10-19 20:30	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Northmoor Pumping Station (ea:52145). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/somerset/northmoor-pumping-station

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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