Stogumber Escott Lane water level

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

River gauge, Doniford Stream, Somerset, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.11m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 11:22 BST (35 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Stogumber Escott Lane reads 0.11 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.01 m to 1.00 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.10 m and 0.13 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: 0.01 m – 1.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.10 m – 0.13 m
Highest on record: 0.75 mFebruary 15, 2020
Lowest on record: 0.17 mJanuary 14, 2019
Lowest on record: 0.06 m below the lowest level on record

On the river at Stogumber Escott Lane

A level in the typical range is usually good news for both anglers and canoeists, but conditions can change quickly after rain in the hills.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 12° 8° 6.9 mm, 100% Wind 17 km/h

20 Tue 12° 8° 7.9 mm, 74% Wind 12 km/h

21 Wed 11° 7° 33 mm, 75% Wind 49 km/h

22 Thu 14° 8° 12 mm, 93% Wind 37 km/h

23 Fri 13° 9° 15 mm, 96% Wind 72 km/h

24 Sat 15° 9° 8.0 mm, 75% Wind 36 km/h

25 Sun 16° 11° 1.2 mm, 73% Wind 40 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:43 AM Sunset 06:14 PM Daylight 10 hr, 31 min First quarter 58%

Map

Other gauges on the Doniford Stream

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Sampford BrettRiver gauge, Doniford Stream	−0.02 m	Lowest on record	+0.01 m	2.2 km
Swill BridgeRiver gauge, Doniford Stream	0.17 m	Very low	+0.01 m	4.6 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
WillitonRiver gauge, Monksilver Stream	0.00 m	Lowest on record	±0	3.1 km
Beggearn HuishRiver gauge, Washford River	0.14 m	Very low	±0	5.8 km
LuxboroughRiver gauge, Washford River	0.07 m	Normal	±0	11 km
MilvertonRiver gauge, Hillfarrance Brook	0.09 m	Very low	±0	11 km
Upton TributaryRiver gauge, River Haddeo	0.04 m	Very low	+0.01 m	14 km
UptonRiver gauge, River Haddeo	0.06 m	Very low	±0	14 km
WimbleballRiver gauge, River Haddeo	0.21 m	High	−0.01 m	16 km
Wimbleball FootbridgeRiver gauge, River Haddeo	0.21 m	High	−0.02 m	16 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the Doniford Stream at Stogumber Escott Lane?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.01 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 0.11 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Stogumber Escott Lane today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 11:22 BST, the water level was 0.11 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Stogumber Escott Lane rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Stogumber Escott Lane 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 Stogumber Escott Lane?

The highest level on record is 0.75 m on February 15, 2020. The lowest is 0.17 m on January 14, 2019.

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:51129 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.13732, -3.29251 (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	0.11 m	2026-10-19 10:22	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Stogumber Escott Lane (ea:51129). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/somerset/stogumber-escott-lane

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