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Welton water level

River gauge, Wellow Brook, Somerset, United Kingdom

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Right now

Lower than ever recorded here

Water level

-0.06m Steady over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.5 1.0 Highest onrecord 0.89 m Lowest on record 0.00 m

History

History
-0.00.1mOct 16Oct 16Oct 17Oct 18Oct 18Bottom of normal range-0.00.1mOct 16Oct 17Oct 18Bottom of normal range
-0.00.30.50.8mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.30.50.8mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.2mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.2mJanAprJulOct2026

20252026

Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Low water at Welton: the gauge reads −0.06 m, at a record low.

That is below the previous record low of 0.00 m (June 27, 2007), so the gauge is setting a new low. That puts it 0.09 m below the median of 0.03 m for mid-October, based on 20 years of readings. A year ago it stood at −0.01 m (−0.06 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is −0.07 m – −0.06 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.03 m0.09 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.00 m – 0.14 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
Normal range
0.00 m – 0.70 m
Same day last year
−0.01 m−0.06 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
−0.07 m – −0.06 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
−0.08 m – 0.33 m
Highest on record
0.89 mJune 17, 2016
Lowest on record
0.00 mJune 27, 2007
Lowest on record
0.06 m below the lowest level on record

For anglers and canoeists

Low rivers are hard going for paddlers, with exposed gravel and weirs that are awkward to shoot. Salmon and sea trout usually wait for the next spate to run.

Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.

About Wellow Brook

Wellow Brook

The Wellow Brook is a small river in Somerset, England.

Read more on Wikipedia

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

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.

18 Sun 12° 6° – Wind 18 km/h
19 Mon 14° 8° 5.0 mm, 91% Wind 18 km/h
20 Tue 11° 8° 4.9 mm, 76% Wind 11 km/h
21 Wed 12° 5° 2.4 mm, 65% Wind 28 km/h
22 Thu 14° 6° 1.7 mm, 86% Wind 19 km/h
23 Fri 9° 7° 21 mm, 80% Wind 34 km/h
24 Sat 9° 5° 3.2 mm, 67% Wind 27 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:39 AM Sunset 06:13 PM Daylight 10 hr, 34 min First quarter 51%

Map

Other gauges on Wellow Brook

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
WellowRiver gauge, Wellow Brook 0.28 m Very low −0.01 m 8.3 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Stoke Bottom FarmRiver gauge, Mells River 0.01 m Low +0.02 m 6.7 km
Compton DandoRiver gauge, River Chew 0.45 m Very low ±0 10 km
VallisRiver gauge, Mells River 0.06 m Low −0.01 m 11 km
HolwellRiver gauge, Nunney Brook 0.68 m Very low ±0 12 km
Shepton Mallet Garston StreetRiver gauge, River Sheppey 0.04 m Normal ±0 12 km
Shepton Mallet Lower LaneRiver gauge, River Sheppey 0.08 m Normal ±0 12 km
Bath Twerton Gate RadialRiver gauge 15.43 m Very low ±0 12 km
MidfordRiver gauge, Midford Brook 0.39 m Low −0.01 m 12 km

Questions and answers

How does Wellow Brook at Welton compare with last year?

It is 0.06 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was −0.01 m.

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 −0.06 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Welton today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 18:15 BST, the water level was −0.06 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Welton rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Welton normal?

Lower than ever recorded here. Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Welton?

The highest level on record is 0.89 m on June 17, 2016. The lowest is 0.00 m on June 27, 2007.

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:531107 (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.29062, -2.48397 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level −0.06 m 2026-10-18 17:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Welton (ea:531107). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/somerset/welton

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.