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West Sedgemoor Pumping Station water level

River gauge, River Parrett, Somerset, United Kingdom

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Right now

Low for mid-October

Surface elevation

4.46m Down 0.07 m over the last 24 hours

0 3 5 8 Highest onrecord 7.95 m Lowest on record 0.00 m

History

History
468mOct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range468mOct 12Oct 16Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
468mSep 19Sep 27Oct 4Oct 12Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range468mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
468mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range468mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
468mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026468mJanAprJulOct2026

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Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Low water at West Sedgemoor Pumping Station: the gauge reads 4.46 m, below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.51 m below the median of 4.97 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 4.06 m (+0.40 m).

It is still going down, by 0.07 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is 2.50 m – 5.59 m.

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

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
4.97 m0.51 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
4.31 m – 7.21 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
4.55 m – 7.61 m
Same day last year
4.06 m+0.40 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
2.50 m – 5.59 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
4.04 m – 7.71 m
Highest on record
7.95 mOctober 19, 2024
Lowest on record
0.00 mFebruary 10, 2001

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 the River Parrett

River Parrett

The River Parrett is a river that flows through the counties of Dorset and Somerset in South West England, from its source in the Thorney Mills springs in the hills around Chedington in Dorset. Flowing northwest through Somerset and the Somerset Levels to its mouth at Burnham-on-Sea, into the Bridgwater Bay nature reserve on the Bristol Channel, the Parrett and its tributaries drain an area of 660 square miles (1,700 km2) – about 50 per cent of Somerset's land area, with a population of 300,000.

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: 2.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 14° 7° 2.9 mm, 100% Wind 18 km/h
20 Tue 14° 6° 4.3 mm, 80% Wind 12 km/h
21 Wed 12° 9° 20 mm, 63% Wind 52 km/h
22 Thu 15° 9° 5.8 mm, 93% Wind 36 km/h
23 Fri 14° 10° 14 mm, 93% Wind 68 km/h
24 Sat 16° 11° 1.0 mm, 70% Wind 49 km/h
25 Sun 18° 7° 1.7 mm, 65% Wind 30 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 River Parrett

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Gaw BridgeRiver gauge, River Parrett 0.26 m Normal +0.01 m 11 km
West QuayTidal gauge, River Parrett 1.27 m No reference yet +0.01 m 11 km
Dunball TidalTidal gauge, River Parrett 0.84 m No reference yet −0.84 m 14 km
ChiselboroughRiver gauge, River Parrett 0.05 m Normal ±0 16 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
West Sedgemoor Pumping StationRiver gauge, West Sedgemoor Drain 4.64 m Normal +0.01 m 0.0 km
OathRiver gauge 6.60 m Very low −0.01 m 1.0 km
Saltmoor PSRiver gauge 3.30 m Very low ±0 3.2 km
Beerwall UpstreamRiver gauge, River Sowy 3.91 m Low −0.01 m 3.3 km
Baltmoor Wall Saltmoor BarrierRiver gauge, Saltmoor Main Drain 3.63 m Very low −0.02 m 3.5 km
Westover Pumping StationRiver gauge, Huish Level Rhyne 1.03 m Normal +0.03 m 4.5 km
Westonzoyland PSRiver gauge 2.44 m Very low ±0 5.5 km
Northmoor DrainRiver gauge, Northmoor Main Drain 3.20 m Normal ±0 5.6 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Parrett at West Sedgemoor Pumping Station compare with last year?

It is 0.40 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 4.06 m.

What is a normal level for the River Parrett at West Sedgemoor Pumping Station in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 4.97 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 4.31 m and 7.21 m, based on 21 years of records.

Is West Sedgemoor Pumping Station really 4.46 m deep?

No. 4.46 m is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.

What is the water level of West Sedgemoor Pumping Station today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 22:00 BST, the surface elevation was 4.46 m. Down 0.07 m over the last 24 hours.

Is West Sedgemoor Pumping Station rising or falling?

Down 0.07 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.62 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of West Sedgemoor Pumping Station normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at West Sedgemoor Pumping Station?

The highest level on record is 7.95 m on October 19, 2024. The lowest is 0.00 m on February 10, 2001.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:52125 (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.05333, -2.89143 (WGS84)
Vertical datum
ODN
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
Surface elevation 4.46 m 2026-10-19 21:00 Provisional

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Environment Agency: West Sedgemoor Pumping Station (ea:52125). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/somerset/west-sedgemoor-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.