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Palmers Dam water level

River gauge, River Harbourne, Devon, United Kingdom

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Lower than ever recorded here

Water level

0.01m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 3 5 Highest onrecord 5.28 m Lowest on record 0.51 m

History

0.010.02mOct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 15Oct 170.010.02mOct 10Oct 14Oct 17
-0.000.020.04mSep 17Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17-0.000.020.04mSep 17Oct 2Oct 16
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Harbourne at Palmers Dam is running at a record low at 0.01 m.

No reading on record has been lower: the old record low was 0.51 m, from March 1, 2005. The usual range here runs from 0.65 m to 1.25 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between −0.01 m and 0.05 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

Normal range
0.65 m – 1.25 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
−0.01 m – 0.05 m
Highest on record
5.28 mOctober 6, 2012
Lowest on record
0.51 mMarch 1, 2005
Lowest on record
0.50 m below the lowest level on record

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 14° 4° – Wind 18 km/h
18 Sun 13° 5° – Wind 17 km/h
19 Mon 13° 9° 10.0 mm, 73% Wind 24 km/h
20 Tue 14° 10° 3.3 mm, 57% Wind 23 km/h
21 Wed 13° 9° 3.3 mm, 51% Wind 48 km/h
22 Thu 14° 10° 1.2 mm, 66% Wind 30 km/h
23 Fri 14° 9° 18 mm, 82% Wind 46 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 06:21 PM Daylight 10 hr, 41 min First quarter 42%

Map

Other gauges on the River Harbourne

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Rolster BridgeRiver gauge, River Harbourne 0.00 m Lowest on record ±0 0.7 km
Harbertonford BridgeRiver gauge, River Harbourne 0.27 m Very low −0.01 m 0.8 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Harbertonford YeolandsRiver gauge, Yeolands Stream 0.01 m Lowest on record ±0 0.7 km
Harbertonford ChurchRiver gauge, River Harbourne Tributary 0.21 m Lowest on record ±0 0.7 km
LoddiswellRiver gauge, River Avon 0.23 m Very low −0.01 m 10 km
Austins BridgeRiver gauge, River Dart 0.34 m Very low −0.02 m 10 km
Paignton Kings Ash RoadRiver gauge, Clennon Valley Watercourse 0.12 m Normal ±0 10 km
Buckfastleigh Kingcombe CourtRiver gauge, Dean Burn 0.52 m Lowest on record ±0 11 km
DidworthyRiver gauge, River Avon 0.31 m Normal −0.02 m 11 km
Buckfastleigh Higher Town BridgeRiver gauge, River Mardle 0.48 m Normal ±0 11 km

Questions and answers

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

What is the water level of Palmers Dam today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 18:00 BST, the water level was 0.01 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Palmers Dam rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Palmers Dam 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 Palmers Dam?

The highest level on record is 5.28 m on October 6, 2012. The lowest is 0.51 m on March 1, 2005.

How often is this data updated?

The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the Environment Agency, the official operator of this gauge, and are published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:46120 (Agency page)
Coordinates
50.39065, -3.72194 (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 0.01 m 2026-10-17 17:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Palmers Dam (ea:46120). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/devon/palmers-dam

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