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Rockhay Bridge water level

River gauge, River Torridge, Devon, United Kingdom

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Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.52m Down 0.13 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 3 4 Highest onrecord 3.66 m Lowest on record 0.15 m

History

0.30.50.81.0mOct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.30.50.81.0mOct 10Oct 14Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.30.50.81.0mSep 18Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.30.50.81.0mSep 18Oct 2Oct 17Bottom of normal range
-0123mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0123mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
12mJanMarMayJulSepNov202612mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The gauge at Rockhay Bridge reads 0.52 m, a normal level for mid-October.

That puts it 0.04 m below the median of 0.57 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.41 m (+0.11 m).

The level is falling, down 0.13 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.30 m and 0.75 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
0.57 m0.04 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.41 m – 1.01 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.25 m – 3.20 m
Same day last year
0.41 m+0.11 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.30 m – 0.75 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.19 m – 2.15 m
Highest on record
3.66 mDecember 19, 1999
Lowest on record
0.15 mSeptember 9, 1989

On the river at Rockhay Bridge

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.

About the River Torridge

River Torridge

The River Torridge is a river in Devon in England; it rises near Meddon. The river describes a long loop through Devon farming country where its tributaries the Lew and Okement join before meeting the Taw at Appledore and flowing into the Bristol Channel. The river is spate dependent and often flows between wooded banks which can be steep. The Torridge local government district is named after the river.

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

17 Sat 14° 5° – Wind 13 km/h
18 Sun 12° 3° – Wind 15 km/h
19 Mon 13° 8° 0.6 mm, 76% Wind 20 km/h
20 Tue 12° 7° 0.6 mm, 53% Wind 10 km/h
21 Wed 12° 3° 3.3 mm, 74% Wind 27 km/h
22 Thu 13° 7° 3.9 mm, 88% Wind 20 km/h
23 Fri 13° 9° 33 mm, 94% Wind 43 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:43 AM Sunset 06:22 PM Daylight 10 hr, 39 min First quarter 44%

Map

Other gauges on the River Torridge

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
DoltonRiver gauge, River Torridge 0.22 m Low −0.19 m 5.9 km
TorringtonRiver gauge, River Torridge 0.65 m Low +0.07 m 12 km
Weare GiffardRiver gauge, River Torridge 0.23 m Low +0.12 m 15 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Gribbleford BridgeRiver gauge, River Lew 0.14 m Very low −0.03 m 6.0 km
Norley BridgeRiver gauge, River North Lew 0.09 m Very low −0.02 m 7.1 km
JacobstoweRiver gauge, River Okement 0.23 m Very low −0.02 m 9.9 km
GermansweekRiver gauge, River Wolf 0.08 m Very low −0.02 m 14 km
Okehampton Mill RoadRiver gauge, East Okement River 0.08 m Very low −0.02 m 14 km
MeldonRiver gauge, West Okement River 0.15 m Normal ±0 16 km
Taw BridgeRiver gauge, River Taw 0.12 m Very low ±0 17 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Torridge at Rockhay Bridge compare with last year?

It is 0.11 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.41 m.

What is a normal level for the River Torridge at Rockhay Bridge in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.57 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.41 m and 1.01 m, based on 21 years of records.

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

What is the water level of Rockhay Bridge today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 22:30 BST, the water level was 0.52 m. Down 0.13 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Rockhay Bridge rising or falling?

Down 0.13 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Rockhay Bridge normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Rockhay Bridge?

The highest level on record is 3.66 m on December 19, 1999. The lowest is 0.15 m on September 9, 1989.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:50118 (Agency page)
Coordinates
50.84302, -4.12224 (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 0.52 m 2026-10-17 21:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Rockhay Bridge (ea:50118). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/devon/rockhay-bridge

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer