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Sidbury water level

River gauge, River Sid, Devon, United Kingdom

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Right now

Very high for mid-October

Water level

0.45m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.50 m Lowest on record 0.00 m

History

History
0.30.50.81.0mOct 10Oct 12Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.30.50.81.0mOct 10Oct 13Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.51.0mSep 17Sep 24Oct 2Oct 9Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.0mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.51.0mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.0mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.51.0mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.51.0mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The gauge at Sidbury shows 0.45 m, well above normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.30 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.15 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.30 m, a difference of +0.16 m. The record high is 2.50 m, set on July 7, 2012.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.45 m and 0.53 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
0.30 m0.15 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.14 m – 0.43 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.14 m – 1.00 m
Same day last year
0.30 m+0.16 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.45 m – 0.53 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.30 m – 1.03 m
Highest on record
2.50 mJuly 7, 2012
Lowest on record
0.00 mAugust 14, 2005

High water at Sidbury

Official flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency. They cover areas, not single gauges, so a warning can be in force before this reading looks dramatic.

Keep children and dogs well back from the edge, and stay off flooded footpaths and towpaths.

About the River Sid

River Sid

The River Sid, situated in East Devon, has a claim to be the shortest complete river in England. It flows for 6.5 miles (10.5 km) southwards from a source in Crowpits Covert at a height of 676 feet (206 m) above sea level. The source is at the head of a goyle or small ravine.

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

17 Sat 13° 7° – Wind 19 km/h
18 Sun 12° 6° 0.1 mm Wind 19 km/h
19 Mon 12° 8° 4.2 mm, 75% Wind 18 km/h
20 Tue 12° 4° 2.7 mm, 63% Wind 16 km/h
21 Wed 11° 4° 5.1 mm, 51% Wind 44 km/h
22 Thu 13° 7° 1.5 mm, 47% Wind 20 km/h
23 Fri 13° 8° 20 mm, 75% Wind 43 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:39 AM Sunset 06:19 PM Daylight 10 hr, 40 min First quarter 40%

Map

Other gauges on the River Sid

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
SidmouthRiver gauge, River Sid 0.06 m Normal +0.01 m 4.1 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Sidmouth Higher Woolbrook RoadRiver gauge, Wool Brook 0.09 m Lowest on record ±0 3.1 km
DottonRiver gauge, River Otter 0.22 m Very low −0.01 m 6.2 km
Fenny BridgesRiver gauge, River Otter 0.19 m Very low −0.01 m 7.4 km
FairmileRiver gauge, River Tale 0.34 m Normal −0.01 m 7.6 km
BonehayneRiver gauge, River Coly 0.15 m Low −0.01 m 8.4 km
Otterton Fore Street GibbonholeRiver gauge, Otterton Brook −0.01 m Lowest on record ±0 8.5 km
HonitonRiver gauge, Glen Stream 0.00 m Lowest on record ±0 9.1 km
HonitonRiver gauge, The Gissage 0.03 m Very low ±0 9.2 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Sid at Sidbury higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.16 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.30 m.

What is a normal level for the River Sid at Sidbury in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.30 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.14 m and 0.43 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 0.45 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Sidbury today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST, the water level was 0.45 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Sidbury rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Sidbury normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Sidbury?

The highest level on record is 2.50 m on July 7, 2012. The lowest is 0.00 m on August 14, 2005.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:45209 (Agency page)
Coordinates
50.71778, -3.21979 (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 0.45 m 2026-10-17 11:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Sidbury (ea:45209). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/devon/sidbury

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