Topsham water level

Name: Topsham water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, River Exe, Devon, United Kingdom

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Latest reading

Surface elevation

1.06m Up 0.10 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 11:30 BST (49 min ago)

History

7 days

Surface elevation

What this means

The Environment Agency has the River Exe at Topsham at 1.06 m. There is no published reference for this river yet, so we can't say whether that is high or low for the season.

It is on the way up, by 0.10 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.89 m – 1.18 m.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

For anglers and canoeists

Without a reference range, compare today with the chart: a sharp rise usually means coloured water.

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

About the River Exe

The River Exe is a river in England that rises at Exe Head, near the village of Simonsbath, on Exmoor in Somerset, 5.2 miles (8.4 km) from the Bristol Channel coast, but flows more or less directly due south, so that most of its length lies in Devon. It flows for 60 miles (96 km) and reaches the sea at a substantial ria, the Exe Estuary, on the south coast of Devon. Historically, its lowest bridging point was the Old Exe Bridge in Exeter, the largest settlement on the river, but there is now a viaduct for the M5 motorway about 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the city centre.

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 14° 7° – Wind 17 km/h

18 Sun 13° 5° 0.1 mm Wind 18 km/h

19 Mon 13° 9° 1.5 mm, 75% Wind 16 km/h

20 Tue 13° 9° 3.9 mm, 62% Wind 14 km/h

21 Wed 14° 5° 2.7 mm, 49% Wind 41 km/h

22 Thu 15° 6° 4.0 mm, 53% Wind 18 km/h

23 Fri 13° 9° 31 mm, 75% Wind 40 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:20 PM Daylight 10 hr, 40 min First quarter 39%

Map

Other gauges on the River Exe

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Trews WeirRiver gauge, River Exe	3.30 m	Low	−0.03 m	6.0 km
Exeter Pynes Stafford BridgeRiver gauge, River Exe	1.94 m	No reference yet	−0.04 m	9.6 km
ThorvertonRiver gauge, River Exe	0.37 m	Normal	+0.02 m	14 km
TivertonRiver gauge, River Exe	0.57 m	Normal	−0.01 m	23 km
StoodleighRiver gauge, River Exe	1.02 m	Low	−0.11 m	30 km
ExebridgeRiver gauge, River Exe	0.21 m	Normal	−0.05 m	37 km
PixtonRiver gauge, River Exe	0.10 m	Very low	−0.01 m	38 km
ExfordRiver gauge, River Exe	0.35 m	Low	−0.02 m	52 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Swans NestRiver gauge, Exminster Marshes	−0.07 m	Lowest on record	±0	0.7 km
Lympstone Longbrook LaneRiver gauge, Wotton Brook	0.14 m	Lowest on record	−0.01 m	4.9 km
Exeter Heavitree Sweetbriar LaneRiver gauge, Northbrook	0.00 m	Normal	±0	5.2 km
KennfordRiver gauge, River Kenn Tributary	0.01 m	Lowest on record	±0	5.4 km
Exeter Alphington Mill LaneRiver gauge, Alphin Brook	0.05 m	Lowest on record	±0	5.7 km
Clyst HonitonRiver gauge, River Clyst	0.60 m	Low	±0	6.2 km
Exmouth Phear ParkRiver gauge, Withycombe Brook	0.06 m	Normal	±0	7.3 km
Withy BridgeRiver gauge, River Clyst	0.09 m	Very low	±0	8.0 km

Questions and answers

Is Topsham really 1.06 m deep?

No. 1.06 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 Topsham today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 11:30 BST, the surface elevation was 1.06 m. Up 0.10 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Topsham rising or falling?

Up 0.10 m over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Topsham normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

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:45180 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.68029, -3.46459 (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

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Surface elevation	1.06 m	2026-10-17 10:30	Provisional
Water level	–	–	–

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Topsham (ea:45180). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/devon/topsham

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