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Ashburton Upper water level

River gauge, River Ashburn, Devon, United Kingdom

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Latest reading

Water level

-2.57m Steady over the last 24 hours

-3 -1 0 1 Highest onrecord 1.13 m Lowest on record 0.00 m

History

-2.57-2.57-2.57mOct 10Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17-2.57-2.57-2.57mOct 10Oct 13Oct 17
-2.57-2.57-2.57mSep 17Sep 24Oct 2Oct 9Oct 17-2.57-2.57-2.57mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The latest river level reported for Ashburton Upper is −2.57 m. The agency publishes no normal range or warning level for this river yet, so there is nothing to judge the number against.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours.

Over the past seven days the change adds up to 0.00 m.

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

Key numbers

Normal range
0.02 m – 0.83 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
−2.57 m – −2.57 m
Highest on record
1.13 mFebruary 15, 2020
Lowest on record
0.00 mSeptember 22, 2012
Lowest on record
2.57 m below the lowest level on record

On the river at Ashburton Upper

There is no published typical range for this gauge yet, so anglers and canoeists are best guided by the trend.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

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.

17 Sat 14° 7° – Wind 16 km/h
18 Sun 12° 7° – Wind 17 km/h
19 Mon 11° 8° 6.7 mm, 73% Wind 14 km/h
20 Tue 13° 4° 3.0 mm, 61% Wind 12 km/h
21 Wed 11° 4° 6.4 mm, 61% Wind 44 km/h
22 Thu 13° 6° 0.2 mm, 62% Wind 24 km/h
23 Fri 13° 6° 22 mm, 82% Wind 38 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 06:21 PM Daylight 10 hr, 40 min First quarter 37%

Map

Other gauges on the River Ashburn

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Ashburton LowerRiver gauge, River Ashburn 0.06 m Very low ±0 0.6 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
BickingtonRiver gauge, River Lemon 0.36 m Normal ±0 4.3 km
Buckfastleigh Kingcombe CourtRiver gauge, Dean Burn 0.52 m Lowest on record ±0 4.7 km
Buckfastleigh Higher Town BridgeRiver gauge, River Mardle 0.49 m Normal ±0 4.7 km
Austins BridgeRiver gauge, River Dart 0.36 m Very low +0.03 m 4.7 km
Holbeam Dam DownstreamRiver gauge, River Lemon 0.00 m Lowest on record ±0 7.1 km
Holbeam DamRiver gauge, River Lemon 0.10 m Very low −0.01 m 7.1 km
Bovey Tracey Wifford FootbridgeRiver gauge, River Bovey Tributary 0.39 m Normal ±0 9.2 km
Bovey ParkeRiver gauge, River Bovey 0.35 m Lowest on record ±0 9.8 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 −2.57 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Ashburton Upper today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 05:30 BST, the water level was −2.57 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Ashburton Upper rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Ashburton Upper normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Ashburton Upper?

The highest level on record is 1.13 m on February 15, 2020. The lowest is 0.00 m on September 22, 2012.

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:46116 (Agency page)
Coordinates
50.52145, -3.75698 (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 −2.57 m 2026-10-17 04:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Ashburton Upper (ea:46116). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/devon/ashburton-upper

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