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Bideford Elliots Kingsley Road water level

River gauge, Kenwith Stream, Devon, United Kingdom

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Below the normal range

Water level

0.07m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.00 m Lowest on record 0.05 m

History

0.100.150.20mOct 16Oct 16Oct 17Oct 17Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.100.150.20mOct 16Oct 17Oct 18Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

At 0.07 m, the Kenwith Stream at Bideford Elliots Kingsley Road is below normal.

The usual range here runs from 0.07 m to 1.73 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.07 m and 0.50 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range
0.07 m – 1.73 m
Highest on record
2.00 mJanuary 1, 2024
Lowest on record
0.05 mAugust 25, 2025

On the river at Bideford Elliots Kingsley Road

Low, clear water makes fish wary, and anglers often do better early and late in the day. For canoeists, shallow riffles mean scraped hulls and the odd portage.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 4.4 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 4° – Wind 16 km/h
19 Mon 13° 8° 1.8 mm, 76% Wind 22 km/h
20 Tue 14° 5° – Wind 12 km/h
21 Wed 11° 8° 8.2 mm, 73% Wind 38 km/h
22 Thu 15° 9° 6.2 mm, 88% Wind 19 km/h
23 Fri 11° 9° 9.0 mm, 94% Wind 38 km/h
24 Sat 11° 8° 4.1 mm, 87% Wind 36 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:45 AM Sunset 06:20 PM Daylight 10 hr, 35 min First quarter 49%

Map

Other gauges on the Kenwith Stream

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Kenwith CastleRiver gauge, Kenwith Stream 0.28 m Very low −0.01 m 2.2 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Weare GiffardRiver gauge, River Torridge 0.19 m Low −0.11 m 5.3 km
TorringtonRiver gauge, River Torridge 0.62 m Low −0.08 m 9.6 km
Braunton Butts BridgeRiver gauge, River Caen 0.58 m Normal ±0 10 km
Portmarsh LaneRiver gauge, Coney Gut 0.26 m Normal ±0 12 km
Coney GutRiver gauge 0.48 m Normal ±0 13 km
StoneybridgeRiver gauge, River Caen 0.00 m Normal +0.01 m 13 km
Landkey Newland Tanners RoadRiver gauge, Halford Stream 0.16 m Lowest on record ±0 15 km
Plaistow MillRiver gauge, Bradiford Water 0.29 m Normal +0.01 m 15 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the Kenwith Stream at Bideford Elliots Kingsley Road?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.07 m to 1.73 m for this gauge.

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

What is the water level of Bideford Elliots Kingsley Road today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 12:15 BST, the water level was 0.07 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Bideford Elliots Kingsley Road rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Bideford Elliots Kingsley Road normal?

Below the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Bideford Elliots Kingsley Road?

The highest level on record is 2.00 m on January 1, 2024. The lowest is 0.05 m on August 25, 2025.

How often is this data updated?

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

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:E71394 (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.02116, -4.20594 (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
Surface elevation – – –
Water level 0.07 m 2026-10-18 11:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Bideford Elliots Kingsley Road (ea:E71394). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/devon/bideford-elliots-kingsley-road

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