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Bovey Parke water level

River gauge, River Bovey, Devon, United Kingdom

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Lower than ever recorded here

Water level

0.35m Steady over the last 24 hours

1 2 Highest onrecord 2.36 m Lowest on record 0.39 m

History

0.350.380.40mOct 10Oct 12Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.350.380.40mOct 10Oct 13Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.350.400.45mSep 17Sep 24Oct 2Oct 9Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.350.400.45mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Bovey at Bovey Parke is running at a record low at 0.35 m.

No reading on record has been lower: the old record low was 0.39 m, from September 2, 2005. The usual range here runs from 0.42 m to 1.35 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.34 m and 0.46 m.

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

Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range
0.42 m – 1.35 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.34 m – 0.46 m
Highest on record
2.36 mJanuary 27, 2026
Lowest on record
0.39 mSeptember 2, 2005
Lowest on record
0.04 m below the lowest level on record

Fishing and paddling

At low levels, many rivers become a walk-and-paddle trip. Fish hold in deeper pools and spook easily.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Bovey

River Bovey

The River Bovey rises on the eastern side of Dartmoor in Devon, England, and is the largest tributary to the River Teign. The river has two main source streams, both rising within a mile of each other, either side of the B3212 road between Moretonhampstead and Postbridge, before joining at Jurston.

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: 2.2 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° 5° – Wind 12 km/h
19 Mon 12° 8° 4.3 mm, 73% Wind 18 km/h
20 Tue 13° 4° 3.6 mm, 57% Wind 12 km/h
21 Wed 11° 4° 4.2 mm, 51% Wind 44 km/h
22 Thu 14° 8° 0.3 mm, 66% Wind 21 km/h
23 Fri 13° 7° 18 mm, 82% Wind 37 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 06:21 PM Daylight 10 hr, 40 min First quarter 38%

Map

Other gauges on the River Bovey

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
North BoveyRiver gauge, River Bovey 0.09 m Normal −0.01 m 8.8 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Bovey Tracey Wifford FootbridgeRiver gauge, River Bovey Tributary 0.39 m Normal ±0 1.9 km
Chudleigh BridgeRiver gauge, River Teign 0.39 m Lowest on record ±0 4.7 km
BickingtonRiver gauge, River Lemon 0.36 m Normal ±0 6.4 km
Holbeam Dam DownstreamRiver gauge, River Lemon 0.00 m Lowest on record ±0 7.2 km
Holbeam DamRiver gauge, River Lemon 0.11 m Very low ±0 7.2 km
Union BridgeRiver gauge, River Lemon 0.02 m Lowest on record ±0 8.8 km
Ashburton LowerRiver gauge, River Ashburn 0.06 m Very low ±0 10 km
Clifford BridgeRiver gauge, River Teign 0.25 m Normal +0.02 m 12 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 0.35 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Bovey Parke today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 08:45 BST, the water level was 0.35 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Bovey Parke rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Bovey Parke normal?

Lower than ever recorded here. Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Bovey Parke?

The highest level on record is 2.36 m on January 27, 2026. The lowest is 0.39 m on September 2, 2005.

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:46133 (Agency page)
Coordinates
50.59560, -3.68285 (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 0.35 m 2026-10-17 07:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Bovey Parke (ea:46133). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/devon/bovey-parke

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