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SwedenChagford Drogo Iron Bridge water level
River gauge, River Teign, Devon, United Kingdom
Right now
Lower than ever recorded here
Water level
History
What this means
The River Teign at Chagford Drogo Iron Bridge is running at a record low at 1.15 m.
No reading on record has been lower: the old record low was 1.25 m, from February 3, 2022. The usual range here runs from 1.28 m to 2.10 m.
It has dropped 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 1.15 m and 1.18 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
- 1.28 m – 2.10 m
- Highest on record
- 2.20 mFebruary 13, 2022
- Lowest on record
- 1.25 mFebruary 3, 2022
- Lowest on record
- 0.10 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 Teign
The River Teign is a river in the county of Devon, England. It is 31 mi (50 km) long and rises on Dartmoor, becomes an estuary just below Newton Abbot and reaches the English Channel at Teignmouth.
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.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Other gauges on the River Teign
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifford BridgeRiver gauge, River Teign | 0.24 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 5.1 km |
| Chudleigh BridgeRiver gauge, River Teign | 0.39 m | Lowest on record | ±0 | 17 km |
| Coombe CellarsTidal gauge, River Teign | 0.76 m | No reference yet | ±0 | 25 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North BoveyRiver gauge, River Bovey | 0.08 m | Normal | ±0 | 6.0 km |
| SticklepathRiver gauge, River Taw | 0.17 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 9.1 km |
| Sticklepath GSRiver gauge, River Taw | 0.08 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 9.8 km |
| YeofordRiver gauge, River Yeo | 0.18 m | Normal | ±0 | 11 km |
| BelleverRiver gauge, East Dart River | 0.47 m | Very low | −0.02 m | 14 km |
| Bovey ParkeRiver gauge, River Bovey | 0.35 m | Lowest on record | ±0 | 14 km |
| Okehampton Mill RoadRiver gauge, East Okement River | 0.08 m | Very low | −0.02 m | 14 km |
| Bovey Tracey Wifford FootbridgeRiver gauge, River Bovey Tributary | 0.39 m | Normal | ±0 | 16 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 1.15 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Chagford Drogo Iron Bridge today?
On 18 Oct 2026, 06:45 BST, the water level was 1.15 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.
Is Chagford Drogo Iron Bridge rising or falling?
Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.
Is the level of Chagford Drogo Iron Bridge 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 Chagford Drogo Iron Bridge?
The highest level on record is 2.20 m on February 13, 2022. The lowest is 1.25 m on February 3, 2022.
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:E84409(Agency page)- Coordinates
50.69168, -3.81093(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
| Parameter | Last value | Time (UTC) | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water level | 1.15 m | 2026-10-18 05:45 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Chagford Drogo Iron Bridge (ea:E84409). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/devon/chagford-drogo-iron-bridge
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