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Cullompton Swallow Way water level

River gauge, Cole Brook, Devon, United Kingdom

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Lower than ever recorded here

Water level

0.29m Steady over the last 24 hours

0.5 1.0 1.5 Highest onrecord 1.46 m Lowest on record 0.29 m

History

0.280.290.300.31mOct 10Oct 12Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.280.290.300.31mOct 10Oct 13Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.280.300.320.34mSep 17Sep 24Oct 2Oct 9Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.280.300.320.34mSep 17Oct 2Oct 16Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Cole Brook at Cullompton Swallow Way is running at a record low at 0.29 m.

No reading on record has been lower: the old record low was 0.29 m, from September 20, 2021. The usual range here runs from 0.30 m to 0.60 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 0.28 m and 0.34 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
0.30 m – 0.60 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.28 m – 0.34 m
Highest on record
1.46 mSeptember 17, 2023
Lowest on record
0.29 mSeptember 20, 2021
Lowest on record
0.00 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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.5 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 13° 7° – Wind 17 km/h
18 Sun 13° 5° – Wind 17 km/h
19 Mon 12° 8° 3.3 mm, 63% Wind 18 km/h
20 Tue 12° 4° 2.1 mm, 43% Wind 15 km/h
21 Wed 11° 3° 7.2 mm, 56% Wind 45 km/h
22 Thu 13° 7° 1.5 mm, 39% Wind 19 km/h
23 Fri 13° 7° 17 mm, 75% Wind 43 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:19 PM Daylight 10 hr, 39 min First quarter 39%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
WoodmillRiver gauge, River Culm 0.24 m Low −0.01 m 0.8 km
Cullompton LanglandsRiver gauge, Crow Green Stream 0.05 m Normal ±0 0.9 km
Bradninch Hele Station RoadRiver gauge, River Culm 1.04 m Normal −0.01 m 4.6 km
TivertonRiver gauge, River Exe 0.58 m Normal +0.01 m 7.5 km
AshclystRiver gauge, River Clyst 0.13 m Normal ±0 8.1 km
Tiverton ParkwayRiver gauge, Spratford Stream 0.12 m Lowest on record −0.04 m 8.2 km
Tiverton LowmanRiver gauge, River Lowman 0.08 m Lowest on record ±0 8.4 km
ThorvertonRiver gauge, River Exe 0.37 m Normal +0.03 m 9.4 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 0.29 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Cullompton Swallow Way today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 07:00 BST, the water level was 0.29 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Cullompton Swallow Way rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Cullompton Swallow Way 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 Cullompton Swallow Way?

The highest level on record is 1.46 m on September 17, 2023. The lowest is 0.29 m on September 20, 2021.

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:E84089 (Agency page)
Coordinates
50.84903, -3.39827 (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 0.29 m 2026-10-17 06:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Cullompton Swallow Way (ea:E84089). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/devon/cullompton-swallow-way

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