Dawlish Warren Secmaton Lane water level

Name: Dawlish Warren Secmaton Lane water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, Shutterton Brook, Devon, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.51m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 20:00 BST (1 hour ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Shutterton Brook at Dawlish Warren Secmaton Lane is at 0.51 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.50 m to 1.40 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.51 m and 0.74 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: 0.50 m – 1.40 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.51 m – 0.74 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.52 m – 0.57 m
Highest on record: 1.75 mSeptember 17, 2023
Lowest on record: 0.49 mSeptember 20, 2021

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 14° 6° – Wind 21 km/h

19 Mon 14° 9° 1.6 mm, 94% Wind 28 km/h

20 Tue 15° 9° 0.1 mm, 71% Wind 18 km/h

21 Wed 12° 9° 13 mm, 73% Wind 39 km/h

22 Thu 15° 9° 13 mm, 91% Wind 32 km/h

23 Fri 13° 9° 21 mm, 91% Wind 52 km/h

24 Sat 15° 10° 2.2 mm, 70% Wind 41 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:42 AM Sunset 06:18 PM Daylight 10 hr, 36 min First quarter 52%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
DawlishRiver gauge, Dawlish Water	0.13 m	Very low	±0	2.0 km
Exmouth Phear ParkRiver gauge, Withycombe Brook	0.06 m	Normal	±0	5.2 km
Lympstone Longbrook LaneRiver gauge, Wotton Brook	0.14 m	Lowest on record	±0	6.3 km
Swans NestRiver gauge, Exminster Marshes	−0.07 m	Lowest on record	±0	9.0 km
KennfordRiver gauge, River Kenn Tributary	0.00 m	Lowest on record	±0	9.5 km
Budleigh Salterton Station RoadRiver gauge, Knowle Stream	0.10 m	Very low	±0	10 km
Chudleigh BridgeRiver gauge, River Teign	0.38 m	Lowest on record	−0.01 m	11 km
East Budleigh Brookfield RoadRiver gauge, Budleigh Brook	0.65 m	Normal	+0.01 m	12 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Shutterton Brook at Dawlish Warren Secmaton Lane?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.50 m to 1.40 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 0.51 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Dawlish Warren Secmaton Lane today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 20:00 BST, the water level was 0.51 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Dawlish Warren Secmaton Lane rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.01 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Dawlish Warren Secmaton Lane normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Dawlish Warren Secmaton Lane?

The highest level on record is 1.75 m on September 17, 2023. The lowest is 0.49 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment Agency
Station code: ea:E84129 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.59740, -3.46270 (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	0.51 m	2026-10-18 19:00	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Dawlish Warren Secmaton Lane (ea:E84129). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/devon/dawlish-warren-secmaton-lane

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer