Holbeam Dam water level

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

River gauge, River Lemon, Devon, United Kingdom

Directions

Far below the normal range

Water level

0.11m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 08:45 BST (34 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Lemon at Holbeam Dam is running far below normal at 0.11 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.21 m to 0.74 m. The lowest reading on record is 0.08 m (May 27, 1998).

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 0.10 m and 0.12 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: 0.21 m – 0.74 m
Highest on record: 9.10 mFebruary 16, 2020
Lowest on record: 0.08 mMay 27, 1998

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 Lemon

The River Lemon is a 9.9 miles river in the county of Devon in southwest England. It is a tributary of the River Teign, starting on Dartmoor by Haytor, and ending in Newton Abbot. It rises on the south-east side of Dartmoor near Haytor, joins with the River Sig and the Langworthy Brook at Sigford, then passes the village of Bickington. Lower down, it is joined by the Kestor Brook and it then flows through the woods in Bradley Valley, past the manor house of Bradley, and through the town of Newton Abbot where it flows through a 440-yard-long (400 m) tunnel below the town centre. Just below the town, the river joins the River Teign at 50.517°N 3.607°W, near the head of its estuary.

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 13° 7° – Wind 17 km/h

18 Sun 12° 6° – Wind 16 km/h

19 Mon 12° 8° 5.8 mm, 73% Wind 21 km/h

20 Tue 13° 5° 3.6 mm, 57% Wind 18 km/h

21 Wed 11° 6° 3.3 mm, 51% Wind 43 km/h

22 Thu 13° 7° 0.3 mm, 66% Wind 23 km/h

23 Fri 13° 6° 18 mm, 82% Wind 39 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 Lemon

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Holbeam Dam DownstreamRiver gauge, River Lemon	0.00 m	Lowest on record	±0	0.0 km
Union BridgeRiver gauge, River Lemon	0.02 m	Lowest on record	±0	3.1 km
BickingtonRiver gauge, River Lemon	0.36 m	Normal	±0	3.2 km
Templers RoadRiver gauge, River Lemon	0.21 m	No reference yet	−0.52 m	3.9 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Bovey Tracey Wifford FootbridgeRiver gauge, River Bovey Tributary	0.39 m	Normal	±0	5.4 km
Bovey ParkeRiver gauge, River Bovey	0.35 m	Lowest on record	±0	7.2 km
Ashburton LowerRiver gauge, River Ashburn	0.06 m	Very low	±0	7.3 km
Chudleigh BridgeRiver gauge, River Teign	0.39 m	Lowest on record	±0	7.5 km
KingskerswellRiver gauge, Aller Brook	0.38 m	Normal	−0.01 m	8.1 km
Austins BridgeRiver gauge, River Dart	0.35 m	Very low	+0.02 m	9.5 km
Buckfastleigh Kingcombe CourtRiver gauge, Dean Burn	0.52 m	Lowest on record	±0	10 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Lemon at Holbeam Dam?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.21 m to 0.74 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 0.11 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Holbeam Dam today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 08:45 BST, the water level was 0.11 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Holbeam Dam rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Holbeam Dam normal?

Far below the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Holbeam Dam?

The highest level on record is 9.10 m on February 16, 2020. The lowest is 0.08 m on May 27, 1998.

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:46114 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.53326, -3.65779 (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	0.11 m	2026-10-17 07:45	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Holbeam Dam (ea:46114). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/devon/holbeam-dam

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