Ilfracombe Saltmer Close water level

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

River gauge, West Wilder Brook, Devon, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.03m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 20:30 BST (41 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

West Wilder Brook at Ilfracombe Saltmer Close is at 0.03 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.01 m to 0.15 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.02 m and 0.03 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: 0.01 m – 0.15 m
Highest on record: 0.13 mJanuary 14, 2023
Lowest on record: 0.01 mSeptember 23, 2022

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: 6.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 7° 0.2 mm Wind 16 km/h

19 Mon 12° 8° 4.1 mm, 94% Wind 21 km/h

20 Tue 13° 6° 0.1 mm, 34% Wind 18 km/h

21 Wed 10° 8° 16 mm, 79% Wind 46 km/h

22 Thu 13° 8° 9.2 mm, 95% Wind 28 km/h

23 Fri 11° 8° 24 mm, 96% Wind 60 km/h

24 Sat 14° 8° 7.0 mm, 80% Wind 42 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:45 AM Sunset 06:20 PM Daylight 10 hr, 34 min First quarter 52%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Ilfracombe Hele Witheridge PlaceRiver gauge, Hele Stream	0.41 m	Normal	±0	2.7 km
StoneybridgeRiver gauge, River Caen	0.00 m	Normal	±0	6.7 km
Combe Martin Bowling Green LaneRiver gauge, River Umber	0.12 m	Low	±0	7.3 km
Braunton Butts BridgeRiver gauge, River Caen	0.58 m	Normal	±0	9.3 km
Plaistow MillRiver gauge, Bradiford Water	0.28 m	Normal	±0	10 km
Collard BridgeRiver gauge, River Yeo	0.39 m	Normal	+0.01 m	13 km
Portmarsh LaneRiver gauge, Coney Gut	0.26 m	Normal	±0	14 km
Coney GutRiver gauge	0.48 m	Normal	±0	15 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for West Wilder Brook at Ilfracombe Saltmer Close?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.01 m to 0.15 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 0.03 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Ilfracombe Saltmer Close today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 20:30 BST, the water level was 0.03 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Ilfracombe Saltmer Close rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Ilfracombe Saltmer Close 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 Ilfracombe Saltmer Close?

The highest level on record is 0.13 m on January 14, 2023. The lowest is 0.01 m on September 23, 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment Agency
Station code: ea:E80547 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.19291, -4.13063 (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	0.03 m	2026-10-18 19:30	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Ilfracombe Saltmer Close (ea:E80547). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/devon/ilfracombe-saltmer-close-west-wilder-brook

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