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Otterton Fore Street Gibbonhole water level

River gauge, Otterton Brook, Devon, United Kingdom

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Lower than ever recorded here

Water level

-0.01m Steady over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.3 0.5 0.8 Highest onrecord 0.69 m Lowest on record 0.00 m

History

-0.000.050.10mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 18Bottom of normal range-0.000.050.10mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18Bottom of normal range
-0.00.51.01.5mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.51.01.5mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Low water at Otterton Fore Street Gibbonhole: the gauge reads −0.01 m, at a record low.

That is below the previous record low of 0.00 m (August 28, 2022), so the gauge is setting a new low. The usual range here runs from 0.10 m to 0.30 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is −0.05 m – 1.66 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
0.10 m – 0.30 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
−0.05 m – 1.66 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
−0.03 m – 0.75 m
Highest on record
0.69 mJanuary 26, 2025
Lowest on record
0.00 mAugust 28, 2022
Lowest on record
0.01 m below the lowest level on record

For anglers and canoeists

Low rivers are hard going for paddlers, with exposed gravel and weirs that are awkward to shoot. Salmon and sea trout usually wait for the next spate to run.

Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.

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 13° 5° – Wind 24 km/h
19 Mon 14° 8° 4.9 mm, 92% Wind 31 km/h
20 Tue 14° 6° – Wind 12 km/h
21 Wed 12° 8° 0.9 mm, 45% Wind 37 km/h
22 Thu 15° 9° 6.8 mm, 80% Wind 22 km/h
23 Fri 11° 6° 19 mm, 82% Wind 37 km/h
24 Sat 12° 6° 3.9 mm, 68% Wind 36 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 06:17 PM Daylight 10 hr, 36 min First quarter 52%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
East Budleigh Brookfield RoadRiver gauge, Budleigh Brook 0.65 m Normal +0.01 m 1.8 km
DottonRiver gauge, River Otter 0.22 m Very low ±0 3.1 km
Budleigh Salterton Station RoadRiver gauge, Knowle Stream 0.10 m Lowest on record ±0 4.0 km
SidmouthRiver gauge, River Sid 0.05 m Normal ±0 5.0 km
Sidmouth Higher Woolbrook RoadRiver gauge, Wool Brook 0.09 m Lowest on record ±0 5.4 km
Exmouth Phear ParkRiver gauge, Withycombe Brook 0.06 m Normal ±0 8.4 km
SidburyRiver gauge, River Sid 0.45 m Very high ±0 8.5 km
Lympstone Longbrook LaneRiver gauge, Wotton Brook 0.14 m Lowest on record ±0 8.7 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 −0.01 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Otterton Fore Street Gibbonhole today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 21:00 BST, the water level was −0.01 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Otterton Fore Street Gibbonhole rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Otterton Fore Street Gibbonhole 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 Otterton Fore Street Gibbonhole?

The highest level on record is 0.69 m on January 26, 2025. The lowest is 0.00 m on August 28, 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:E84029 (Agency page)
Coordinates
50.66023, -3.29830 (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 −0.01 m 2026-10-18 20:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Otterton Fore Street Gibbonhole (ea:E84029). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/devon/otterton-fore-street-gibbonhole

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