Swimbridge water level

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

River gauge, Landkey Brook, Devon, United Kingdom

Directions

Below the normal range

Water level

0.05m Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 06:45 BST (52 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

At 0.05 m, Landkey Brook at Swimbridge is below normal.

The usual range here runs from 0.05 m to 0.59 m.

The level is falling, down 0.05 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between −1.78 m and 0.11 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: 0.05 m – 0.59 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: −1.78 m – 0.11 m
Highest on record: 1.18 mDecember 22, 2012
Lowest on record: 0.00 mSeptember 21, 2006

On the river at Swimbridge

Low, clear water makes fish wary, and anglers often do better early and late in the day. For canoeists, shallow riffles mean scraped hulls and the odd portage.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 6.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 13° 6° – Wind 11 km/h

18 Sun 12° 4° – Wind 12 km/h

19 Mon 11° 8° 6.9 mm, 43% Wind 27 km/h

20 Tue 12° 8° 3.9 mm, 31% Wind 23 km/h

21 Wed 10° 8° 15 mm, 64% Wind 60 km/h

22 Thu 12° 9° 4.1 mm, 73% Wind 34 km/h

23 Fri 12° 8° 16 mm, 82% Wind 44 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:43 AM Sunset 06:21 PM Daylight 10 hr, 39 min First quarter 38%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Landkey Newland Tanners RoadRiver gauge, Halford Stream	0.16 m	Lowest on record	−0.05 m	2.3 km
Coney GutRiver gauge	0.49 m	Normal	±0	5.5 km
Collard BridgeRiver gauge, River Yeo	0.38 m	Normal	−0.05 m	5.9 km
Portmarsh LaneRiver gauge, Coney Gut	0.26 m	Normal	−0.19 m	6.2 km
UmberleighRiver gauge, River Taw	0.29 m	Low	+0.05 m	6.5 km
Newtown BridgeRiver gauge, River Bray	0.47 m	Normal	−0.06 m	7.6 km
Plaistow MillRiver gauge, Bradiford Water	0.27 m	Normal	−0.01 m	9.1 km
WoodleighRiver gauge, River Mole	0.42 m	Low	−0.07 m	9.8 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Landkey Brook at Swimbridge?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.05 m to 0.59 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 0.05 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Swimbridge today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 06:45 BST, the water level was 0.05 m. Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Swimbridge rising or falling?

Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Swimbridge normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Swimbridge?

The highest level on record is 1.18 m on December 22, 2012. The lowest is 0.00 m on September 21, 2006.

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:50139 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.05314, -3.96941 (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	0.05 m	2026-10-17 05:45	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Swimbridge (ea:50139). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/devon/swimbridge

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