Brushford water level

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

River gauge, River Barle, Somerset, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.40m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 01:30 BST (21 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Brushford reads 0.40 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.18 m to 1.50 m.

The level is falling, down 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.40 m and 0.44 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: 0.18 m – 1.50 m
Highest on record: 3.05 mDecember 22, 2012
Lowest on record: 0.06 mSeptember 7, 2002

On the river at Brushford

A level in the typical range is usually good news for both anglers and canoeists, but conditions can change quickly after rain in the hills.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Barle

The River Barle runs from the Chains on northern Exmoor, in Somerset, England to join the River Exe at Exebridge, Devon. The river and the Barle Valley are both designated as biological Sites of Special Scientific Interest.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 13° 6° – Wind 14 km/h

18 Sun 12° 5° – Wind 18 km/h

19 Mon 13° 8° 3.1 mm, 78% Wind 18 km/h

20 Tue 12° 8° 2.8 mm, 57% Wind 15 km/h

21 Wed 14° 8° 3.5 mm, 63% Wind 39 km/h

22 Thu 13° 7° 2.6 mm, 75% Wind 22 km/h

23 Fri 12° 8° 30 mm, 91% Wind 58 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:43 AM Sunset 06:17 PM Daylight 10 hr, 35 min First quarter 45%

Map

Other gauges on the River Barle

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
SimonsbathRiver gauge, River Barle	0.25 m	Normal	−0.02 m	20 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
PixtonRiver gauge, River Exe	0.09 m	Very low	−0.02 m	0.8 km
ExebridgeRiver gauge, River Exe	0.20 m	Normal	−0.01 m	1.2 km
Dulverton Town MarshRiver gauge, Marsh Water	0.43 m	Lowest on record	−0.01 m	2.5 km
Bampton BridgeRiver gauge, River Batherm	0.07 m	Normal	−0.01 m	4.9 km
Wimbleball FootbridgeRiver gauge, River Haddeo	0.22 m	High	−0.02 m	5.1 km
WimbleballRiver gauge, River Haddeo	0.22 m	High	−0.01 m	5.1 km
UptonRiver gauge, River Haddeo	0.06 m	Very low	±0	6.8 km
Upton TributaryRiver gauge, River Haddeo	0.04 m	Very low	±0	6.9 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Barle at Brushford?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.18 m to 1.50 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 0.40 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Brushford today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 01:30 BST, the water level was 0.40 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Brushford rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Brushford 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 Brushford?

The highest level on record is 3.05 m on December 22, 2012. The lowest is 0.06 m on September 7, 2002.

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:45121 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.02186, -3.53136 (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	0.40 m	2026-10-18 00:30	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Brushford (ea:45121). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/somerset/brushford

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