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Wimbleball water level

River gauge, River Haddeo, Somerset, United Kingdom

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High for mid-October

Water level

0.22m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.5 Highest onrecord 0.88 m Lowest on record 0.04 m

History

0.10.2mOct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 15Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.10.2mOct 10Oct 14Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.10.20.3mSep 17Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.10.20.3mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.20.40.6mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.20.40.6mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.20.4mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.20.4mJanAprJulOct2026

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Wimbleball shows 0.22 m, above normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.11 m above the median of 0.11 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.28 m (−0.06 m).

The level is falling, down 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.22 m and 0.30 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.11 m0.11 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.09 m – 0.25 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.06 m – 0.60 m
Same day last year
0.28 m−0.06 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.22 m – 0.30 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.11 m – 0.53 m
Highest on record
0.88 mDecember 7, 2000
Lowest on record
0.04 mMay 24, 2013

On the river at Wimbleball

High, coloured water is hard work for anglers and risky for canoeists, with stronger currents and debris around bridges and weirs.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Haddeo

River Haddeo

The River Haddeo on Exmoor in Somerset, England flows from the Wimbleball Lake to the River Exe.

Read more on Wikipedia

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

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 11° 6° – Wind 16 km/h
18 Sun 10° 4° – Wind 17 km/h
19 Mon 10° 6° 6.6 mm, 50% Wind 21 km/h
20 Tue 11° 4° 2.1 mm, 43% Wind 14 km/h
21 Wed 9° 3° 14 mm, 61% Wind 50 km/h
22 Thu 11° 6° 1.7 mm, 53% Wind 24 km/h
23 Fri 11° 6° 18 mm, 83% Wind 40 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 06:19 PM Daylight 10 hr, 39 min First quarter 42%

Map

Other gauges on the River Haddeo

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Wimbleball FootbridgeRiver gauge, River Haddeo 0.23 m High −0.01 m 0.2 km
Upton TributaryRiver gauge, River Haddeo 0.04 m Very low ±0 2.4 km
UptonRiver gauge, River Haddeo 0.06 m Very low −0.01 m 2.4 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
PixtonRiver gauge, River Exe 0.10 m Very low −0.02 m 4.5 km
Dulverton Town MarshRiver gauge, Marsh Water 0.42 m Lowest on record +0.04 m 5.0 km
BrushfordRiver gauge, River Barle 0.41 m Normal −0.03 m 5.1 km
ExebridgeRiver gauge, River Exe 0.21 m Normal −0.03 m 5.4 km
Bampton BridgeRiver gauge, River Batherm 0.06 m Normal −0.02 m 7.3 km
LuxboroughRiver gauge, Washford River 0.07 m Normal ±0 8.4 km
StoodleighRiver gauge, River Exe 1.01 m Low −0.07 m 12 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Haddeo at Wimbleball compare with last year?

It is 0.06 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.28 m.

What is a normal level for the River Haddeo at Wimbleball in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.11 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.09 m and 0.25 m, based on 21 years of records.

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 0.22 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Wimbleball today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 17:15 BST, the water level was 0.22 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Wimbleball rising or falling?

Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.03 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Wimbleball normal?

High for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Wimbleball?

The highest level on record is 0.88 m on December 7, 2000. The lowest is 0.04 m on May 24, 2013.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:45129 (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.05458, -3.47927 (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 0.22 m 2026-10-17 16:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Wimbleball (ea:45129). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/somerset/wimbleball

How we check values

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