Ashburton Lower water level

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

River gauge, River Ashburn, Devon, United Kingdom

Directions

Far below the normal range

Water level

0.06m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 21:00 BST (31 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Ashburn at Ashburton Lower is running far below normal at 0.06 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.12 m to 0.95 m. The lowest reading on record is 0.02 m (July 25, 2006).

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.06 m and 0.13 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: 0.12 m – 0.95 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.06 m – 0.13 m
Highest on record: 1.54 mOctober 30, 2000
Lowest on record: 0.02 mJuly 25, 2006

Fishing and paddling

At low levels, many rivers become a walk-and-paddle trip. Fish hold in deeper pools and spook easily.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Ashburn

The Ashburn is a river in the Dartmoor moors in Devon in south-west England, flowing through the Ashburton valley to the River Dart.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 14° 7° – Wind 17 km/h

18 Sun 13° 6° – Wind 15 km/h

19 Mon 13° 8° 4.6 mm, 78% Wind 21 km/h

20 Tue 12° 9° 3.3 mm, 61% Wind 12 km/h

21 Wed 13° 2° 1.2 mm, 59% Wind 34 km/h

22 Thu 13° 8° 4.2 mm, 88% Wind 24 km/h

23 Fri 13° 9° 41 mm, 90% Wind 45 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 06:21 PM Daylight 10 hr, 40 min First quarter 43%

Map

Other gauges on the River Ashburn

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Ashburton UpperRiver gauge, River Ashburn	−2.57 m	No reference yet	±0	0.6 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Buckfastleigh Kingcombe CourtRiver gauge, Dean Burn	0.52 m	Lowest on record	±0	4.1 km
Austins BridgeRiver gauge, River Dart	0.33 m	Very low	−0.03 m	4.1 km
Buckfastleigh Higher Town BridgeRiver gauge, River Mardle	0.48 m	Normal	±0	4.2 km
BickingtonRiver gauge, River Lemon	0.36 m	Normal	±0	4.7 km
Holbeam Dam DownstreamRiver gauge, River Lemon	0.00 m	Lowest on record	±0	7.3 km
Holbeam DamRiver gauge, River Lemon	0.10 m	Very low	−0.01 m	7.3 km
Bovey Tracey Wifford FootbridgeRiver gauge, River Bovey Tributary	0.39 m	Normal	±0	9.6 km
Union BridgeRiver gauge, River Lemon	0.02 m	Very low	±0	10 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Ashburn at Ashburton Lower?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.12 m to 0.95 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 0.06 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Ashburton Lower today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 21:00 BST, the water level was 0.06 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Ashburton Lower rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Ashburton Lower normal?

Far below the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Ashburton Lower?

The highest level on record is 1.54 m on October 30, 2000. The lowest is 0.02 m on July 25, 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:46115 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.51620, -3.75754 (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	0.06 m	2026-10-17 20:00	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Ashburton Lower (ea:46115). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/devon/ashburton-lower

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