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Fairmile water level

River gauge, River Tale, Devon, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.35m

0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 Highest onrecord 1.82 m Lowest on record 0.25 m
Water level: 0.35 m. Normal for mid-October.

History

History
0.51.0mOct 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026May 2026Aug 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.0mOct 2025Mar 2026Aug 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.30.50.81.0mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.30.50.81.0mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The River Tale at Fairmile is at 0.35 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.04 m above the median of 0.30 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.27 m (+0.08 m).

In the last month it has stayed between 0.35 m and 0.35 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
0.30 m0.04 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.27 m – 0.44 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.27 m – 1.20 m
Same day last year
0.27 m+0.08 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.35 m – 0.35 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.20 m – 0.98 m
Highest on record
1.82 mJanuary 27, 2026
Lowest on record
0.25 mSeptember 21, 2005

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales or SEPA, depending on where you are.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.9 mm. Rain upstream usually reaches a river gauge after hours to days.

17 Sat 13° 4° – Wind 16 km/h
18 Sun 13° 2° – Wind 19 km/h
19 Mon 12° 8° 4.2 mm, 61% Wind 19 km/h
20 Tue 12° 6° 2.7 mm, 53% Wind 15 km/h
21 Wed 12° 5° 6.0 mm, 67% Wind 46 km/h
22 Thu 13° 7° 0.9 mm, 40% Wind 21 km/h
23 Fri 13° 8° 17 mm, 75% Wind 42 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:19 PM Daylight 10h 39m First quarter 36 %

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Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Fenny BridgesRiver gauge, River Otter 0.19 m Very low 0.00 m 3.0 km
Rockbeare BridgeRiver gauge, Ford Stream 0.41 m Normal 0.00 m 7.1 km
SidburyRiver gauge, River Sid 0.45 m Very high 0.00 m 7.6 km
AshclystRiver gauge, River Clyst 0.13 m Normal 7.8 km
HonitonRiver gauge, The Gissage 0.02 m Very low 0.00 m 7.9 km
Sidmouth Higher Woolbrook RoadRiver gauge, Wool Brook 0.09 m Lowest on record −0.01 m 8.2 km
HonitonRiver gauge, Glen Stream 0.00 m Lowest on record 0.00 m 8.5 km
DottonRiver gauge, River Otter 0.23 m Low 0.00 m 8.8 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Tale at Fairmile compare with last year?

It is 0.08 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.27 m.

What is the record level at Fairmile?

The highest reading on record is 1.82 m (January 27, 2026). The lowest is 0.25 m (September 21, 2005).

How often is Fairmile updated?

Several times an hour. New readings from Environment Agency appear here as they arrive. Latest: Oct 17, 2026, 02:45 AM GMT+1.

What is the water level of Fairmile today?

On Oct 17, 2026, 02:45 AM GMT+1, the water level was 0.35 m. Normal.

Is the level of Fairmile normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Fairmile?

The highest level on record is 1.82 m on January 27, 2026. The lowest is 0.25 m on September 21, 2005.

How often is this data updated?

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:45214 (Agency page)
Coordinates
50.76719, -3.29459 (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 stage 0.35 m 2026-10-17 01:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Fairmile (ea:45214). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/devon/fairmile

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.