Jessop Avenue Bridport water level

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

River gauge, River Asker, Dorset, United Kingdom

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.12m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 17:30 BST (46 min ago)

History

7 days 1 year Years compared

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

What this means

The River Asker at Jessop Avenue Bridport is at 0.12 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.02 m below the median of 0.13 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.19 m (−0.07 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.11 m and 0.12 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: 0.13 m0.02 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.05 m – 0.23 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range: 0.00 m – 0.65 m
Same day last year: 0.19 m−0.07 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.11 m – 0.12 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: −0.57 m – 0.61 m
Highest on record: 1.32 mJuly 7, 2012
Lowest on record: 0.00 mOctober 6, 2001

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.

About the River Asker

The River Asker is a small river in Dorset, England. It rises on the chalk slopes of Eggardon Hill, approximately five miles (8 km) east of Bridport. It flows west-northwest through the villages of Askerswell to which it gives its name, Uploders, where many cottages have gardens backing onto the river, and Loders. Here it heads west towards Bradpole, where it is joined by the small Mangerton Brook flowing in from the north. It then flows southwest into Bridport, passing underneath the A3066 and B3162 roads in the town. In this section there are weirs and fish ladders. South of the B3162, between Bridport and Bothenhampton, the river also forms the western boundary of the Askers Meadow Nature Reserve, which was designated a Local Nature Reserve in 2004. The river then flows under the B3157 road and joins the River Brit beside Palmers Brewery in the south of the town.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 5° – Wind 22 km/h

19 Mon 14° 8° 2.1 mm, 82% Wind 23 km/h

20 Tue 13° 6° 1.5 mm, 84% Wind 12 km/h

21 Wed 12° 5° 1.2 mm, 51% Wind 30 km/h

22 Thu 15° 7° 6.3 mm, 82% Wind 17 km/h

23 Fri 10° 5° 21 mm, 82% Wind 38 km/h

24 Sat 11° 5° 4.5 mm, 67% Wind 31 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 06:13 PM Daylight 10 hr, 32 min First quarter 61%

Map

Other gauges on the River Asker

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
East Bridge BridportRiver gauge, River Asker	0.15 m	Low	±0	0.4 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Burton BradstockRiver gauge, River Bride	0.22 m	Normal	±0	3.9 km
Chideock RlRiver gauge	0.26 m	Normal	±0	5.0 km
PowerstockRiver gauge, Mangerton Brook	0.08 m	Normal	±0	5.1 km
NetherburyRiver gauge, River Brit	0.32 m	Normal	+0.01 m	6.1 km
Litton CheneyRiver gauge, Litton Cheney Stream	0.09 m	Low	±0	8.1 km
BeaminsterRiver gauge, River Brit	0.22 m	Very low	+0.01 m	8.1 km
HookeRiver gauge, River Hooke	0.12 m	Very low	±0	9.4 km
CharmouthRiver gauge, River Char	0.33 m	Normal	±0	10 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Asker at Jessop Avenue Bridport compare with last year?

It is 0.07 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.19 m.

What is a normal level for the River Asker at Jessop Avenue Bridport in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.13 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.05 m and 0.23 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 0.12 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Jessop Avenue Bridport today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 17:30 BST, the water level was 0.12 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Jessop Avenue Bridport rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Jessop Avenue Bridport 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 Jessop Avenue Bridport?

The highest level on record is 1.32 m on July 7, 2012. The lowest is 0.00 m on October 6, 2001.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment Agency
Station code: ea:44110 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.73439, -2.74734 (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	0.12 m	2026-10-19 16:30	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Jessop Avenue Bridport (ea:44110). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/dorset/jessop-avenue-bridport

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