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Baltmoor Wall Saltmoor Barrier water level

River gauge, Saltmoor Main Drain, Somerset, United Kingdom

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Right now

Very low for mid-October

Surface elevation

3.63m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9

History

History
3.73.83.9mOct 16Oct 16Oct 17Oct 18Oct 193.73.83.9mOct 16Oct 17Oct 19
3.54.04.55.0mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 20263.54.04.55.0mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
3.54.04.55.0mJanMarMayJulSepNov20263.54.04.55.0mJanAprJulOct2026

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Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Saltmoor Main Drain at Baltmoor Wall Saltmoor Barrier is running far below normal at 3.63 m.

That puts it 0.19 m below the median of 3.82 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 3.79 m (−0.16 m).

It has dropped 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 3.63 m and 3.66 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
3.82 m0.19 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
3.69 m – 3.95 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year
3.79 m−0.16 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
3.63 m – 3.66 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
3.65 m – 5.17 m

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 14° 8° 3.1 mm, 100% Wind 18 km/h
20 Tue 14° 7° 4.1 mm, 80% Wind 12 km/h
21 Wed 12° 9° 20 mm, 63% Wind 52 km/h
22 Thu 15° 9° 5.8 mm, 93% Wind 36 km/h
23 Fri 14° 10° 14 mm, 93% Wind 68 km/h
24 Sat 16° 11° 1.0 mm, 70% Wind 49 km/h
25 Sun 18° 13° 1.4 mm, 65% Wind 26 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:42 AM Sunset 06:13 PM Daylight 10 hr, 31 min First quarter 63%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Saltmoor PSRiver gauge 3.30 m Very low ±0 1.9 km
Northmoor DrainRiver gauge, Northmoor Main Drain 3.20 m Normal ±0 2.4 km
Westonzoyland PSRiver gauge 2.44 m Very low ±0 3.5 km
West Sedgemoor Pumping StationRiver gauge, West Sedgemoor Drain 4.64 m Normal +0.01 m 3.5 km
West Sedgemoor Pumping StationRiver gauge, River Parrett 4.47 m Low −0.14 m 3.5 km
Northmoor Pumping StationRiver gauge, Northmoor Main Drain 2.22 m Normal +0.01 m 3.8 km
OathRiver gauge 6.61 m Normal +0.02 m 4.4 km
Beerwall UpstreamRiver gauge, River Sowy 3.91 m Low −0.01 m 5.5 km

Questions and answers

How does Saltmoor Main Drain at Baltmoor Wall Saltmoor Barrier compare with last year?

It is 0.16 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 3.79 m.

What is a normal level for Saltmoor Main Drain at Baltmoor Wall Saltmoor Barrier in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 3.82 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 3.69 m and 3.95 m, based on 21 years of records.

Is Baltmoor Wall Saltmoor Barrier really 3.63 m deep?

No. 3.63 m is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.

What is the water level of Baltmoor Wall Saltmoor Barrier today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 00:30 BST, the surface elevation was 3.63 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Baltmoor Wall Saltmoor Barrier rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Baltmoor Wall Saltmoor Barrier normal?

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

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:52158 (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.05953, -2.94099 (WGS84)
Vertical datum
ODN
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
Surface elevation 3.63 m 2026-10-19 23:30 Provisional
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How to cite

Environment Agency: Baltmoor Wall Saltmoor Barrier (ea:52158). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/somerset/baltmoor-wall-saltmoor-barrier

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.