Bruton Surgery water level

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

River gauge, River Brue, Somerset, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.27m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 23:30 BST (43 min ago)

History

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Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Brue at Bruton Surgery is at 0.27 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.19 m to 0.67 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.25 m and 0.28 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: 0.19 m – 0.67 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.25 m – 0.28 m
Highest on record: 2.69 mJuly 7, 2012
Lowest on record: 0.20 mSeptember 5, 2004

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 Brue

The River Brue originates in the parish of Brewham in Somerset, England, and reaches the sea some 50 kilometres (31 mi) west at Burnham-on-Sea. It originally took a different route from Glastonbury to the sea, but this was changed by Glastonbury Abbey in the twelfth century. The river provides an important drainage route for water from a low-lying area which is prone to flooding which man has tried to manage through rhynes, canals, artificial rivers and sluices for centuries.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.3 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 14° 4° – Wind 19 km/h

18 Sun 13° 5° 0.3 mm Wind 20 km/h

19 Mon 14° 6° 0.5 mm, 73% Wind 18 km/h

20 Tue 13° 8° 7.6 mm, 66% Wind 13 km/h

21 Wed 14° 8° 7.4 mm, 67% Wind 24 km/h

22 Thu 14° 5° 3.7 mm, 73% Wind 21 km/h

23 Fri 13° 8° 30 mm, 83% Wind 37 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:37 AM Sunset 06:15 PM Daylight 10 hr, 38 min First quarter 44%

Map

Other gauges on the River Brue

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Bruton DamRiver gauge, River Brue	0.25 m	Normal	+0.01 m	1.5 km
LovingtonRiver gauge, River Brue	0.07 m	Very low	−0.01 m	10 km
Clyse HoleRiver gauge, River Brue	0.10 m	Very low	−0.01 m	19 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
WincantonRiver gauge, River Cale	0.05 m	Low	−0.01 m	7.5 km
Shepton Mallet Garston StreetRiver gauge, River Sheppey	0.04 m	Normal	±0	11 km
HolwellRiver gauge, Nunney Brook	0.68 m	Very low	±0	11 km
Shepton Mallet Lower LaneRiver gauge, River Sheppey	0.08 m	Normal	±0	11 km
Weston BampfyldeRiver gauge, River Cam	−0.01 m	Lowest on record	±0	13 km
Stoke Bottom FarmRiver gauge, Mells River	−0.02 m	Lowest on record	−0.02 m	13 km
Huntingford BridgeRiver gauge, Shreen Water	0.28 m	Lowest on record	±0	14 km
ColesbrookRiver gauge, Shreen Water	0.10 m	Normal	±0	14 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Brue at Bruton Surgery?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.19 m to 0.67 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 0.27 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Bruton Surgery today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 23:30 BST, the water level was 0.27 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Bruton Surgery rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Bruton Surgery normal?

Within the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Bruton Surgery?

The highest level on record is 2.69 m on July 7, 2012. The lowest is 0.20 m on September 5, 2004.

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:52211 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.11234, -2.45107 (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	0.27 m	2026-10-17 22:30	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Bruton Surgery (ea:52211). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/somerset/bruton-surgery

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