Huish Episcopi Pumping Station water level

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

River gauge, Longload Main Drain, Somerset, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

1.26m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 20 Oct 2026, 04:45 BST (40 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Huish Episcopi Pumping Station reads 1.26 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.94 m to 2.06 m.

The level is falling, down 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between −1.25 m and 1.42 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: 0.94 m – 2.06 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: −1.25 m – 1.42 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1.20 m – 1.38 m
Highest on record: 3.88 mJanuary 7, 2014
Lowest on record: 0.81 mFebruary 19, 2011

On the river at Huish Episcopi Pumping Station

A level in the typical range is usually good news for both anglers and canoeists, but conditions can change quickly after rain in the hills.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 11° 7° 11 mm, 100% Wind 18 km/h

21 Wed 12° 8° 8.3 mm, 94% Wind 42 km/h

22 Thu 15° 9° 12 mm, 92% Wind 28 km/h

23 Fri 13° 9° 25 mm, 99% Wind 57 km/h

24 Sat 14° 10° 7.0 mm, 90% Wind 40 km/h

25 Sun 17° 14° 7.1 mm, 47% Wind 17 km/h

26 Mon 18° 12° 5.8 mm, 48% Wind 27 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:43 AM Sunset 06:10 PM Daylight 10 hr, 27 min First quarter 65%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Huish Episcopi Pumping StationRiver gauge, River Yeo	1.72 m	Normal	+0.03 m	0.0 km
Westover Pumping StationRiver gauge, Huish Level Rhyne	1.06 m	Normal	+0.02 m	2.5 km
MidelneyRiver gauge, River Isle	1.42 m	Normal	+0.02 m	3.5 km
MidelneyRiver gauge, West Moor Drain	1.01 m	Normal	±0	3.5 km
Long LoadRiver gauge, Witcombe Bottom Main Drain	7.36 m	Normal	+0.04 m	3.6 km
OathRiver gauge	6.60 m	Low	±0	6.0 km
Gaw BridgeRiver gauge, River Parrett	0.24 m	Normal	±0	6.2 km
West Sedgemoor Pumping StationRiver gauge, River Parrett	4.73 m	Normal	+0.11 m	6.9 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Longload Main Drain at Huish Episcopi Pumping Station?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.94 m to 2.06 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 1.26 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Huish Episcopi Pumping Station today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 04:45 BST, the water level was 1.26 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Huish Episcopi Pumping Station rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.04 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Huish Episcopi Pumping Station 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 Huish Episcopi Pumping Station?

The highest level on record is 3.88 m on January 7, 2014. The lowest is 0.81 m on February 19, 2011.

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:52152 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.03161, -2.79902 (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	1.26 m	2026-10-20 03:45	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Huish Episcopi Pumping Station (ea:52152). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/somerset/huish-episcopi-pumping-station-longload-main-drain

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