Ilchester water level

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

River gauge, River Yeo, Somerset, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.07m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 03:15 BST (39 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Yeo at Ilchester is at 0.07 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.06 m to 2.90 m.

It has dropped 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.07 m and 0.09 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: 0.06 m – 2.90 m
Highest on record: 3.99 mOctober 30, 2000
Lowest on record: 0.00 mOctober 1, 2003

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 Yeo

The River Yeo, also known as the River Ivel, is a tributary of the River Parrett in north Dorset and south Somerset, England.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 14° 5° – Wind 19 km/h

18 Sun 13° 4° – Wind 19 km/h

19 Mon 15° 7° 0.2 mm, 80% Wind 21 km/h

20 Tue 14° 9° 4.6 mm, 69% Wind 10 km/h

21 Wed 14° 8° 7.1 mm, 62% Wind 25 km/h

22 Thu 14° 6° 3.7 mm, 74% Wind 19 km/h

23 Fri 13° 9° 28 mm, 76% Wind 41 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:39 AM Sunset 06:14 PM Daylight 10 hr, 35 min First quarter 45%

Map

Other gauges on the River Yeo

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Pen MillRiver gauge, River Yeo	0.11 m	Very low	±0	8.5 km
Huish Episcopi Pumping StationRiver gauge, River Yeo	1.68 m	Normal	−0.10 m	8.7 km
Sherborne LakeRiver gauge, River Yeo	−0.78 m	No reference yet	−0.01 m	14 km
YeofordRiver gauge, River Yeo	0.18 m	Normal	±0	77 km
LapfordRiver gauge, River Yeo	0.36 m	Very low	±0	81 km
Collard BridgeRiver gauge, River Yeo	0.39 m	Normal	+0.01 m	93 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Long LoadRiver gauge, Witcombe Bottom Main Drain	7.40 m	Very high	+0.01 m	5.4 km
Gaw BridgeRiver gauge, River Parrett	0.24 m	Normal	±0	8.3 km
Weston BampfyldeRiver gauge, River Cam	−0.01 m	Lowest on record	±0	8.5 km
Huish Episcopi Pumping StationRiver gauge, Longload Main Drain	1.28 m	Normal	+0.05 m	8.7 km
ChiselboroughRiver gauge, River Parrett	0.05 m	Normal	±0	10 km
MidelneyRiver gauge, River Isle	1.41 m	Normal	+0.01 m	10 km
MidelneyRiver gauge, West Moor Drain	1.00 m	Normal	±0	10 km
Westover Pumping StationRiver gauge, Huish Level Rhyne	1.00 m	Normal	+0.05 m	11 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Yeo at Ilchester?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.06 m to 2.90 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 0.07 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Ilchester today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 03:15 BST, the water level was 0.07 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Ilchester rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Ilchester 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 Ilchester?

The highest level on record is 3.99 m on October 30, 2000. The lowest is 0.00 m on October 1, 2003.

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:52112 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.00336, -2.68323 (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	0.07 m	2026-10-18 02:15	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Ilchester (ea:52112). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/somerset/ilchester

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