Luxborough water level

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

River gauge, Washford River, Somerset, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.07m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 29 Sept 2026, 13:30 BST (19 days ago)

This gauge last reported 19 days ago. The value may be out of date; check the agency page before you rely on it.

History

30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Luxborough, where the gauge shows 0.07 m. That reading is from 29 Sept 2026, 13:30 BST, so the gauge may be offline or reporting late.

The usual range here runs from 0.05 m to 0.30 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.06 m – 0.07 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: 0.05 m – 0.30 m
Highest on record: 0.51 mNovember 21, 2016
Lowest on record: 0.02 mJuly 21, 2017

For anglers and canoeists

This is an ordinary level for the river: most put-ins, beats and weirs behave as they usually do.

Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.

About the Washford River

The Washford River is a river in the English county of Somerset. It rises at 1,213 feet (370 m) above mean sea level near the village of Treborough, in the Brendon Hills, and flows into the Bristol Channel in the port town of Watchet. On its course it flows through the civil parishes of Treborough, Luxborough, Withycombe, Old Cleeve, Nettlecombe, Williton and Watchet, and through the settlements of Pooltown, Kingsbridge, Roadwater, Torre, Washford and Watchet.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 12° 6° – Wind 16 km/h

18 Sun 11° 6° – Wind 18 km/h

19 Mon 12° 7° 3.9 mm, 78% Wind 18 km/h

20 Tue 12° 8° 3.2 mm, 57% Wind 15 km/h

21 Wed 14° 8° 5.2 mm, 63% Wind 40 km/h

22 Thu 13° 6° 2.6 mm, 75% Wind 21 km/h

23 Fri 11° 8° 26 mm, 91% Wind 58 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:42 AM Sunset 06:17 PM Daylight 10 hr, 35 min First quarter 49%

Map

Other gauges on the Washford River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Beggearn HuishRiver gauge, Washford River	0.14 m	Very low	±0	5.8 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Wimbleball FootbridgeRiver gauge, River Haddeo	0.23 m	High	±0	8.4 km
WimbleballRiver gauge, River Haddeo	0.22 m	High	±0	8.4 km
Upton TributaryRiver gauge, River Haddeo	0.04 m	Very low	±0	8.6 km
UptonRiver gauge, River Haddeo	0.06 m	Very low	±0	8.7 km
WillitonRiver gauge, Monksilver Stream	−0.01 m	Lowest on record	±0	9.9 km
Sampford BrettRiver gauge, Doniford Stream	−0.03 m	Lowest on record	±0	11 km
Stogumber Escott LaneRiver gauge, Doniford Stream	0.11 m	Normal	±0	11 km
Swill BridgeRiver gauge, Doniford Stream	0.16 m	Very low	±0	12 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the Washford River at Luxborough?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.05 m to 0.30 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 Luxborough today?

On 29 Sept 2026, 13:30 BST, the water level was 0.07 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Luxborough rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Luxborough 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 Luxborough?

The highest level on record is 0.51 m on November 21, 2016. The lowest is 0.02 m on July 21, 2017.

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:E6191 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.12853, -3.45261 (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	2026-09-29 12:30	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Luxborough (ea:E6191). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/somerset/luxborough

How we check values

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer