Pixton water level
River gauge, River Exe, Somerset, United Kingdom
Right now
Very low for mid-October
Water level
History
20252026
What this means
At 0.10 m, the River Exe at Pixton is far below normal for mid-October.
The median for mid-October is 0.25 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.15 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.19 m, a difference of −0.09 m. The lowest reading on record is 0.00 m (July 31, 1976).
The level is falling, down 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.10 m and 0.12 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
- 0.25 m0.15 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 0.16 m – 0.56 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
- Normal range
- 0.12 m – 1.40 m
- Same day last year
- 0.19 m−0.09 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 0.10 m – 0.12 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.09 m – 0.90 m
- Highest on record
- 2.24 mDecember 23, 2012
- Lowest on record
- 0.00 mJuly 31, 1976
On the river at Pixton
Low, clear water makes fish wary, and anglers often do better early and late in the day. For canoeists, shallow riffles mean scraped hulls and the odd portage.
Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.
About the River Exe
The River Exe is a river in England that rises at Exe Head, near the village of Simonsbath, on Exmoor in Somerset, 5.2 miles (8.4 km) from the Bristol Channel coast, but flows more or less directly due south, so that most of its length lies in Devon. It flows for 60 miles (96 km) and reaches the sea at a substantial ria, the Exe Estuary, on the south coast of Devon. Historically, its lowest bridging point was the Old Exe Bridge in Exeter, the largest settlement on the river, but there is now a viaduct for the M5 motorway about 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the city centre.
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 1.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Other gauges on the River Exe
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ExebridgeRiver gauge, River Exe | 0.21 m | Normal | −0.03 m | 1.0 km |
| StoodleighRiver gauge, River Exe | 1.01 m | Low | −0.07 m | 8.2 km |
| ExfordRiver gauge, River Exe | 0.35 m | Low | −0.01 m | 15 km |
| TivertonRiver gauge, River Exe | 0.56 m | Normal | −0.03 m | 16 km |
| ThorvertonRiver gauge, River Exe | 0.36 m | Normal | −0.05 m | 24 km |
| Exeter Pynes Stafford BridgeRiver gauge, River Exe | 1.93 m | No reference yet | −0.04 m | 30 km |
| Trews WeirRiver gauge, River Exe | 3.31 m | Low | +0.02 m | 34 km |
| TopshamRiver gauge, River Exe | 0.90 m | No reference yet | ±0 | 38 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BrushfordRiver gauge, River Barle | 0.41 m | Normal | −0.03 m | 0.8 km |
| Dulverton Town MarshRiver gauge, Marsh Water | 0.42 m | Lowest on record | +0.04 m | 2.8 km |
| Wimbleball FootbridgeRiver gauge, River Haddeo | 0.23 m | High | −0.01 m | 4.5 km |
| WimbleballRiver gauge, River Haddeo | 0.22 m | High | −0.01 m | 4.5 km |
| Bampton BridgeRiver gauge, River Batherm | 0.06 m | Normal | −0.02 m | 4.5 km |
| UptonRiver gauge, River Haddeo | 0.06 m | Very low | −0.01 m | 6.1 km |
| Upton TributaryRiver gauge, River Haddeo | 0.04 m | Very low | ±0 | 6.1 km |
| LuxboroughRiver gauge, Washford River | 0.07 m | Normal | ±0 | 13 km |
Questions and answers
Is the River Exe at Pixton higher than last year?
No, it is 0.09 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.19 m.
What is a normal level for the River Exe at Pixton in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 0.25 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.16 m and 0.56 m, based on 21 years of records.
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 0.10 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Pixton today?
On 17 Oct 2026, 17:30 BST, the water level was 0.10 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.
Is Pixton rising or falling?
Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.
Is the level of Pixton normal?
Very low for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.
What is the highest water level ever recorded at Pixton?
The highest level on record is 2.24 m on December 23, 2012. The lowest is 0.00 m on July 31, 1976.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:45122(Agency page)- Coordinates
51.02318, -3.51987(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 | 0.10 m | 2026-10-17 16:30 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Pixton (ea:45122). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/somerset/pixton
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