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Pixton water level

River gauge, River Exe, Somerset, United Kingdom

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Right now

Very low for mid-October

Water level

0.10m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.24 m Lowest on record 0.00 m

History

History
0.20.4mOct 16Oct 16Oct 16Oct 17Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.20.4mOct 16Oct 16Oct 17Bottom of normal range
-0.00.51.01.5mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.51.01.5mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.30.50.8mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.30.50.8mJanAprJulOct2026

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

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

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.

Read more on Wikipedia

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.

17 Sat 12° 7° – Wind 15 km/h
18 Sun 12° 5° – Wind 16 km/h
19 Mon 11° 8° 6.6 mm, 50% Wind 21 km/h
20 Tue 12° 6° 2.1 mm, 43% Wind 14 km/h
21 Wed 10° 4° 14 mm, 61% Wind 50 km/h
22 Thu 12° 7° 1.7 mm, 53% Wind 24 km/h
23 Fri 12° 7° 17 mm, 83% Wind 42 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 06:19 PM Daylight 10 hr, 39 min First quarter 42%

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

ParameterLast valueTime (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

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