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Pulteney water level

River gauge, Somerset, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

17.23m Steady over the last 24 hours

17.0 17.3 17.5

History

History
17.017.217.4mOct 11Oct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 1817.017.217.4mOct 11Oct 14Oct 18
17.017.217.4mSep 18Sep 25Oct 3Oct 10Oct 1817.017.217.4mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18
161718mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026161718mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
161718mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026161718mJanAprJulOct2026

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Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Pulteney is at 17.23 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 17.20 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.03 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 17.20 m, a difference of +0.03 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 17.22 m and 17.27 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
17.20 m0.03 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
17.04 m – 17.55 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year
17.20 m+0.03 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
17.22 m – 17.27 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
16.02 m – 18.12 m

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 6° 0.3 mm, 24% Wind 20 km/h
19 Mon 14° 8° 6.0 mm, 86% Wind 16 km/h
20 Tue 12° 6° 2.7 mm, 81% Wind 9 km/h
21 Wed 14° 5° 3.6 mm, 49% Wind 28 km/h
22 Thu 14° 6° 0.7 mm, 69% Wind 16 km/h
23 Fri 9° 7° 22 mm, 82% Wind 31 km/h
24 Sat 10° 5° 2.7 mm, 59% Wind 26 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:38 AM Sunset 06:12 PM Daylight 10 hr, 34 min First quarter 48%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Bath Destructor BridgeRiver gauge, River Avon 3.40 m Low ±0 1.4 km
Bath Twerton Gate RadialRiver gauge 15.42 m Very low ±0 2.8 km
BathfordRiver gauge, River Avon 0.72 m Normal −0.01 m 3.9 km
MidfordRiver gauge, Midford Brook 0.42 m Low ±0 3.9 km
SaltfordRiver gauge, River Avon 0.51 m Normal −0.01 m 6.6 km
WellowRiver gauge, Wellow Brook 0.26 m Very low ±0 7.0 km
MiddlehillRiver gauge, By Brook 0.16 m Very low +0.01 m 7.3 km
Bradford on AvonRiver gauge, River Avon 1.04 m Normal ±0 7.7 km

Questions and answers

Is Pulteney higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.03 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 17.20 m.

What is a normal level for Pulteney in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 17.20 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 17.04 m and 17.55 m, based on 21 years of records.

Is Pulteney really 17.23 m deep?

No. 17.23 m is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.

What is the water level of Pulteney today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 10:15 BST, the surface elevation was 17.23 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Pulteney rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Pulteney normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

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:531173
Coordinates
51.38250, -2.35680 (WGS84)
Vertical datum
ODN
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
Surface elevation 17.23 m 2026-10-18 09:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Pulteney (ea:531173). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/somerset/pulteney

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.