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Simonsbath water level

River gauge, River Barle, Somerset, United Kingdom

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Right now

High for mid-October

Water level

0.26m Down 0.08 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 1.82 m Lowest on record 0.00 m

History

History
-0.00.20.4mOct 10Oct 12Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Bottom of normal range-0.00.20.4mOct 10Oct 13Oct 17Bottom of normal range
-0.00.20.4mSep 17Sep 24Oct 2Oct 9Oct 17Bottom of normal range-0.00.20.4mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Bottom of normal range
-0.00.51.0mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.51.0mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.20.40.6mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.20.40.6mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The River Barle at Simonsbath is above normal at 0.26 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.17 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.09 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.11 m, a difference of +0.16 m.

It has dropped 0.08 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.10 m and 0.43 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
0.17 m0.09 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.10 m – 0.33 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.02 m – 1.00 m
Same day last year
0.11 m+0.16 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.10 m – 0.43 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.02 m – 0.63 m
Highest on record
1.82 mDecember 22, 2012
Lowest on record
0.00 mJuly 26, 1999

Fishing and paddling

Coloured, rising water usually ends the fishing for a day or two. As it fines down, it can bring fresh fish up the river.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Barle

River Barle

The River Barle runs from the Chains on northern Exmoor, in Somerset, England to join the River Exe at Exebridge, Devon. The river and the Barle Valley are both designated as biological Sites of Special Scientific Interest.

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: 6.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 10° 6° – Wind 17 km/h
18 Sun 9° 4° 0.1 mm Wind 20 km/h
19 Mon 9° 7° 8.9 mm, 57% Wind 28 km/h
20 Tue 10° 7° 3.0 mm, 55% Wind 23 km/h
21 Wed 8° 6° 17 mm, 71% Wind 65 km/h
22 Thu 10° 7° 2.9 mm, 63% Wind 37 km/h
23 Fri 10° 6° 13 mm, 83% Wind 44 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:42 AM Sunset 06:20 PM Daylight 10 hr, 38 min First quarter 38%

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Other gauges on the River Barle

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
BrushfordRiver gauge, River Barle 0.41 m Normal −0.02 m 20 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
ExfordRiver gauge, River Exe 0.35 m Low −0.03 m 8.2 km
BrendonRiver gauge, East Lyn River 1.28 m Very low +0.03 m 9.0 km
LeehamfordRiver gauge, River Bray 0.14 m Very low −0.02 m 9.3 km
North MoltonRiver gauge, River Mole 0.24 m Normal −0.02 m 9.6 km
Barbrook BridgeRiver gauge, West Lyn River 0.20 m Normal −0.03 m 10 km
Newtown BridgeRiver gauge, River Bray 0.48 m Normal −0.03 m 10 km
Parsons StreetRiver gauge, Hawkcombe Stream 0.09 m Normal ±0 14 km
Mole MillsRiver gauge, River Mole 0.06 m Very low −0.03 m 14 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Barle at Simonsbath higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.16 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.11 m.

What is a normal level for the River Barle at Simonsbath in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.17 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.10 m and 0.33 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 0.26 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Simonsbath today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 08:45 BST, the water level was 0.26 m. Down 0.08 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Simonsbath rising or falling?

Down 0.08 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.03 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Simonsbath normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Simonsbath?

The highest level on record is 1.82 m on December 22, 2012. The lowest is 0.00 m on July 26, 1999.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:45140 (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.13829, -3.75851 (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 0.26 m 2026-10-17 07:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Simonsbath (ea:45140). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/somerset/simonsbath

How we check values

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