Tellisford water level

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

River gauge, Somerset Frome, Somerset, United Kingdom

Directions

Below the normal range

Water level

0.47m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 00:45 BST (52 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The Somerset Frome at Tellisford is running below normal at 0.47 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.54 m to 3.20 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.47 m and 0.49 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: 0.54 m – 3.20 m
Highest on record: 4.16 mJuly 11, 1968
Lowest on record: 0.15 mJuly 1, 1974

Fishing and paddling

At low levels, many rivers become a walk-and-paddle trip. Fish hold in deeper pools and spook easily.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 13° 5° – Wind 17 km/h

18 Sun 13° 4° 0.2 mm, 25% Wind 20 km/h

19 Mon 14° 7° 1.4 mm, 75% Wind 17 km/h

20 Tue 14° 8° 6.9 mm, 59% Wind 9 km/h

21 Wed 14° 8° 3.0 mm, 67% Wind 25 km/h

22 Thu 14° 6° 2.9 mm, 68% Wind 17 km/h

23 Fri 14° 8° 30 mm, 81% Wind 33 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:10 PM Daylight 10 hr, 30 min First quarter 54%

Map

Other gauges on the Somerset Frome

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Frome RoddenRiver gauge, Somerset Frome	0.37 m	Very low	±0	8.7 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Trowbridge SouthwickRiver gauge, Lambrok Stream	0.11 m	Low	±0	3.8 km
Bradford on AvonRiver gauge, River Avon	1.04 m	Normal	±0	4.1 km
TrowbridgeRiver gauge, River Biss	0.17 m	Low	±0	5.3 km
Trowbridge PaxcroftRiver gauge	0.10 m	Very low	+0.01 m	5.7 km
MidfordRiver gauge, Midford Brook	0.42 m	Low	±0	6.3 km
WellowRiver gauge, Wellow Brook	0.28 m	Very low	±0	6.6 km
VallisRiver gauge, Mells River	0.06 m	Low	−0.01 m	8.7 km
PulteneyRiver gauge	17.23 m	Normal	±0	9.9 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the Somerset Frome at Tellisford?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.54 m to 3.20 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 0.47 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Tellisford today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 00:45 BST, the water level was 0.47 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Tellisford rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Tellisford normal?

Below the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Tellisford?

The highest level on record is 4.16 m on July 11, 1968. The lowest is 0.15 m on July 1, 1974.

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:53120 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.30679, -2.28087 (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	0.47 m	2026-10-18 23:45	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Tellisford (ea:53120). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/somerset/tellisford

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