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Williton water level

River gauge, Monksilver Stream, Somerset, United Kingdom

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Lower than ever recorded here

Water level

-0.01m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 Highest onrecord 1.62 m Lowest on record 0.00 m

History

-0.010.000.010.02mOct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Bottom of normal range-0.010.000.010.02mOct 10Oct 14Oct 17Bottom of normal range
-0.000.02mSep 17Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17Bottom of normal range-0.000.02mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

At −0.01 m, the Monksilver Stream at Williton is at a record low.

It has now dropped past the published record low of 0.00 m (July 25, 2006). The usual range here runs from 0.02 m to 0.50 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between −0.01 m and 0.02 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range
0.02 m – 0.50 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
−0.01 m – 0.02 m
Highest on record
1.62 mNovember 25, 2012
Lowest on record
0.00 mJuly 25, 2006
Lowest on record
0.01 m below the lowest level on record

On the river at Williton

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 13° 10° – Wind 17 km/h
18 Sun 13° 8° – Wind 23 km/h
19 Mon 13° 10° 2.4 mm, 52% Wind 39 km/h
20 Tue 14° 10° 1.8 mm, 41% Wind 30 km/h
21 Wed 13° 10° 11 mm, 59% Wind 85 km/h
22 Thu 14° 11° 3.8 mm, 44% Wind 54 km/h
23 Fri 13° 9° 10 mm, 77% Wind 48 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:18 PM Daylight 10 hr, 38 min First quarter 42%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Sampford BrettRiver gauge, Doniford Stream −0.03 m Lowest on record ±0 1.3 km
Swill BridgeRiver gauge, Doniford Stream 0.16 m Very low ±0 2.3 km
Stogumber Escott LaneRiver gauge, Doniford Stream 0.10 m Normal ±0 3.1 km
Beggearn HuishRiver gauge, Washford River 0.14 m Very low ±0 4.0 km
LuxboroughRiver gauge, Washford River 0.07 m Normal ±0 9.9 km
MilvertonRiver gauge, Hillfarrance Brook 0.09 m Very low ±0 14 km
Upton TributaryRiver gauge, River Haddeo 0.04 m Very low ±0 15 km
UptonRiver gauge, River Haddeo 0.06 m Very low −0.01 m 15 km

Questions and answers

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 −0.01 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Williton today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 19:45 BST, the water level was −0.01 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Williton rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Williton normal?

Lower than ever recorded here. Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Williton?

The highest level on record is 1.62 m on November 25, 2012. The lowest is 0.00 m on July 25, 2006.

How often is this data updated?

The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the Environment Agency, the official operator of this gauge, and are published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:51111 (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.15962, -3.32013 (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 −0.01 m 2026-10-17 18:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Williton (ea:51111). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/somerset/williton

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