Buckfastleigh Higher Town Bridge water level

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

River gauge, River Mardle, Devon, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.48m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 20:00 BST (39 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Buckfastleigh Higher Town Bridge, where the gauge shows 0.48 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.40 m to 1.35 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.48 m – 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: 0.40 m – 1.35 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.48 m – 0.49 m
Highest on record: 1.75 mFebruary 16, 2020
Lowest on record: 0.41 mAugust 7, 2018

For anglers and canoeists

This is an ordinary level for the river: most put-ins, beats and weirs behave as they usually do.

Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.3 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 14° 7° – Wind 14 km/h

18 Sun 13° 6° – Wind 17 km/h

19 Mon 11° 9° 5.9 mm, 73% Wind 15 km/h

20 Tue 14° 6° 1.5 mm, 57% Wind 10 km/h

21 Wed 11° 7° 4.5 mm, 51% Wind 43 km/h

22 Thu 13° 7° 0.6 mm, 66% Wind 26 km/h

23 Fri 13° 6° 18 mm, 82% Wind 39 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 06:21 PM Daylight 10 hr, 40 min First quarter 43%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Buckfastleigh Kingcombe CourtRiver gauge, Dean Burn	0.52 m	Lowest on record	±0	0.5 km
Austins BridgeRiver gauge, River Dart	0.33 m	Very low	−0.03 m	1.6 km
Ashburton LowerRiver gauge, River Ashburn	0.06 m	Very low	±0	4.2 km
DidworthyRiver gauge, River Avon	0.31 m	Normal	−0.02 m	6.7 km
BickingtonRiver gauge, River Lemon	0.36 m	Normal	±0	8.5 km
Holbeam Dam DownstreamRiver gauge, River Lemon	0.00 m	Lowest on record	±0	11 km
Holbeam DamRiver gauge, River Lemon	0.10 m	Very low	−0.01 m	11 km
Rolster BridgeRiver gauge, River Harbourne	0.00 m	Lowest on record	±0	11 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Mardle at Buckfastleigh Higher Town Bridge?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.40 m to 1.35 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 0.48 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Buckfastleigh Higher Town Bridge today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 20:00 BST, the water level was 0.48 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Buckfastleigh Higher Town Bridge rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Buckfastleigh Higher Town Bridge normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Buckfastleigh Higher Town Bridge?

The highest level on record is 1.75 m on February 16, 2020. The lowest is 0.41 m on August 7, 2018.

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:46165 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.48243, -3.78308 (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	0.48 m	2026-10-17 19:00	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Buckfastleigh Higher Town Bridge (ea:46165). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/devon/buckfastleigh-higher-town-bridge

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