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Gribbleford Bridge water level

River gauge, River Lew, Devon, United Kingdom

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Right now

Very low for mid-October

Water level

0.16m Up 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 3 Highest onrecord 2.96 m Lowest on record 0.00 m

History

History
0.20.40.6mOct 10Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.20.40.6mOct 10Oct 13Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.20.40.6mSep 17Sep 24Oct 2Oct 9Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.20.40.6mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Bottom of normal range
-01mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-01mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.51.0mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.51.0mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The River Lew at Gribbleford Bridge is running far below normal at 0.16 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.29 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.14 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.20 m, a difference of −0.04 m. The lowest reading on record is 0.00 m (August 16, 1995).

It has risen 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.08 m and 0.24 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
0.29 m0.14 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.19 m – 0.63 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.09 m – 1.80 m
Same day last year
0.20 m−0.04 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.08 m – 0.24 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.04 m – 1.00 m
Highest on record
2.96 mDecember 18, 1999
Lowest on record
0.00 mAugust 16, 1995

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

17 Sat 13° 2° – Wind 13 km/h
18 Sun 12° 1° – Wind 14 km/h
19 Mon 11° 6° 2.4 mm, 55% Wind 14 km/h
20 Tue 13° 5° 3.0 mm, 39% Wind 10 km/h
21 Wed 10° 6° 8.1 mm, 67% Wind 42 km/h
22 Thu 12° 8° 2.4 mm, 57% Wind 20 km/h
23 Fri 13° 8° 13 mm, 81% Wind 43 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:43 AM Sunset 06:22 PM Daylight 10 hr, 39 min First quarter 37%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Norley BridgeRiver gauge, River North Lew 0.11 m Very low ±0 3.0 km
Rockhay BridgeRiver gauge, River Torridge 0.59 m Normal +0.15 m 6.0 km
JacobstoweRiver gauge, River Okement 0.24 m Very low −0.02 m 6.4 km
Okehampton Mill RoadRiver gauge, East Okement River 0.10 m Very low −0.02 m 8.8 km
DoltonRiver gauge, River Torridge 0.29 m Normal +0.12 m 10 km
MeldonRiver gauge, West Okement River 0.15 m Normal ±0 10 km
GermansweekRiver gauge, River Wolf 0.09 m Very low −0.03 m 11 km
VellakeRiver gauge, West Okement River 0.31 m Normal −0.02 m 11 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Lew at Gribbleford Bridge higher than last year?

No, it is 0.04 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.20 m.

What is a normal level for the River Lew at Gribbleford Bridge in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.29 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.19 m and 0.63 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 0.16 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Gribbleford Bridge today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 06:15 BST, the water level was 0.16 m. Up 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Gribbleford Bridge rising or falling?

Up 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Gribbleford Bridge normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Gribbleford Bridge?

The highest level on record is 2.96 m on December 18, 1999. The lowest is 0.00 m on August 16, 1995.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:50121 (Agency page)
Coordinates
50.79330, -4.09042 (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 0.16 m 2026-10-17 05:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Gribbleford Bridge (ea:50121). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/devon/gribbleford-bridge

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