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Winsham water level

River gauge, River Axe, Somerset, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.88m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 3 4 Highest onrecord 3.95 m Lowest on record 0.00 m

History

0.800.850.900.95mOct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.800.850.900.95mOct 10Oct 14Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.80.9mSep 17Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.80.9mSep 18Oct 2Oct 17Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Axe at Winsham is at 0.88 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.81 m to 2.10 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.78 m and 0.96 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
0.81 m – 2.10 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.78 m – 0.96 m
Highest on record
3.95 mDecember 31, 2000
Lowest on record
0.00 mMay 5, 2003

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Axe

River Axe (Lyme Bay)

The River Axe is a 22-mile (35 km) long river in the counties of Dorset, Somerset and Devon, in the south-west of England. It rises in Dorset and flows south to Lyme Bay which it enters through the Axe Estuary in Devon. It is a shallow, non-navigable river, although its mouth at Seaton has some boating activity. The name Axe derives from a Common Brittonic word meaning "abounding in fish", and is cognate with pysg, the Welsh word for fish.

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

17 Sat 13° 6° – Wind 24 km/h
18 Sun 12° 4° 0.1 mm Wind 20 km/h
19 Mon 14° 8° 0.7 mm, 67% Wind 22 km/h
20 Tue 13° 8° 4.5 mm, 65% Wind 13 km/h
21 Wed 15° 7° 3.3 mm, 71% Wind 31 km/h
22 Thu 14° 6° 3.6 mm, 85% Wind 21 km/h
23 Fri 13° 8° 34 mm, 88% Wind 44 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:38 AM Sunset 06:17 PM Daylight 10 hr, 39 min First quarter 44%

Map

Other gauges on the River Axe

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Forde AbbeyRiver gauge, River Axe 0.42 m Normal −0.01 m 2.2 km
Weycroft BridgeRiver gauge, River Axe 0.42 m Normal −0.01 m 9.0 km
Whitford BridgeRiver gauge, River Axe 0.22 m Normal −0.01 m 16 km
WookeyRiver gauge, River Axe 0.35 m Low −0.01 m 43 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
DonyattRiver gauge, River Isle 0.22 m Normal +0.01 m 8.8 km
Axminster Wilhay LaneRiver gauge, Mill Brook 0.10 m Low ±0 10 km
BeaminsterRiver gauge, River Brit 0.21 m Very low ±0 12 km
NetherburyRiver gauge, River Brit 0.31 m Normal ±0 12 km
Court Place FarmRiver gauge, River Yarty 0.35 m High ±0 12 km
ChiselboroughRiver gauge, River Parrett 0.05 m Normal ±0 12 km
CharmouthRiver gauge, River Char 0.33 m Normal +0.01 m 12 km
Ashford MillRiver gauge, River Isle 0.09 m Low ±0 13 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Axe at Winsham?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.81 m to 2.10 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 0.88 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Winsham today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 22:30 BST, the water level was 0.88 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Winsham rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Winsham 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 Winsham?

The highest level on record is 3.95 m on December 31, 2000. The lowest is 0.00 m on May 5, 2003.

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:45224 (Agency page)
Coordinates
50.85003, -2.88867 (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 0.88 m 2026-10-17 21:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Winsham (ea:45224). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/somerset/winsham

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