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Ashburton Lower water level

River gauge, River Ashburn, Devon, United Kingdom

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Far below the normal range

Water level

0.06m Steady over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 Highest onrecord 1.54 m Lowest on record 0.02 m

History

0.060.080.100.12mOct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.060.080.100.12mOct 10Oct 14Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.080.100.13mSep 17Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.080.100.13mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Ashburn at Ashburton Lower is running far below normal at 0.06 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.12 m to 0.95 m. The lowest reading on record is 0.02 m (July 25, 2006).

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 0.06 m and 0.13 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
0.12 m – 0.95 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.06 m – 0.13 m
Highest on record
1.54 mOctober 30, 2000
Lowest on record
0.02 mJuly 25, 2006

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.

About the River Ashburn

River Ashburn

The Ashburn is a river in the Dartmoor moors in Devon in south-west England, flowing through the Ashburton valley to the River Dart.

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

17 Sat 13° 7° – Wind 16 km/h
18 Sun 13° 7° – Wind 16 km/h
19 Mon 12° 8° 5.6 mm, 73% Wind 20 km/h
20 Tue 12° 9° 3.3 mm, 57% Wind 12 km/h
21 Wed 13° 2° 1.2 mm, 51% Wind 34 km/h
22 Thu 13° 8° 4.2 mm, 66% Wind 24 km/h
23 Fri 13° 9° 41 mm, 82% Wind 45 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 06:21 PM Daylight 10 hr, 40 min First quarter 42%

Map

Other gauges on the River Ashburn

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Ashburton UpperRiver gauge, River Ashburn −2.57 m No reference yet ±0 0.6 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Buckfastleigh Kingcombe CourtRiver gauge, Dean Burn 0.52 m Lowest on record ±0 4.1 km
Austins BridgeRiver gauge, River Dart 0.33 m Very low −0.03 m 4.1 km
Buckfastleigh Higher Town BridgeRiver gauge, River Mardle 0.48 m Normal ±0 4.2 km
BickingtonRiver gauge, River Lemon 0.36 m Normal ±0 4.7 km
Holbeam Dam DownstreamRiver gauge, River Lemon 0.00 m Lowest on record ±0 7.3 km
Holbeam DamRiver gauge, River Lemon 0.10 m Very low −0.02 m 7.3 km
Bovey Tracey Wifford FootbridgeRiver gauge, River Bovey Tributary 0.39 m Normal ±0 9.6 km
Union BridgeRiver gauge, River Lemon 0.02 m Very low ±0 10 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Ashburn at Ashburton Lower?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.12 m to 0.95 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 0.06 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Ashburton Lower today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 19:45 BST, the water level was 0.06 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Ashburton Lower rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Ashburton Lower normal?

Far below the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Ashburton Lower?

The highest level on record is 1.54 m on October 30, 2000. The lowest is 0.02 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:46115 (Agency page)
Coordinates
50.51620, -3.75754 (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 0.06 m 2026-10-17 18:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Ashburton Lower (ea:46115). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/devon/ashburton-lower

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