Puslinch water level
River gauge, River Yealm, Devon, United Kingdom
Right now
Very low for mid-October
Water level
History
20252026
What this means
At 0.24 m, the River Yealm at Puslinch is far below normal for mid-October.
The median for mid-October is 0.35 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.11 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.33 m, a difference of −0.08 m. The lowest reading on record is 0.03 m (August 24, 1976).
The level is falling, down 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.19 m and 0.38 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
- 0.35 m0.11 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 0.26 m – 0.59 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
- Normal range
- 0.21 m – 1.36 m
- Same day last year
- 0.33 m−0.08 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 0.19 m – 0.38 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.17 m – 1.33 m
- Highest on record
- 2.32 mJuly 7, 2012
- Lowest on record
- 0.03 mAugust 24, 1976
On the river at Puslinch
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.
About the River Yealm
The Yealm is a river in Devon in England that rises 430 m (1,410 ft) above sea level on the Stall Moor mires of south Dartmoor and travels 12 miles (19 km) to the sea, passing through Cornwood, Lee Mill and Yealmpton, a mid-sized village with a population of c.2,000 which is its largest settlement, before reaching its estuary which forms a ria bounded on its western side by Wembury. A deep inlet of this ria forms the waterfront to Newton Ferrers and Noss Mayo on its eastern side.
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Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 2.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Other gauges on the River Yealm
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CornwoodRiver gauge, River Yealm | 0.17 m | Normal | −0.05 m | 9.0 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PlymptonRiver gauge, Long Brook | 0.18 m | Normal | ±0 | 6.4 km |
| Newnham ParkRiver gauge, Tory Brook | 0.35 m | Very low | ±0 | 6.9 km |
| ErmingtonRiver gauge, River Erme | 0.27 m | Normal | −0.03 m | 7.1 km |
| HarfordRiver gauge, River Erme | 0.40 m | Normal | −0.06 m | 11 km |
| CarnwoodRiver gauge, River Plym | 0.23 m | Very low | −0.05 m | 11 km |
| LoddiswellRiver gauge, River Avon | 0.24 m | Very low | −0.01 m | 15 km |
| DidworthyRiver gauge, River Avon | 0.32 m | Normal | −0.02 m | 15 km |
| Kingsbridge Duncombe StreetRiver gauge, Kingsbridge North Watercourse | 0.05 m | Normal | ±0 | 17 km |
Questions and answers
Is the River Yealm at Puslinch higher than last year?
No, it is 0.08 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.33 m.
What is a normal level for the River Yealm at Puslinch in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 0.35 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.26 m and 0.59 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 0.24 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Puslinch today?
On 17 Oct 2026, 09:15 BST, the water level was 0.24 m. Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.
Is Puslinch rising or falling?
Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.02 m over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Puslinch 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 Puslinch?
The highest level on record is 2.32 m on July 7, 2012. The lowest is 0.03 m on August 24, 1976.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:47125(Agency page)- Coordinates
50.34269, -4.00540(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 | 0.24 m | 2026-10-17 08:15 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Puslinch (ea:47125). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/devon/puslinch
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