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Rolster Bridge water level

River gauge, River Harbourne, Devon, United Kingdom

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Lower than ever recorded here

Water level

-0.00m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.07 m Lowest on record 0.00 m

History

-0.000.010.02mOct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 15Oct 17Bottom of normal range-0.000.010.02mOct 10Oct 14Oct 17Bottom of normal range
-0.04-0.020.000.02mSep 17Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17Bottom of normal range-0.04-0.020.000.02mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

At 0.00 m, the River Harbourne at Rolster Bridge is at a record low.

It has now dropped past the published record low of 0.00 m (September 26, 2006). The usual range here runs from 0.02 m to 1.00 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between −0.04 m and 0.00 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range
0.02 m – 1.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
−0.04 m – 0.00 m
Highest on record
2.07 mJuly 7, 2012
Lowest on record
0.00 mSeptember 26, 2006
Lowest on record
0.00 m below the lowest level on record

On the river at Rolster Bridge

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.

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° 3° – Wind 18 km/h
18 Sun 12° 5° – Wind 19 km/h
19 Mon 12° 8° 8.2 mm, 67% Wind 19 km/h
20 Tue 13° 8° 6.0 mm, 50% Wind 14 km/h
21 Wed 13° 3° 0.3 mm, 49% Wind 30 km/h
22 Thu 13° 6° 13 mm, 86% Wind 27 km/h
23 Fri 13° 8° 35 mm, 93% Wind 42 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

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

Map

Other gauges on the River Harbourne

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Palmers DamRiver gauge, River Harbourne 0.01 m Lowest on record ±0 0.7 km
Harbertonford BridgeRiver gauge, River Harbourne 0.27 m Very low −0.01 m 1.3 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Harbertonford ChurchRiver gauge, River Harbourne Tributary 0.21 m Lowest on record ±0 1.3 km
Harbertonford YeolandsRiver gauge, Yeolands Stream 0.01 m Lowest on record ±0 1.3 km
Austins BridgeRiver gauge, River Dart 0.34 m Very low +0.02 m 9.8 km
LoddiswellRiver gauge, River Avon 0.23 m Very low −0.02 m 10 km
DidworthyRiver gauge, River Avon 0.31 m Normal −0.02 m 10 km
Buckfastleigh Kingcombe CourtRiver gauge, Dean Burn 0.52 m Lowest on record ±0 10 km
Buckfastleigh Higher Town BridgeRiver gauge, River Mardle 0.48 m Normal ±0 11 km
Paignton Kings Ash RoadRiver gauge, Clennon Valley Watercourse 0.12 m Low ±0 11 km

Questions and answers

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 0.00 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Rolster Bridge today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 13:30 BST, the water level was 0.00 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Rolster Bridge rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Rolster Bridge normal?

Lower than ever recorded here. Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge.

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

The highest level on record is 2.07 m on July 7, 2012. The lowest is 0.00 m on September 26, 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.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the Environment Agency, the official operator of this gauge, and are published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:46128 (Agency page)
Coordinates
50.39343, -3.73051 (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 0.00 m 2026-10-17 12:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Rolster Bridge (ea:46128). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/devon/rolster-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