Bradninch Hele Station Road water level

Name: Bradninch Hele Station Road water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, River Culm, Devon, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

1.03m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 15:30 BST (2 hours ago)

History

7 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Culm at Bradninch Hele Station Road is at 1.03 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.99 m to 2.15 m.

It has dropped 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 1.03 m and 1.05 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: 0.99 m – 2.15 m
Highest on record: 3.65 mJanuary 27, 2026
Lowest on record: 0.97 mSeptember 8, 2021

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 Culm

The River Culm flows through the Devon Redlands in Devon, England and is the longest tributary of the River Exe. It rises in the Blackdown Hills at a spring near RAF Culmhead in Somerset, and flows west through Hemyock, then Culmstock to Uffculme. The river turns south, through Cullompton, skirting the northern boundary of Killerton Park to join the River Exe on the north-western outskirts of Exeter. The name of the river is thought to mean 'knot' or 'tie', in reference to the river's twists and loops.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 14° 7° – Wind 15 km/h

18 Sun 13° 6° – Wind 18 km/h

19 Mon 12° 8° 3.3 mm, 63% Wind 18 km/h

20 Tue 12° 4° 2.1 mm, 43% Wind 15 km/h

21 Wed 11° 3° 7.2 mm, 56% Wind 45 km/h

22 Thu 14° 7° 1.5 mm, 39% Wind 19 km/h

23 Fri 13° 7° 16 mm, 75% Wind 41 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:19 PM Daylight 10 hr, 39 min First quarter 41%

Map

Other gauges on the River Culm

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
WoodmillRiver gauge, River Culm	0.23 m	Low	−0.02 m	4.3 km
ReweRiver gauge, River Culm	0.28 m	Low	±0	5.8 km
CulmstockRiver gauge, River Culm	0.16 m	Very low	−0.01 m	16 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
AshclystRiver gauge, River Clyst	0.13 m	Normal	±0	4.4 km
Cullompton Swallow WayRiver gauge, Cole Brook	0.29 m	Lowest on record	±0	4.6 km
Cullompton LanglandsRiver gauge, Crow Green Stream	0.05 m	Normal	±0	5.3 km
ThorvertonRiver gauge, River Exe	0.36 m	Normal	−0.05 m	5.8 km
Withy BridgeRiver gauge, River Clyst	0.09 m	Very low	±0	6.9 km
Rockbeare BridgeRiver gauge, Ford Stream	0.41 m	Normal	−0.01 m	7.8 km
Clyst HonitonRiver gauge, River Clyst	0.60 m	Low	±0	8.8 km
TivertonRiver gauge, River Exe	0.56 m	Normal	−0.04 m	8.9 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Culm at Bradninch Hele Station Road?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.99 m to 2.15 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 1.03 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Bradninch Hele Station Road today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 15:30 BST, the water level was 1.03 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Bradninch Hele Station Road rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Bradninch Hele Station Road 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 Bradninch Hele Station Road?

The highest level on record is 3.65 m on January 27, 2026. The lowest is 0.97 m on September 8, 2021.

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:E71333 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.81244, -3.42930 (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	1.03 m	2026-10-17 14:30	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Bradninch Hele Station Road (ea:E71333). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/devon/bradninch-hele-station-road

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