Didworthy water level

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

River gauge, River Avon, Devon, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.32m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 07:00 BST (2 hours ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Didworthy reads 0.32 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.00 m to 1.40 m.

The level is falling, down 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.30 m and 0.37 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: 0.00 m – 1.40 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.30 m – 0.37 m
Highest on record: 2.04 mNovember 24, 2012
Lowest on record: 0.00 mDecember 11, 2002

On the river at Didworthy

A level in the typical range is usually good news for both anglers and canoeists, but conditions can change quickly after rain in the hills.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Avon

The River Avon is a river in the southwest of England. To distinguish it from a number of other rivers of the same name, it is often called the Bristol Avon. The name 'Avon' is from an ancestor of the Welsh word afon, meaning 'river'.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 13° 8° – Wind 19 km/h

18 Sun 12° 6° – Wind 14 km/h

19 Mon 10° 8° 7.3 mm, 73% Wind 16 km/h

20 Tue 13° 5° 1.5 mm, 57% Wind 10 km/h

21 Wed 10° 6° 4.5 mm, 51% Wind 43 km/h

22 Thu 13° 6° 0.6 mm, 66% Wind 26 km/h

23 Fri 13° 5° 18 mm, 82% Wind 39 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 06:22 PM Daylight 10 hr, 40 min First quarter 38%

Map

Other gauges on the River Avon

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
LoddiswellRiver gauge, River Avon	0.24 m	Very low	−0.01 m	15 km
Ashton ValeRiver gauge, River Avon	0.89 m	Low	−0.04 m	140 km
Bristol Bedminster St Johns Lane UpstreamRiver gauge, River Avon	0.34 m	Normal	±0	141 km
Bristol Bedminster St Johns Lane DownstreamRiver gauge, River Avon	0.33 m	No reference yet	±0	141 km
Netham WeirRiver gauge, River Avon	0.26 m	Normal	±0	144 km
Bristol Netham LockRiver gauge, River Avon	6.09 m	Normal	±0	145 km
Keynsham, RivermeadRiver gauge, River Avon	4.69 m	Low	−0.01 m	145 km
SaltfordRiver gauge, River Avon	0.51 m	Normal	±0	145 km
Bath Destructor BridgeRiver gauge, River Avon	3.41 m	Normal	±0	147 km
Bradford on AvonRiver gauge, River Avon	1.03 m	Normal	±0	150 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
HarfordRiver gauge, River Erme	0.40 m	Normal	−0.06 m	5.1 km
Buckfastleigh Higher Town BridgeRiver gauge, River Mardle	0.49 m	Normal	±0	6.7 km
Buckfastleigh Kingcombe CourtRiver gauge, Dean Burn	0.52 m	Lowest on record	±0	7.0 km
Austins BridgeRiver gauge, River Dart	0.35 m	Very low	+0.02 m	7.7 km
CornwoodRiver gauge, River Yealm	0.18 m	Normal	−0.05 m	8.0 km
ErmingtonRiver gauge, River Erme	0.27 m	Normal	−0.02 m	9.7 km
Rolster BridgeRiver gauge, River Harbourne	0.00 m	Lowest on record	±0	10 km
Ashburton LowerRiver gauge, River Ashburn	0.06 m	Very low	±0	11 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Avon at Didworthy?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.00 m to 1.40 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 0.32 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Didworthy today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 07:00 BST, the water level was 0.32 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Didworthy rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Didworthy 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 Didworthy?

The highest level on record is 2.04 m on November 24, 2012. The lowest is 0.00 m on December 11, 2002.

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:46117 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.44147, -3.85240 (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	0.32 m	2026-10-17 06:00	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Didworthy (ea:46117). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/devon/didworthy

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