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Bruton Dam water level

River gauge, River Brue, Somerset, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.25m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 5 10 Highest onrecord 10.70 m Lowest on record 0.01 m

History

0.240.240.25mOct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.240.240.25mOct 10Oct 14Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.220.24mSep 17Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.220.24mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Brue at Bruton Dam is at 0.25 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.24 m to 3.71 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.22 m and 0.25 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
0.24 m – 3.71 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.22 m – 0.25 m
Highest on record
10.70 mOctober 18, 2007
Lowest on record
0.01 mJuly 9, 2011

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 Brue

River Brue

The River Brue originates in the parish of Brewham in Somerset, England, and reaches the sea some 50 kilometres (31 mi) west at Burnham-on-Sea. It originally took a different route from Glastonbury to the sea, but this was changed by Glastonbury Abbey in the twelfth century. The river provides an important drainage route for water from a low-lying area which is prone to flooding which man has tried to manage through rhynes, canals, artificial rivers and sluices for centuries.

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

17 Sat 13° 5° – Wind 17 km/h
18 Sun 12° 4° 0.3 mm Wind 19 km/h
19 Mon 12° 8° 3.6 mm, 33% Wind 22 km/h
20 Tue 14° 7° 3.3 mm, 40% Wind 13 km/h
21 Wed 10° 5° 8.0 mm, 53% Wind 48 km/h
22 Thu 13° 6° 3.1 mm, 39% Wind 22 km/h
23 Fri 12° 7° 12 mm, 63% Wind 37 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:37 AM Sunset 06:15 PM Daylight 10 hr, 38 min First quarter 42%

Map

Other gauges on the River Brue

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Bruton SurgeryRiver gauge, River Brue 0.26 m Normal ±0 1.5 km
LovingtonRiver gauge, River Brue 0.07 m Very low ±0 11 km
Clyse HoleRiver gauge, River Brue 0.10 m Very low −0.01 m 21 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
WincantonRiver gauge, River Cale 0.05 m Low −0.01 m 7.6 km
HolwellRiver gauge, Nunney Brook 0.68 m Very low ±0 10 km
Shepton Mallet Garston StreetRiver gauge, River Sheppey 0.04 m Normal ±0 11 km
Shepton Mallet Lower LaneRiver gauge, River Sheppey 0.08 m Normal ±0 12 km
Huntingford BridgeRiver gauge, Shreen Water 0.28 m Lowest on record ±0 12 km
ColesbrookRiver gauge, Shreen Water 0.10 m Normal ±0 13 km
Stoke Bottom FarmRiver gauge, Mells River −0.02 m Lowest on record −0.02 m 13 km
Gillingham Le Neubourg WayRiver gauge, River Stour 0.35 m Normal ±0 14 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Brue at Bruton Dam?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.24 m to 3.71 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 0.25 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Bruton Dam today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 19:45 BST, the water level was 0.25 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Bruton Dam rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Bruton Dam 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 Bruton Dam?

The highest level on record is 10.70 m on October 18, 2007. The lowest is 0.01 m on July 9, 2011.

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:52208 (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.11606, -2.43084 (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 0.25 m 2026-10-17 18:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Bruton Dam (ea:52208). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/somerset/bruton-dam

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