River Axe: water levels along the river

We have 5 gauges on the River Axe. 1 of them reads below normal for the date, and none is running high.

The gauges on this page are spread across Somerset and Devon. Reading the gauges in order shows how a rise or a dry spell travels downstream, usually over a day or more on a big river. Autumn is often a low point for rivers after the summer, until steady rain returns.

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5 gauges

River Axe: water levels along the river
Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Updated
WookeyRiver gauge, River Axe	0.34 m	Low	−0.01 m	2 hours ago
WinshamRiver gauge, River Axe	0.87 m	Normal	−0.01 m	2 hours ago
Forde AbbeyRiver gauge, River Axe	0.42 m	Normal	−0.01 m	2 hours ago
Weycroft BridgeRiver gauge, River Axe	0.42 m	Normal	±0	2 hours ago
Whitford BridgeRiver gauge, River Axe	0.22 m	Normal	−0.01 m	2 hours ago

Gauges are listed from upstream to downstream where the agency publishes river kilometres.

About the River Axe

The River Axe is a 22-mile (35 km) long river in the counties of Dorset, Somerset and Devon, in the south-west of England. It rises in Dorset and flows south to Lyme Bay which it enters through the Axe Estuary in Devon. It is a shallow, non-navigable river, although its mouth at Seaton has some boating activity. The name Axe derives from a Common Brittonic word meaning "abounding in fish", and is cognate with pysg, the Welsh word for fish.