River Otter: water levels along the river

We have 4 gauges on the River Otter. 2 of them read below normal for the date, and none is running high.

The gauges are in 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.

Very lowLowNormalHighVery highFloodingNo reference yet

4 gauges

River Otter: water levels along the river
Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Updated
Fenny BridgesRiver gauge, River Otter	0.19 m	Very low	−0.01 m	1 hour ago
DottonRiver gauge, River Otter	0.22 m	Very low	−0.01 m	1 hour ago
Budleigh South Farm Road White BridgeRiver gauge, River Otter	0.86 m	No reference yet	±0	5 hours ago
Budleigh South Farm Road West BridgeRiver gauge, River Otter	0.76 m	No reference yet	−0.26 m	1 hour ago

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

About the River Otter

The River Otter is a river that rises in the Blackdown Hills just inside the county of Somerset, England near Otterford, then flows south through East Devon. It enters the English Channel at the western end of Lyme Bay, part of the Jurassic Coast, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Permian and Triassic sandstone aquifer in the Otter Valley is one of Devon's largest groundwater sources, supplying drinking water to 200,000 people.