Bovey Tracey Wifford Footbridge water level

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

River gauge, River Bovey Tributary, Devon, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.40m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 07:00 BST (7 hours ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Bovey Tracey Wifford Footbridge reads 0.40 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.37 m to 1.15 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.37 m and 0.47 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: 0.37 m – 1.15 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.37 m – 0.47 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.37 m – 0.40 m
Highest on record: 1.50 mNovember 24, 2024
Lowest on record: 0.36 mJune 25, 2021

On the river at Bovey Tracey Wifford Footbridge

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.4 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 13° 9° 2.6 mm, 89% Wind 20 km/h

20 Tue 15° 7° 0.7 mm, 40% Wind 13 km/h

21 Wed 12° 8° 13 mm, 86% Wind 43 km/h

22 Thu 14° 8° 9.4 mm, 97% Wind 36 km/h

23 Fri 15° 9° 14 mm, 95% Wind 49 km/h

24 Sat 16° 8° 0.8 mm, 76% Wind 24 km/h

25 Sun 18° 13° 0.4 mm, 71% Wind 26 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:44 AM Sunset 06:17 PM Daylight 10 hr, 33 min First quarter 59%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Bovey ParkeRiver gauge, River Bovey	0.35 m	Lowest on record	±0	1.9 km
Chudleigh BridgeRiver gauge, River Teign	0.43 m	Lowest on record	+0.04 m	4.0 km
BickingtonRiver gauge, River Lemon	0.37 m	Normal	+0.01 m	5.3 km
Holbeam Dam DownstreamRiver gauge, River Lemon	0.00 m	Lowest on record	±0	5.4 km
Holbeam DamRiver gauge, River Lemon	0.11 m	Very low	±0	5.4 km
Union BridgeRiver gauge, River Lemon	0.02 m	Very low	±0	6.9 km
Ashburton LowerRiver gauge, River Ashburn	0.07 m	Very low	+0.01 m	9.6 km
North BoveyRiver gauge, River Bovey	0.09 m	Normal	±0	11 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Bovey Tributary at Bovey Tracey Wifford Footbridge?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.37 m to 1.15 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 0.40 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Bovey Tracey Wifford Footbridge today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 07:00 BST, the water level was 0.40 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Bovey Tracey Wifford Footbridge rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Bovey Tracey Wifford Footbridge 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 Bovey Tracey Wifford Footbridge?

The highest level on record is 1.50 m on November 24, 2024. The lowest is 0.36 m on June 25, 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:E81959 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.58148, -3.66781 (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	0.40 m	2026-10-19 06:00	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Bovey Tracey Wifford Footbridge (ea:E81959). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/devon/bovey-tracey-wifford-footbridge

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