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Dorset Coast water levels

Live levels from 5 monitoring stations across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset, updated every 15 minutes.

5stations
0above typical high
2catchments
⚠️ Several distinct UK rivers share the name “Dorset Coast” — sections below are grouped by catchment.

Dorset Coast — West Dorset Streams

3 stations in this catchment

StationTownLevel nowStatusTrend
West BaytidalWest Bay-0.09 mAOD 47m ago—▲
ChiswellPortland0.14 mAOD 32m ago—▼
PortlandtidalPortland-0.35 mAOD 32m ago—▲

Dorset Coast — Frome, Piddle, Poole Harbour and Purbeck

2 stations in this catchment

StationTownLevel nowStatusTrend
WarehamtidalWareham-0.25 mAOD 32m ago—▼
Poole HarbourtidalPoole-0.74 mAOD 32m ago—▼

Storm overflows near these gauges

The monitored sewage storm overflows closest to the gauges on this page, each with its own page of live status and past discharges.

A status is the water company’s own monitor, shown only when it has reported in the last two hours. It says whether an overflow is discharging — never how much, or why. Sewage in Britain’s rivers →