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River Devon water levels

Live levels from 2 monitoring stations across Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, updated every 15 minutes.

2stations
0above typical high

Gauges

Monitoring stations, source to mouth

StationTownLevel nowStatusTrend
WoolsthorpeWoolsthorpe by Belvoir0.60 mASD 32m agoNormal—
Wensor Bridge, SheltonLong Bennington0.61 mASD 32m agoNormal—

Stations are listed from source to mouth as the water flows, traced on the river map (OS Open Rivers) and the Environment Agency’s own links between its gauges. A distance “by river” is along the river, and is shown only where the map traces the path.

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

Gauged tributaries

Streams and rivers with a gauge whose water joins the Devon above one of its gauges, from the source down. Named streams without a gauge that have a page here are listed at the end.

1 gauged tributary, 1 gauge

River Smite

Joins the Devon between Woolsthorpe and Wensor Bridge, Shelton, no more than 17.5 km by river above Wensor Bridge, Shelton.

Colston Bassett0.51 mASD 32m agoNormal

Its water passes Wensor Bridge, Shelton and every gauge below it on the Devon. It does not pass Woolsthorpe or the gauges above it.

Where the Devon goes

Below Wensor Bridge, Shelton, its water next reaches North Muskham, a gauge on River Trent, 18.8 km by river downstream.

Tributaries and where they join are traced on the river map (OS Open Rivers, edition 2026-04) and the Environment Agency’s links between its gauges. The map holds distances between gauges, not the junctions themselves, so a junction is placed between two gauges, and no further up than the tributary’s own lowest gauge. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

Streams without a gauge

Named streams on the river map that flow into the Devon and have no gauge of their own. Each has a page with what is known about it: the next gauge downstream, and any storm overflows or water-sampling points placed on it.

  • Car Dyke (joins about 11 km above North Muskham)
  • Middle Beck (joins about 11 km above North Muskham)

Storm overflows upstream

9 storm overflows are traced upstream of Wensor Bridge, Shelton, the Devon’s lowest gauge on the river map: on the Devon itself, on its gauged tributaries, and on smaller streams that join above there.

  • 0 report discharging now
  • 8 not discharging
  • 1 offline or silent: 0 monitor offline, 0 status unknown, 1 no live feed

Official figures for 2025, for the overflows traced upstream of Wensor Bridge, Shelton: 90 spills over 683 hours in total, across the 8 that have a figure. 1 had no usable monitor data that year.

Each overflow is listed in the stretch above the first gauge its water reaches, from the source down, as on the Gauges tab. A stretch of the Devon includes the smaller streams that join it there.

Above Woolsthorpe, the Devon’s highest gauge2 overflows
  • Eaton Pumping Station Not discharging
    Severn Trent Water · into Trib Of River Devon · 7.1 km by river above Woolsthorpe · 2025: 3 spills, 26 h
  • Croxton Kerrial Sewage Trtmnt Works Not discharging
    Severn Trent Water · into Tributary Of River Devon · 6.0 km by river above Woolsthorpe · 2025: 6 spills, 14 h
Between Woolsthorpe and Wensor Bridge, Shelton5 overflows
  • Harby Es, Long Clawson,stathern SPS Not discharging
    Severn Trent Water · into River And Canal (See Outlets) · 22.9 km by river above Wensor Bridge, Shelton · 2025: 0 spills, 0 h · placed on the river by its position alone
  • Redmile STW Not discharging
    Severn Trent Water · into The Grimmer · 21.3 km by river above Wensor Bridge, Shelton · 2025: 9 spills, 46 h
  • Woolsthorpe Sewage Treatment Works Not discharging
    Severn Trent Water · into River Devon · 17.3 km by river above Wensor Bridge, Shelton · 2025: 15 spills, 115 h
  • Langar - Cropwell Road CSO No live feed
    Severn Trent Water · into Stroom Dyke · 16.9 km by river above Wensor Bridge, Shelton · 2025: no data
  • Bottesford STW Not discharging
    Severn Trent Water · into River Devon · 8.1 km by river above Wensor Bridge, Shelton · 2025: 16 spills, 142 h
River Smite, above Colston Bassettjoins the Devon above Wensor Bridge, Shelton2 overflows
  • Nether Broughton STW Not discharging
    Severn Trent Water · into Dalby Brook · 10.6 km by river above Colston Bassett · 2025: 41 spills, 341 h
  • Upper Broughton - Melton Road PS (CSO) Not discharging
    Severn Trent Water · into Dalby Brook · 9.9 km by river above Colston Bassett · 2025: 0 spills, 0 h

Near these gauges, connection not known

Within 3 km of one of the Devon’s gauges in a straight line, but the river map cannot say whether their water reaches it.

  • Cotham Sewage Treatment Works Not discharging
    Severn Trent Water · into Tributary Of Middle Beck · 2.5 km from Wensor Bridge, Shelton in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map · 2025: 3 spills, 2.5 h

1 other overflow within 3 km of these gauges is placed below the Devon’s lowest gauge or on another river, so not listed.

A status is the water company’s own monitor: it says whether an overflow is discharging, never how much or why, and a spill does not by itself explain a change in a river level. A status older than two hours is shown as unknown. Annual figures are the official returns: 12/24-hour spills for England and Wales, overflow events for Scotland (Scottish Water counts differently, so the two cannot be compared). “No data” means the monitor produced no usable data that year, not zero. Overflows are placed on OS Open Rivers (edition 2026-04), which leaves out many small channels: an overflow the map cannot place may still drain here. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026. Sewage in Britain’s rivers →

Live status: © Severn Trent Water storm overflow activity data, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Annual figures for England: Environment Agency Event Duration Monitoring return, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Water samples

Dated samples taken by the Environment Agency, not live readings. Results are published days to months after the sample is taken, and many points are sampled only a few times a year, or have not been sampled for years.

19 sampling points on the River Devon and the streams that join it above Wensor Bridge, Shelton, and below it. 14 have a sample from the last 12 months; 16 have any sample banked. Listed from the source down, grouped by the next gauge each one's water reaches.

Above Woolsthorpe River Devon 2 points
Sampling pointWatercourse (map)Above the gaugeLast sampleLatest results (river water)
River Devon - at Knipton (GQA)River Devon3.8 km23 Jun 2026 · 4 months agoOxygen 83.9%Temp 20.1 °CpH 7.92Ammonia 0.039 mg/l
Croxton Park Brook at Knipton upstream of Branston Brookunnamed stream3.8 km2 Sep 2026 · 36 days agoOxygen 88.9%Temp 14.4 °CpH 7.99Ammonia below 0.03 mg/l
Above Colston Bassett River Smite 4 points, 3 with samples
Sampling pointWatercourse (map)Above the gaugeLast sampleLatest results (river water)
River Smite at HicklingRiver Smite8.8 km21 May 2026 · 5 months agoOxygen 79.5%Temp 11.9 °CpH 7.95Ammonia 0.032 mg/l
Dalby Brook at Nether BroughtonDalby Brook7.8 km13 Mar 2026 · 7 months agoOxygen 94.2%Temp 7.4 °CpH 7.79Ammonia 1 mg/l
Dalby Brook at HicklingDalby Brook6.4 kmLast sampled 21 Mar 2014, before the imported period
River Smite at Colston BassettRiver Smite0.5 km11 Mar 2026 · 7 months agoOxygen 104.5%Temp 9 °CpH 8.27Ammonia 0.045 mg/l
Above Wensor Bridge, Shelton River Devon 11 points, 9 with samples
Sampling pointWatercourse (map)Above the gaugeLast sampleLatest results (river water)
Stroom Dyke at Langar GrangeStroom Dyke20 kmLast sampled 2 Mar 2020, before the imported period
Rundle Beck StathernRundle Beck18 km13 Dec 2023 · 2.8 years agoOxygen 93.1%Temp 7.2 °CpH 7.79Ammonia 0.2 mg/l
River Whipling at SuttonRiver Whipling17 kmLast sampled 21 Mar 2014, before the imported period
Rundle Beck at GranbyRundle Beck15 km9 Jul 2026 · 3 months agoOxygen 61.1% May 2026Temp 13.8 °C May 2026pH 7.79 May 2026Ammonia below 0.03 mg/l May 2026
River Whipling (the Grimmer) - GranbyRiver Whipling15 km2 Sep 2026 · 36 days agoOxygen 34.4%Temp 15.3 °CpH 7.36Ammonia 0.08 mg/l
Stroom Dyke at Wiverton HallStroom Dyke15 km11 Mar 2026 · 7 months agoOxygen 100%Temp 8.9 °CpH 8.2Ammonia 0.22 mg/l
River Whipling (the Grimmer) - Whatton ManorRiver Whipling12 km11 Mar 2026 · 7 months agoOxygen 98.5%Temp 9.3 °CpH 8.07Ammonia 0.04 mg/l
River Smite at WhattonRiver Smite9.6 km7 Sep 2026 · 31 days agoOxygen 68.9%Temp 15.8 °CpH 7.88Ammonia 0.047 mg/l
River Devon at BottesfordRiver Devon9.1 km1 Mar 2024 · 2.6 years agoOxygen 101.6%Temp 6.4 °CpH 8.18Ammonia below 0.03 mg/l
River Smite at Thoroton, Oscar BridgeRiver Smite4.5 km23 Jun 2026 · 4 months agoOxygen 100.5%Temp 18.4 °CpH 7.91Ammonia below 0.03 mg/l
River Devon at Staunton in the ValeRiver Devon3.2 km7 Sep 2026 · 31 days agoOxygen 77.7%Temp 16.3 °CpH 8.1Ammonia below 0.03 mg/l
Below Wensor Bridge, Shelton 2 points
Sampling pointWatercourse (map)Below the gaugeLast sampleLatest results (river water)
River Devon at HawtonRiver Devon7.0 km2 Sep 2026 · 36 days agoOxygen 45.3%Temp 16.4 °CpH 7.67Ammonia 0.036 mg/l
River Devon B6166 Road BridgeRiver Devon10.0 km13 May 2026 · 5 months agoOxygen 105.2%Temp 11.1 °CpH 7.93Ammonia below 0.03 mg/l

Distances are along the river to the gauge named. England's samples only.

FloodRadar does not grade these results: there is no overall score, and official river classifications are a separate dataset. A sample taken downstream of an overflow does not by itself show where anything in it came from. River connections and distances are traced on OS Open Rivers (edition 2026-04), which leaves out many small channels.

Water samples: Environment Agency Water Quality Archive, © Environment Agency and/or database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.