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River Harbourne water levels

Live levels from 3 monitoring stations across Devon, updated every 15 minutes.

3stations
0above typical high

Gauges

Monitoring stations, source to mouth

StationTownLevel nowStatusTrend
Rolster BridgeHarbertonford0.00 m 31m agoLow—
Palmers DamHarbertonford0.00 mASD 3h agoLow
Harbertonford BridgeHarbertonford0.27 m 31m 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 Harbourne above one of its gauges, from the source down. The river map knows where gauges are, not every stream, so a tributary without a gauge is not listed here.

2 gauged tributaries, 2 gauges

Where the Harbourne goes

No gauge below Harbertonford Bridge is known on the river map.

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.

Storm overflows upstream

None of the storm overflows FloodRadar holds is traced upstream of Harbertonford Bridge on the river map. That is not the same as none: the map leaves out many small streams and culverts, so an overflow it cannot place may still drain here, and not every company publishes every overflow.

3 other overflows within 3 km of these gauges are placed below the Harbourne’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 →

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.

5 sampling points on the River Harbourne and the streams that join it above Harbertonford Bridge, and below it. 2 have a sample from the last 12 months; 3 have any sample banked. Listed from the source down, grouped by the next gauge each one's water reaches.

Above Rolster Bridge River Harbourne 4 points, 3 with samples
Sampling pointWatercourse (map)Above the gaugeLast sampleLatest results (river water)
Harbourne River at Knowle FarmHarbourne River8.9 km2 Dec 2025 · 10 months agoOxygen 98.1%Temp 9.9 °CpH 7.34Ammonia 0.006 mg/l
Harbourne River above Hatchlands Fish Farm Blue Post TotnesHarbourne River8.4 kmLast sampled 27 Nov 2008, before the imported period
Harbourne River at Higher LangfordHarbourne River4.1 km5 Dec 2023 · 2.8 years agoOxygen 98.6%Temp 9.5 °CpH 7.47Ammonia 0.031 mg/l
Harbourne River at Leigh BridgeHarbourne River0.5 km22 May 2026 · 5 months agoOxygen 92.4%Temp 12.7 °CpH 7.87Ammonia below 0.03 mg/l
Below Harbertonford Bridge 1 point, 0 with samples
Sampling pointWatercourse (map)Below the gaugeLast sampleLatest results (river water)
Harbourne River at BeenleighHarbourne River1.9 kmLast sampled 20 Apr 2017, before the imported period

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.