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River Umber water levels

Live levels from 1 monitoring station across Devon, updated every 15 minutes.

1stations
0above typical high

Gauges

Monitoring stations, source to mouth

StationTownLevel nowStatusTrend
Combe Martin Bowling Green LaneCombe Martin0.08 mASD 27m 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 Umber 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.

No gauged tributary joins the Umber above Combe Martin Bowling Green Lane on the river map. Streams without a gauge are not counted here.

Where the Umber goes

No gauge below Combe Martin Bowling Green Lane 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 Combe Martin Bowling Green Lane 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.

4 other overflows within 3 km of these gauges are placed below the Umber’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.

16 sampling points on the River Umber and the streams that join it above Combe Martin Bowling Green Lane, and below it. 6 have a sample from the last 12 months; 8 have any sample banked. Listed from the source down, grouped by the next gauge each one's water reaches.

Above Combe Martin Bowling Green Lane River Umber 8 points, 4 with samples
Sampling pointWatercourse (map)Above the gaugeLast sampleLatest results (river water)
Umber at Indicknowle WoodRiver Umber2.3 km16 Dec 2025 · 10 months agoOxygen 102.2%Temp 10.3 °CpH 8.17Ammonia 0.0021 mg/l
Tributary of Leigh Stream upstream of Nutt's Farmunnamed stream2.3 kmLast sampled 12 Nov 2009, before the imported period
Beara Streamunnamed stream1.8 kmLast sampled 12 Nov 2009, before the imported period
Tributary of River Umber, Lee Stream at Yellatonunnamed stream1.6 km7 Jul 2026 · 3 months agoE. coli 72 per 100 ml
River Umber at GlendaleRiver Umber1.1 km21 Sep 2026 · 17 days agoE. coli 270 per 100 ml
River Umber at Kiln LaneRiver Umber0.9 km23 Sep 2024 · 2 years agoE. coli 660 per 100 ml
River Umber at Rows LaneRiver Umber0.5 kmLast sampled 10 Oct 2016, before the imported period
River Umber at Church StreetRiver Umber0.1 kmLast sampled 10 Oct 2016, before the imported period
Below Combe Martin Bowling Green Lane 8 points, 4 with samples
Sampling pointWatercourse (map)Below the gaugeLast sampleLatest results (river water)
River Umber at Water LaneRiver Umber0.3 km21 Sep 2026 · 17 days agoE. coli 810 per 100 ml
River Umber upstream of Pack O Cards CSORiver Umber0.4 kmLast sampled 10 Oct 2016, before the imported period
River Umber at Torr BrookRiver Umber0.6 kmLast sampled 10 Oct 2016, before the imported period
River Umber at Barton Gate LaneRiver Umber0.9 km21 Sep 2026 · 17 days agoE. coli 760 per 100 ml
River Umber at 2 Umber CloseRiver Umber1.1 km23 Sep 2024 · 2 years agoE. coli 860 per 100 ml
River Umber at Bridge HouseRiver Umber1.2 kmLast sampled 10 Oct 2016, before the imported period
River Umber at Borough Road GarageRiver Umber1.3 kmLast sampled 10 Oct 2016, before the imported period
River Umber Prior to BeachRiver Umber1.4 km21 Sep 2026 · 17 days agoE. coli 2200 per 100 ml

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.

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