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0.53

East Budleigh Hayes Lane

Budleigh Brook
Otter, Sid, Axe and Lim catchment • East Budleigh • Devon • ID: 45234 • Level
(82d ago) • 4 readings/hr • 99 views

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Last Level
0.527 m?
⚠ 82d ago · may be out of date
24h Max
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24h Min
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Typical Range
0.46 - 0.65
m
Highest Recorded
0.89 m
EA official record
A 1.23 reading (3 Aug 2026) sits in our unverified raw history and is not treated as the record
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Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: East Budleigh Hayes Lane
  • Watercourse: Budleigh Brook
  • Nearest Town: East Budleigh
  • County: Devon
  • Coordinates: 50°39'22"N 3°19'30"W (50.656145, -3.324921)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 9 Jul 2009
  • Status: Inactive (No reading received since 2026-08-07)
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 45234
  • RLOI id: 3348 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 45234-level-stage-i-15_min-m
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: m?
  • Typical rise rate: 265 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Distance to the sea: about 4.2 km by river (estimated along OS Open Rivers)
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Otter, Sid, Axe and Lim
  • Typical Range: 0.458 – 0.651 m
  • EA Cross-check: 0.53 m (EA at 7 Aug 17:30)

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How often this river runs high

In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 0.65 m on about 9 days. This year so far: 31 days.

2026 31 days so far
2025 11 days
2024 16 days
2023 7 days
2022 1 day
2021 19 days
2020 6 days
2019 1 day patchy data
2018 9 days
2017 0 days

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out, so a year marked patchy may have run high more often than shown.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Budleigh Brook at East Budleigh Hayes Lane flooding today?

The current level is 0.53m, which is within the typical range of 0.46 to 0.65m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

What is a normal level for the Budleigh Brook at East Budleigh Hayes Lane?

The typical range at this station is 0.46m to 0.65m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 0.65m are higher than usually seen and may indicate a flood risk.

How often is this river level data updated?

Readings are supplied by the Environment Agency gauge. FloodRadar checks for updates roughly every 15 minutes; the timestamp above shows how recent the latest available reading is.

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