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Uplyme Springhead Road

Lim
West Dorset Streams catchment • Uplyme • Devon • ID: E83173 • Level
(46m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 112 views

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Current Level
0.039 mASD
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.043 mASD
24h Min
0.033 mASD
Typical Range
0.03 - 0.18
mASD
Highest Recorded
0.92 mASD
EA official record
0.64 in our data (since May 2022)
Current level is 4% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Steady over 6h
09 Oct 13:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.039 mASD
09 Oct 13:00 ▬ steady 0.040 mASD
09 Oct 12:45 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.040 mASD
09 Oct 12:30 ▬ steady 0.039 mASD
09 Oct 12:00 ▬ steady 0.039 mASD
09 Oct 11:45 ▬ steady 0.039 mASD
09 Oct 11:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.039 mASD
09 Oct 11:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.040 mASD
09 Oct 11:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.039 mASD
09 Oct 10:45 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.038 mASD
09 Oct 10:30 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.040 mASD
09 Oct 10:15 ▬ steady 0.039 mASD
09 Oct 09:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.039 mASD
09 Oct 09:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.040 mASD
09 Oct 09:00 ▬ steady 0.039 mASD
09 Oct 08:30 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.039 mASD
09 Oct 08:15 ▲ +0.4 cm 0.043 mASD
09 Oct 07:45 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.039 mASD
09 Oct 07:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.038 mASD
09 Oct 07:15 0.039 mASD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Uplyme Springhead Road
  • Watercourse: River Lim
  • Nearest Town: Uplyme
  • County: Devon
  • Coordinates: 50°44'9"N 2°57'9"W (50.735964, -2.952462)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 9 May 2022
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: E83173
  • RLOI id: 9564 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: E83173-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD
  • Typical rise rate: 2 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: West Dorset Streams
  • Typical Range: 0.032 – 0.184 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.04 mASD (EA at 9 Oct 13:15)

Geographic coordinates may reflect the access point for the gauge, and not the precise location in the watercourse that it is taking readings from.

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💧 Storm overflows upstream of this gauge

None of the storm overflows FloodRadar holds is traced upstream of this gauge on the mapped river network. 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. Those nearby are listed below.

Nearby, connection not known

Within 6 km in a straight line, but the river map cannot say whether their water passes this gauge.

💧
Mill Lane CSO🏊 Bathing water
South West Water · into River Lim (S) · 240 m away in a straight line · its water cannot be followed on the map
10 spills · 36 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Lyme Regis (Uplyme) STW🏊 Bathing water
South West Water · into Tributary Of The River Lim · 500 m away in a straight line · its water cannot be followed on the map
54 spills · 382 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Horn Bridge PSEO/CSO🏊 Bathing water
South West Water · into River Lim · 920 m away in a straight line · its water cannot be followed on the map
32 spills · 222 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Jericho CSO🏊 Bathing water
South West Water · into River Lim · 1.4 km away in a straight line · its water cannot be followed on the map
8 spills · 1 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Goslings Bridge CSO🏊 Bathing water
South West Water · into River Lim(S) · 1.6 km away in a straight line · its water cannot be followed on the map
3 spills · 1 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Gun Cliff Pumping Station🏊 Bathing water
South West Water · into River Lim · 1.9 km away in a straight line · its water cannot be followed on the map
4 spills · 19 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Cobb Gate Pumping Station🏊 Bathing water
South West Water · into Lyme Bay (C) · 2.2 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
8 spills · 11 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
The Street CSO, Charmouth🏊 Bathing water
Wessex Water · into River Char · 3.9 km away in a straight line · its water cannot be followed on the map
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now

3 more within 6 km whose connection is not known.

These are the water companies' monitor statuses; a spill does not by itself explain a change in the gauge level. River connections and distances are traced on OS Open Rivers (edition 2026-04), which leaves out many small channels. Explore the sewage map →

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

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How often this river runs high

In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 0.18 m on about 47 days. This year so far: 39 days.

2026 39 days, 2 of them high · 2 high so far
2025 33 days, 5 of them high · 5 high
2024 48 days, 5 of them high · 5 high
2023 60 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
2022 13 days patchy data

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. The darker part is days above 0.50 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2006 for the 15 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.7 km away).

2severe warnings 331flood warnings 301flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 27 Jan 2026 — River Winniford at Chideock

Year by year
YearSevereWarningsAlerts
2026 0 9 11
2025 0 18 17
2024 0 24 31
2023 0 19 19
2022 0 8 12
2021 0 12 15
2020 0 9 17
2019 0 17 17
2018 0 17 18
2017 0 13 9
2016 0 24 15
2015 0 5 9
2014 1 42 15
2013 0 41 18
2012 1 56 21
2011 0 2 6
2010 0 4 4
2009 0 5 14
2008 0 5 14
2007 0 1 14
2006 0 0 5

Warnings apply to a whole flood area, not necessarily this exact spot. Years before 2006 aren't covered by the EA's historic record. See also the Uplyme flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 15 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the River Lim at Uplyme Springhead Road flooding today?

The current level is 0.04m, which is within the typical range of 0.03 to 0.18m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Uplyme Springhead Road?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently steady. The chart above shows the last 12 hours of measurements by default (up to 7 days), updated roughly every 15 minutes.

What is a normal level for the River Lim at Uplyme Springhead Road?

The typical range at this station is 0.03m to 0.18m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 0.18m 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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