Storm overflows whose water reaches this gauge on the mapped river network, nearest first by distance along the river. The status is each water company's monitor: it says whether an overflow is discharging, not how much or what it contains.
2 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 1.6 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 2 report not discharging.
Wessex Water · into Trib Of Mangerton River · 4.5 km away in a straight line · its water cannot be followed on the map
23 spills · 90 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
2 more within 6 km whose connection is not known.
7 other overflows within 6 km are downstream of this gauge or on another branch of the river network, so they are not listed.
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 →
🌊 Groundwater-fedSlow and steady — fed largely by groundwater, so levels change gradually, not in sudden spikes.
Your catchment is all the land that drains rainfall into the river above this gauge. Its character — how
steep, wet, wooded, urban or chalky that land is — decides how fast rain here turns into a rising river. A steep, bare or clay
catchment is “flashy” (rises and falls quickly, floods easily); a flat, chalk or well-wooded one is
slow and steady. The tiles below put numbers to that; the flow-duration curve reads left-to-right
from the river’s typical high flows (Q5) down to its low flows (Q95) — a steep curve means a flashy river.
The physical character of the land that drains to this gauge, and how it shapes its flood response — from the National River Flow Archive (UKCEH).
Baseflow Index
0.70
groundwater-fed — slow & steady
Avg Annual Rainfall
1,003 mm/yr
1991–2020 · +2% since 1941–70
Urban Extent
1.5%
largely rural
Median Annual Flood
16.57 m³/s
QMED — typical yearly peak flow
Highest Daily Mean Flow
20.30 m³/s
7 Jul 2012 · daily mean, not the instantaneous peak
Flow-Duration Curve
Daily flow (m³/s) exceeded each % of the time — a steep curve is flashy, a flat one is steady. Q5 high · Q50 median · Q95 low.
Land Cover (2023)
Woodland 12%Grassland 71%Arable 13%Urban 4%
Photos
Gauging-station photographs from the National River Flow Archive (UKCEH).
Flat V Crump weir with Time of Flight Ultrasonic added in 2005. Situated in the responsive catchment of the River Asker.
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The catchment
Responsive catchment due to steep slopes on Liassic clay and marl.
The station
Station replaced Bridport (44003) in March 1996 at the same location but in a greatly modified channel, so held as separate stations.
How it measures flow
Flat 'V' Crump profile weir, 6.3m wide (0.618m above weir crest width increases to 7.3m). Ultrasonic added in 2005 and used as primary flow measurement method when stage exceeds 0.957m. Modified channel means bypassing is no longer an issue. One peak flow rating across the period of record. Flat V theoretical to 0.154m, best fit to gaugings to 0.957m and derived from ultrasonic beyond 0.957m.
Flow regime
Rapidly responding flow regime makes gauging difficult.
The flow record
Full period of record peak flow data reviewed and released in September 2019 (WINFAP Files v8) and August 2021 (WINFAP Files v10).
How this gauging station is built and how long it has measured (NRFA / UKCEH).
Gauge type
Gauging structure
Operating since
1996
Station datum
9.0 mAOD
Flow record
1996–2024 · 28 yrs · 100% complete
Peak-flow record
since 1996
Hydrometric area
44
Measured by
Environment Agency
Nearby Groundwater
Soil Moisture
Frequently asked questions
Is BRIDPORT EAST BRIDGE flooding today?
The latest recorded level is 0.25m. Compare it with the recent history on the chart above to judge whether levels are unusually high.
Is the river level rising or falling at BRIDPORT EAST BRIDGE?
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.
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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