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Burton Bradstock

Bride
West Dorset Streams catchment • Burton Bradstock • Dorset • ID: 44120 • Level
(29m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 142 views

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Current Level
0.234 m
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.279 m
24h Min
0.234 m
Typical Range
0.16 - 0.53
m
Highest Recorded
2.93 m
EA official record
1.65 in our data (since Nov 2012)
Current level is 8% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -0.7 cm over 5h
08 Oct 06:00 ▬ steady 0.234 m
08 Oct 05:45 ▬ steady 0.234 m
08 Oct 05:30 ▬ steady 0.235 m
08 Oct 05:15 ▬ steady 0.235 m
08 Oct 05:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.235 m
08 Oct 04:45 ▬ steady 0.236 m
08 Oct 04:30 ▬ steady 0.236 m
08 Oct 04:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.236 m
08 Oct 03:45 ▬ steady 0.237 m
08 Oct 03:30 ▬ steady 0.237 m
08 Oct 03:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.237 m
08 Oct 03:00 ▬ steady 0.238 m
08 Oct 02:45 ▬ steady 0.238 m
08 Oct 02:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.238 m
08 Oct 02:15 ▬ steady 0.239 m
08 Oct 02:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.239 m
08 Oct 01:45 ▬ steady 0.240 m
08 Oct 01:30 ▬ steady 0.240 m
08 Oct 01:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.240 m
08 Oct 01:00 0.241 m

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Burton Bradstock
  • Watercourse: River Bride
  • Nearest Town: Burton Bradstock
  • County: Dorset
  • Nearest reservoir: Sutton Bingham (22.9 km) · 44.6% full (as of 31 Aug 2026)
  • Coordinates: 50°42'6"N 2°43'33"W (50.701633, -2.725949)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 1 Jan 1995
  • Status: Active (Data Temporarily Suspended)
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 44120
  • RLOI id: 3285 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 44120-level-stage-i-15_min-m
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: m
  • Typical rise rate: 1 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: 0.156 – 0.531 m
  • EA Cross-check: 0.23 m (EA at 8 Oct 05:45)

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

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.

4 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 350 m away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 4 report not discharging.

💧
Wessex Water · into River Bride(S) · 350 m upstream along the river
4 spills · 8 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Wessex Water · into Tributary Of The River Bride · 4.1 km upstream along the river
4 spills · 15 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Wessex Water · into River Bride · 5.9 km upstream along the river
43 spills · 624 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Wessex Water · into River Bride(S) · 6.8 km upstream along the river
112 spills · 1,957 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

Nearby, connection not known

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

💧
South West Water · into Branscombe (C) · 2.3 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
No live feed for this overflow
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West Bay Sluices🏊 Bathing water
Wessex Water · into Bridport Harbour(West Bay)(C) · 2.8 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
10 spills · 95 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Wessex Water · into River Brit · 3.2 km away in a straight line · not connected to this gauge on the river map
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now
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Wessex Water · into Lyme Bay (C) · 3.3 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
8 spills · 26 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Wessex Water · into Lyme Bay(C) · 3.3 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
52 spills · 401 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Wessex Water · into River Asker(S) · 3.6 km away in a straight line · not connected to this gauge on the river map
26 spills · 97 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Wessex Water · into River Brit · 3.8 km away in a straight line · not connected to this gauge on the river map
58 spills · 315 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Wessex Water · into River Asker(S) · 3.9 km away in a straight line · not connected to this gauge on the river map
2 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

6 more within 6 km whose connection is not known.

1 other overflow within 6 km is downstream of this gauge or on another branch of the river network, so it is 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 →

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

Rainfall & Weather

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How often this river runs high

In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 0.53 m on about 43 days. This year so far: 47 days.

2026 47 days, 5 of them high · 5 high so far
2025 35 days, 5 of them high · 5 high
2024 60 days, 8 of them high · 8 high
2023 59 days, 9 of them high · 9 high
2022 28 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
2021 32 days, 3 of them high · 3 high
2020 43 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
2019 48 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
2018 51 days, 3 of them high · 3 high
2017 28 days

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out. The darker part is days above 1.38 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 23 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.4 km away).

3severe warnings 162flood warnings 587flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 8 Feb 2026 — River Bride from Long Bredy to Burton Bradstock

Year by year
YearSevereWarningsAlerts
2026 0 7 14
2025 0 6 24
2024 0 21 50
2023 0 26 38
2022 0 6 36
2021 0 5 15
2020 0 4 39
2019 0 6 45
2018 0 12 55
2017 0 10 34
2016 0 8 51
2015 0 3 36
2014 2 18 66
2013 0 6 35
2012 1 14 33
2011 0 0 15
2010 0 0 1
2009 0 1 0
2008 0 2 0
2007 0 5 0
2006 0 2 0

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 Burton Bradstock flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 23 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the River Bride at Burton Bradstock flooding today?

The current level is 0.23m, which is within the typical range of 0.16 to 0.53m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Burton Bradstock?

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 Bride at Burton Bradstock?

The typical range at this station is 0.16m to 0.53m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 0.53m 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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