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Powerstock

Mangerton Brook
West Dorset Streams catchment • Powerstock • Dorset • ID: 44121 • Level
(52m ago) • 1 reading/hr • 130 views

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Current Level
0.080 m
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.127 m
24h Min
0.078 m
Typical Range
0.00 - 0.95
m
Highest Recorded
1.56 m
EA official record
1.55 in our data (since Nov 2004)
Current level is 5% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -1.0 cm over 10h
08 Oct 10:00 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.080 m
08 Oct 09:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.078 m
08 Oct 08:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.079 m
08 Oct 07:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.080 m
08 Oct 06:00 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.081 m
08 Oct 05:00 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.083 m
08 Oct 04:00 ▬ steady 0.085 m
08 Oct 03:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.086 m
08 Oct 02:45 ▬ steady 0.087 m
08 Oct 02:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.087 m
08 Oct 02:15 ▬ steady 0.088 m
08 Oct 02:00 ▬ steady 0.088 m
08 Oct 01:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.088 m
08 Oct 01:30 ▬ steady 0.089 m
08 Oct 01:15 ▬ steady 0.089 m
08 Oct 01:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.089 m
08 Oct 00:45 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.090 m
08 Oct 00:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.089 m
08 Oct 00:15 ▬ steady 0.090 m
08 Oct 00:00 0.090 m

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Powerstock
  • Watercourse: Mangerton Brook
  • Nearest Town: Powerstock
  • County: Dorset
  • Nearest reservoir: Sutton Bingham (15.8 km) · 44.6% full (as of 31 Aug 2026)
  • Coordinates: 50°45'42"N 2°41'18"W (50.761735, -2.688328)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 1 Jan 1998
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 44121
  • RLOI id: 3284 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 44121-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: 0.000 – 0.950 m
  • EA Cross-check: 0.08 m (EA at 8 Oct 10:00)

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.

💧
Wessex Water · into Trib Of Mangerton River · 1.7 km away in a straight line · its water cannot be followed on the map
23 spills · 90 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Wessex Water · into River Asker · 4.1 km away in a straight line · not connected to this gauge on the river map
15 spills · 67 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Wessex Water · into River Asker Via Sws · 4.3 km away in a straight line · not connected to this gauge on the river map
3 spills · 12 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Wessex Water · into Tributary Of The River Bride · 5.2 km away in a straight line · not connected to this gauge on the river map
4 spills · 15 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Wessex Water · into River Brit · 5.4 km away in a straight line · not connected to this gauge on the river map
52 spills · 588 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Wessex Water · into River Hooke · 5.5 km away in a straight line · not connected to this gauge on the river map
35 spills · 521 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Wessex Water · into River Asker(S) · 5.5 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

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 0.95 m on about 3 days. This year so far: 0 days.

2026 0 days so far
2025 2 days
2024 6 days
2023 5 days
2022 3 days
2021 3 days
2020 0 days
2019 2 days
2018 2 days
2017 2 days

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2006 for the 27 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 1.8 km away).

3severe warnings 266flood warnings 587flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 12 Mar 2026 — Groundwater flooding for the Hooke

Year by year
YearSevereWarningsAlerts
2026 0 14 14
2025 0 20 24
2024 0 34 50
2023 0 45 38
2022 0 13 36
2021 0 10 15
2020 0 8 39
2019 0 13 45
2018 0 15 55
2017 0 12 34
2016 0 21 51
2015 0 5 36
2014 2 22 66
2013 0 6 35
2012 1 18 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 Powerstock flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 27 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

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Rain upstream

This gauge has no rain model of its own, but it usually follows Litton Cheney: when about 15mm of rain falls near Litton Cheney in 6h, this gauge usually starts rising about 15 minutes later.

Recent rain upstream: 0mm/6h — below Litton Cheney's usual trigger.

Record: this held 5 of 6 times (past storms) · rain gauge: Rainfall station

Experimental, from historical rain and river data. Not an official flood warning.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Mangerton Brook at Powerstock flooding today?

The current level is 0.08m, which is within the typical range of 0.00 to 0.95m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Powerstock?

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 Mangerton Brook at Powerstock?

The typical range at this station is 0.00m to 0.95m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 0.95m 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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