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-0.74

Sherborne Lake

Yeo
Parrett, Brue and West Somerset Streams catchment • Sherborne • Dorset • ID: 52121 • Level
(21m ago) • 3 readings/hr • 135 views

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Current Level
-0.741 mASD
▬ Steady
24h Max
-0.735 mASD
24h Min
-0.741 mASD
Typical Range
0.02 - 0.20
mASD
Highest Recorded
0.39 mASD
EA official record
A 0.49 reading (9 Jul 2013) sits in our unverified raw history and is not treated as the record
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -0.2 cm over 7h
10 Oct 13:15 ▬ steady -0.741 mASD
10 Oct 13:00 ▬ steady -0.741 mASD
10 Oct 12:30 ▼ -0.1 cm -0.741 mASD
10 Oct 12:15 ▲ +0.1 cm -0.740 mASD
10 Oct 12:00 ▬ steady -0.741 mASD
10 Oct 11:45 ▼ -0.1 cm -0.741 mASD
10 Oct 11:30 ▬ steady -0.740 mASD
10 Oct 11:00 ▬ steady -0.740 mASD
10 Oct 10:30 ▬ steady -0.740 mASD
10 Oct 10:00 ▬ steady -0.740 mASD
10 Oct 09:45 ▼ -0.1 cm -0.740 mASD
10 Oct 09:15 ▬ steady -0.739 mASD
10 Oct 09:00 ▬ steady -0.739 mASD
10 Oct 08:45 ▬ steady -0.739 mASD
10 Oct 08:15 ▬ steady -0.739 mASD
10 Oct 08:00 ▬ steady -0.739 mASD
10 Oct 07:45 ▬ steady -0.739 mASD
10 Oct 07:30 ▬ steady -0.739 mASD
10 Oct 07:15 ▬ steady -0.739 mASD
10 Oct 06:45 -0.739 mASD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Sherborne Lake
  • Watercourse: River Yeo
  • Nearest Town: Sherborne
  • County: Dorset
  • Nearest reservoir: Sutton Bingham (10.8 km) · 44.6% full (as of 31 Aug 2026)
  • Coordinates: 50°56'52"N 2°30'11"W (50.947873, -2.503101)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 1 Nov 1992
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 52121
  • RLOI id: 3070 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 52121-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD
  • Typical rise rate: 0 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Parrett, Brue and West Somerset Streams
  • Datum: 59.200m AOD
  • Typical Range: 0.020 – 0.200 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: -0.74 mASD (EA at 10 Oct 12:30)

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

Nearby Stations

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Connected downstream

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Distances by river: OS Open Rivers. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

💧 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.

3 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 3.7 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 3 report not discharging.

💧
Wessex Water · into River Yeo · 3.7 km upstream along the river
53 spills · 726 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Wessex Water · into Henover Brook(S) · 4.3 km upstream along the river
22 spills · 264 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
Placed on the river by its position alone.
💧
Wessex Water · into Bromers Brook · 11.8 km upstream along the river
21 spills · 176 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
Placed on the river by its position alone.

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 Tributary Of The River Yeo · 1.0 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
11 spills · 4 hours in 2025
No live feed for this overflow
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Wessex Water · into Trib Of The River Yeo Via Sws · 1.2 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
12 spills · 2 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Wessex Water · into Corton Denham Stream · 5.2 km away in a straight line · several watercourses close by, nothing to choose between them
2 spills · 7 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

9 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 →

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 0.20 m on about 62 days. This year so far: 34 days.

2026 34 days, 2 of them high · 2 high so far
2025 59 days, 9 of them high · 9 high
2024 108 days, 9 of them high · 9 high
2023 65 days, 5 of them high · 5 high
2022 33 days
2021 48 days, 3 of them high · 3 high
2020 98 days, 7 of them high · 7 high
2019 60 days, 3 of them high · 3 high
2018 54 days, 3 of them high · 3 high
2017 29 days

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out. The darker part is days above 0.31 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 6 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 6.1 km away).

29flood warnings 272flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 27 Jan 2026 — River Yeo at Mudford

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 3 6
2025 10 11
2024 9 22
2023 6 15
2022 0 13
2021 1 11
2020 0 10
2019 0 21
2018 0 16
2017 0 8
2016 0 11
2015 0 9
2014 0 19
2013 0 11
2012 0 24
2011 0 8
2010 0 7
2009 0 12
2008 0 15
2007 0 9
2006 0 14

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 Sherborne flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 6 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

Frequently asked questions

Is the River Yeo at Sherborne Lake flooding today?

The current level is -0.74m, which is below the typical range. Flooding is very unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Sherborne Lake?

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 Yeo at Sherborne Lake?

The typical range at this station is 0.02m to 0.20m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 0.20m 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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