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You'll be notified when this gauge is rising more than 0.10 m/hr — a sign of rapidly increasing water levels.
You'll be notified when a new storm-overflow (sewage) discharge starts within ~3 km of this gauge, based on the water companies' near-real-time feeds.
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Current Level
0.823 mAOD
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.842 mAOD
24h Min
0.820 mAOD
Typical Range
0.05 - 1.02
mAOD
Highest Recorded
1.19 mAOD
EA official record
A 2.17 reading (18 Oct 2016) sits in our unverified raw history and is not treated as the record
🚽Sewage overflows nearby
Recent Water Levels
🌍 floodradar.co.uk
1 day
EA forecast (official)
Prediction V2
Prediction Eris
Nimbus beta
Experimental model fusing soil moisture, river flow, groundwater and catchment
character. The shaded band is its 10–90% range, widened so that about 80% of recent outcomes fall inside it.
Under evaluation — not yet promoted, so treat as a second opinion.
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.
Southern Water · into Colwell Bay · 1.9 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
9 spills · 65 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
10 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 →
In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 1.02 m
on about 9 days.
This year so far: 12 days.
202612 days, 4 of them high · 4 highso far
20258 days, 3 of them high · 3 high
202410 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
202319 days, 8 of them high · 8 high
202213 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
20217 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
20208 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
20197 days, 3 of them high · 3 high
20185 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
20174 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out.
The darker part is days above 1.15 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.
Flood history near this gauge
Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2011 for the 8 flood
areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.3 km away).
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 Freshwater flood history.
Flood areas linked to this gauge
Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 8 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.
Timing, not cause. Gauges can move together simply because the same rain fell on both.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Western Yar at Freshwater flooding today?
The current level is 0.82m, which is within the typical range of 0.05 to 1.02m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.
Is the river level rising or falling at Freshwater?
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 Western Yar at Freshwater?
The typical range at this station is 0.05m to 1.02m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 1.02m 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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