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Bathpool Outfall

Old River Tone
Parrett, Brue and West Somerset Streams catchment • Bathpool • Somerset • ID: 52161 • Level
(57m ago) • 3 readings/hr • 135 views

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Current Level
7.942 mAOD
▬ Steady
24h Max
7.943 mAOD
24h Min
7.931 mAOD
Typical Range
8.20 - 9.50
mAOD
Highest Recorded
11.13 mAOD
EA official record
11.20 in our data (since Nov 2017)
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Rising · +0.6 cm over 7h
09 Oct 15:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 7.942 mAOD
09 Oct 15:00 ▲ +0.2 cm 7.941 mAOD
09 Oct 14:45 ▲ +0.1 cm 7.939 mAOD
09 Oct 14:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 7.938 mAOD
09 Oct 14:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 7.939 mAOD
09 Oct 13:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 7.938 mAOD
09 Oct 13:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 7.939 mAOD
09 Oct 12:45 ▬ steady 7.938 mAOD
09 Oct 12:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 7.938 mAOD
09 Oct 12:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 7.939 mAOD
09 Oct 11:45 ▬ steady 7.938 mAOD
09 Oct 11:30 ▬ steady 7.938 mAOD
09 Oct 11:00 ▬ steady 7.938 mAOD
09 Oct 10:30 ▬ steady 7.937 mAOD
09 Oct 10:15 ▬ steady 7.937 mAOD
09 Oct 10:00 ▬ steady 7.937 mAOD
09 Oct 09:45 ▬ steady 7.937 mAOD
09 Oct 09:30 ▬ steady 7.937 mAOD
09 Oct 09:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 7.937 mAOD
09 Oct 08:30 7.936 mAOD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Bathpool Outfall
  • Watercourse: Old River Tone
  • Nearest Town: Bathpool
  • County: Somerset
  • Nearest reservoir: Leigh (9.5 km) · 41.3% full (as of 31 Aug 2026)
  • Coordinates: 51°1'33"N 3°3'60"W (51.025890, -3.066549)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 30 Nov 2017
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 52161
  • Also at this site: Bathpool Outfall (52162, level, reporting)
  • RLOI id: 9125 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 52161-level-stage-i-15_min-mAOD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mAOD
  • Typical rise rate: 2 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
  • Typical Range: 8.200 – 9.500 mAOD
  • EA Cross-check: 7.94 mAOD (EA at 9 Oct 15:00)

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

Nearby Stations

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Connected downstream

Same river system, separate branch

Nearby

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.

1 storm overflow is traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 2.3 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 1 reports not discharging.

💧
Wessex Water · into Allen's Brook · 2.3 km upstream along the river
17 spills · 144 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.

💧
Wessex Water · into Tributary Of The River Tone · 670 m away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now
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Wessex Water · into Trib Of Old River Tone · 1.9 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
8 spills · 30 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Wessex Water · into Tributary Of Black Brook · 2.5 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
14 spills · 177 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Wessex Water · into Kingston Stream(S) · 2.9 km away in a straight line · its water cannot be followed on the map
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Wessex Water · into Trib Of The Back Stream · 4.7 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
6 spills · 64 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Wessex Water · into Trib Of River Tone Via Sws · 5.2 km away in a straight line · reaches the river through a sewer or culvert
1 spill · 2 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Wessex Water · into Trib Of River Tone (S) · 5.3 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
23 spills · 318 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Wessex Water · into Trib Of Sedgemoor Old Rhyne · 5.6 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
24 spills · 374 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

1 more within 6 km whose connection is not known.

12 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 9.50 m on about 10 days. This year so far: 15 days.

2026 15 days, 7 of them high · 7 high so far
2025 10 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
2024 26 days, 11 of them high · 11 high
2023 14 days, 7 of them high · 7 high
2022 6 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
2021 7 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
2020 11 days
2019 4 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
2018 5 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
2017 0 days patchy data

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out, so a year marked patchy may have run high more often than shown. The darker part is days above 10.19 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2012 for the 8 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.9 km away).

57flood warnings 0flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 3 Mar 2026 — Curry Moor and Hay Moor

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 11 0
2025 5 0
2024 6 0
2023 8 0
2020 3 0
2019 2 0
2018 1 0
2016 6 0
2015 1 0
2014 3 0
2013 5 0
2012 6 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 Bathpool 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.

Rain upstream

This gauge has no rain model of its own, but it usually follows Halsewater: when about 10mm of rain falls near Halsewater in 6h, this gauge usually starts rising about 30 minutes later.

Recent rain upstream: 4mm/6h — below Halsewater's usual trigger.

Record: this held 2 of 4 times (live) · rain gauge: Rainfall station

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

Frequently asked questions

Is the Old River Tone at Bathpool Outfall flooding today?

The current level is 7.94m, which is below the typical range. Flooding is very unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Bathpool Outfall?

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.

Why is the level slowly falling?

When little or no rain has fallen for a while, a river level gradually drops as the water stored in the ground and soil drains away with nothing to replace it. This is called baseflow recession and is normal in dry spells. Only about 8.0mm of rain has fallen nearby in the last 7 days, so the flow is being sustained mainly by groundwater. A gentle decline like this is expected and is not a sign of a problem — downstream gauges often recede a little faster than headwaters further upstream, and levels recover once rain returns.

What is a normal level for the Old River Tone at Bathpool Outfall?

The typical range at this station is 8.20m to 9.50m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 9.50m 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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