Peaked 1.88 at 20:45, now 1.72 and rising again (0.01 m/h)
1.72
Huish Episcopi Pumping Station
Yeo ⚙ Structure
Parrett, Brue and West Somerset Streams catchment
• Huish Episcopi • Somerset • ID: 52120 • Level
(1h ago) • 4 readings/hr • 128 views
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Current Level
1.722 mASD
▲ Rising
24h Max
1.883 mASD
24h Min
1.671 mASD
Typical Range
1.44 - 3.48
mASD
Highest Recorded
4.92 mASD
EA official record
A 5.50 reading (7 Aug 2018) sits in our unverified raw history and is not treated as the record
Current level is 35% of this
🚽Sewage overflows nearby
Recent Water Levels
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1 day
EA forecast (official)
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lock / structure gauges —
their levels are driven by gate operation,
not by catchment rainfall, so the forecast models would have no skill here.
Huish Episcopi Pumping Station (52152) — level at this site
7 days
A separate gauge 7.3 m from this one at the same site, shown here for context.
Its readings are its own and are never merged with this page's.
Long Term
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Consecutive rainy days0 → 10+
Days Above Normal
This year vs 5-year monthly range
Recent Readings
Falling · -1 cm over 6h
08 Oct 01:30▲ +0.3 cm1.722 mASD
08 Oct 01:15▬ steady1.719 mASD
08 Oct 01:00▬ steady1.719 mASD
08 Oct 00:45▬ steady1.719 mASD
08 Oct 00:30▲ +0.1 cm1.719 mASD
08 Oct 00:15▬ steady1.718 mASD
08 Oct 00:00▬ steady1.718 mASD
07 Oct 23:45▬ steady1.718 mASD
07 Oct 23:30▼ -2 cm1.718 mASD
07 Oct 22:30▼ -2 cm1.738 mASD
07 Oct 22:15▼ -3 cm1.756 mASD
07 Oct 22:00▼▼ -9 cm1.790 mASD
07 Oct 21:45▲▲ +11 cm1.883 mASD
07 Oct 21:30▲▲ +5 cm1.773 mASD
07 Oct 21:15▼ -0.3 cm1.721 mASD
07 Oct 21:00▼ -0.2 cm1.724 mASD
07 Oct 20:45▼ -0.3 cm1.726 mASD
07 Oct 20:30▼ -0.3 cm1.729 mASD
07 Oct 20:15▼ -0.4 cm1.732 mASD
07 Oct 20:001.736 mASD
Station Details
Monitoring Station: Huish Episcopi Pumping Station
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.
31 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 10.0 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 31 report not discharging.
Wessex Water · into Tributary Of The River Parrett · 5.7 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
20 spills · 77 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
7 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 →
In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 3.48 m
on about 26 days.
This year so far: 27 days.
202627 days, 1 of them high · 1 highso far
202531 days
202439 days
202344 days
202220 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
202117 days, 5 of them high · 5 high
202030 days, 11 of them high · 11 high
201921 days, 5 of them high · 5 high
201824 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
20178 days
Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out.
The darker part is days above 3.94 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.
Flood history near this gauge
Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2014 for the 10 flood
areas linked to this gauge (nearest 2.3 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 Huish Episcopi flood history.
Flood areas linked to this gauge
Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 10 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.
Is the River Yeo at Huish Episcopi Pumping Station flooding today?
The current level is 1.72m, which is within the typical range of 1.44 to 3.48m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.
Is the river level rising or falling at Huish Episcopi Pumping Station?
Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently rising. 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 8.1mm 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 River Yeo at Huish Episcopi Pumping Station?
The typical range at this station is 1.44m to 3.48m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 3.48m 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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