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Easing — down from 7.42 at 02:00, now 7.38
7.38

Long Load

Witcombe Bottom Main Drain
Parrett, Brue and West Somerset Streams catchment • Long Load • Somerset • ID: 52156 • Level
(34m ago) • 3 readings/hr • 149 views

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Current Level
7.380 mASD?
▼ Easing
24h Max
7.426 mASD
24h Min
7.293 mASD
Typical Range
6.65 - 8.44
mASD
Highest Recorded
10.64 mASD
EA official record
10.85 in our data (since Jan 1998)
Current level is 69% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Rising · +7 cm over 5h
25 Oct 08:00 ▲ +0.3 cm 7.380 mASD
25 Oct 07:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 7.377 mASD
25 Oct 07:30 ▲ +0.3 cm 7.378 mASD
25 Oct 07:00 ▲ +0.3 cm 7.375 mASD
25 Oct 06:45 ▬ steady 7.372 mASD
25 Oct 06:30 ▲ +0.5 cm 7.371 mASD
25 Oct 06:15 ▬ steady 7.366 mASD
25 Oct 05:45 ▲ +0.1 cm 7.365 mASD
25 Oct 05:30 ▲ +0.2 cm 7.364 mASD
25 Oct 05:15 ▲ +0.3 cm 7.362 mASD
25 Oct 05:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 7.359 mASD
25 Oct 04:45 ▲ +0.4 cm 7.358 mASD
25 Oct 04:30 ▲ +0.4 cm 7.354 mASD
25 Oct 04:15 ▲ +0.5 cm 7.350 mASD
25 Oct 04:00 ▬ steady 7.345 mASD
25 Oct 03:45 ▲ +0.6 cm 7.344 mASD
25 Oct 03:30 ▲ +0.7 cm 7.338 mASD
25 Oct 03:15 ▲ +1 cm 7.331 mASD
25 Oct 03:00 ▲ +1 cm 7.320 mASD
25 Oct 02:45 7.306 mASD

Station Details

Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 52156
  • RLOI id: 3398 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 52156-level-1-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD?
  • 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
  • Datum: 0.000m AOD
  • Typical Range: 6.654 – 8.438 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 7.38 mASD (EA at 25 Oct 07:45)

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

Gauges connected to this river, and others nearby. A distance “by river” follows the river on the map; any other is in a straight line.

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

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 Crouds Lake · 1.6 km away in a straight line · discharges to a loch, lake or reservoir
54 spills · 989 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Wessex Water · into Trib. Of Kings Moor Main Drain · 2.1 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
14 spills · 194 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Wessex Water · into Trib Of Long Sutton Main Drain · 2.5 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
10 spills · 75 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Wessex Water · into Trib Of Witcombe Bottom Drain · 3.6 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
41 spills · 465 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Wessex Water · into Tributary Of The River Parrett · 3.7 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
20 spills · 77 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Wessex Water · into Tributary Of River Parrett (S) · 4.6 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
23 spills · 255 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Wessex Water · into Trib Of Hinton Meads Brook · 5.3 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
18 spills · 23 hours in 2025
No live feed for this overflow
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Wessex Water · into Millstream · 5.4 km away in a straight line · its recorded watercourse is not the one mapped beside it
15 spills · 166 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

1 more within 6 km whose connection is not known.

11 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. Sewage & storm overflows →

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 8.44 m on about 29 days. This year so far: 46 days.

2026 46 days, 24 of them high · 24 high so far
2025 41 days, 5 of them high · 5 high
2024 61 days
2023 74 days, 10 of them high · 10 high
2022 20 days
2021 11 days
2020 40 days patchy data
2019 13 days
2018 9 days
2017 3 days

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 9.96 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 10 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.7 km away).

60flood warnings 81flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 3 Mar 2026 — River Yeo and River Parrett Moors, low lying properties around Muchelney

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 12 36
2025 10 5
2024 9 9
2023 11 4
2022 2 2
2021 6 4
2020 5 2
2019 2 4
2018 0 6
2017 0 3
2016 0 3
2015 0 2
2014 1 1
2012 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 Long Load 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.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the Witcombe Bottom Main Drain at Long Load flooding today?

The current level is 7.38m, which is within the typical range of 6.65 to 8.44m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Long Load?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently falling slightly. 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 Witcombe Bottom Main Drain at Long Load?

The typical range at this station is 6.65m to 8.44m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 8.44m 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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