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Easing — down from 0.19 at 15:00, now 0.07
0.07

Shepton Mallet Lower Lane

Sheppey
Parrett, Brue and West Somerset Streams catchment • Shepton Mallet • Somerset • ID: E4660 • Level
(25m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 129 views

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Current Level
0.071 mASD
▼ Easing
24h Max
0.230 mASD
24h Min
0.067 mASD
Typical Range
0.02 - 0.50
mASD
Highest Recorded
1.90 mASD
EA official record
1.08 in our data (since Mar 2024)
Current level is 4% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -0.6 cm over 6h
10 Oct 00:30 ▬ steady 0.071 mASD
10 Oct 00:15 ▬ steady 0.071 mASD
10 Oct 00:00 ▬ steady 0.071 mASD
09 Oct 23:45 ▬ steady 0.071 mASD
09 Oct 23:30 ▬ steady 0.071 mASD
09 Oct 22:30 ▬ steady 0.071 mASD
09 Oct 22:15 ▬ steady 0.071 mASD
09 Oct 22:00 ▬ steady 0.071 mASD
09 Oct 21:45 ▬ steady 0.071 mASD
09 Oct 21:30 ▬ steady 0.071 mASD
09 Oct 21:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.071 mASD
09 Oct 21:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.072 mASD
09 Oct 20:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.071 mASD
09 Oct 20:30 ▬ steady 0.072 mASD
09 Oct 20:15 ▬ steady 0.072 mASD
09 Oct 20:00 ▲ +0.5 cm 0.072 mASD
09 Oct 19:45 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.067 mASD
09 Oct 19:30 ▼ -0.3 cm 0.071 mASD
09 Oct 19:15 ▼ -0.3 cm 0.074 mASD
09 Oct 19:00 0.077 mASD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Shepton Mallet Lower Lane
  • Watercourse: River Sheppey
  • Nearest Town: Shepton Mallet
  • County: Somerset
  • Coordinates: 51°11'32"N 2°32'46"W (51.192258, -2.546100)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 22 Apr 2011
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: E4660
  • RLOI id: 9600 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: E4660-level-1-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD
  • Typical rise rate: 1 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: 0.020 – 0.500 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.07 mASD (EA at 10 Oct 00:15)

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

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💧 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.

2 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 950 m away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 2 report not discharging.

💧
Wessex Water · into River Sheppey Via Sws · 950 m upstream along the river
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
Reaches the river through a sewer, so where it enters is approximate.
💧
Wessex Water · into River Sheppey Via Sws · 1.1 km upstream along the river
5 spills · 23 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
Reaches the river through a sewer, so where it enters is approximate.

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 Groundwater Via Infilt System · 610 m away in a straight line · discharges to ground
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now
💧
Wessex Water · into Mells Stream · 5.5 km away in a straight line · not connected to this gauge on the river map
5 spills · 30 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Wessex Water · into Trib Of Mells Stream · 5.8 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
1 spill · 7 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Wessex Water · into Mells Stream(S) · 5.9 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
19 spills · 95 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 →

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

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How often this river runs high

In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 0.50 m on about 1 day. This year so far: 2 days.

2026 2 days so far
2025 1 day
2024 2 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.

Frequently asked questions

Is the River Sheppey at Shepton Mallet Lower Lane flooding today?

The current level is 0.07m, which is within the typical range of 0.02 to 0.50m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Shepton Mallet Lower Lane?

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.

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. 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 Sheppey at Shepton Mallet Lower Lane?

The typical range at this station is 0.02m to 0.50m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 0.50m 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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