Parrett, Brue and West Somerset Streams catchment
• Washford • Somerset • ID: 51107 • Level
(51m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 150 views
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Current Level
0.143 m
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.143 m
24h Min
0.139 m
Typical Range
0.15 - 0.50
m
Highest Recorded
1.05 m
EA official record
1.05 in our data (since Jan 1967)
Current level is 14% of this
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Flood alert
Somerset coast at Porlock Weir
High tides tomorrow evening may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible from 17:30 to 19:30 on 10/10/2026
Flooding is forecast to affect locations at Porlock Bay, with low lying land and roads expected to be most affected, particularly around the coastline between Gore Point and Hurlstone Point including Porlock Weir. The highest tide is at 18:30 on Saturday 10/10/2026 with a peak height of 6.19m and a F5 westerly wind.
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water.
This message will be updated by 10:00AM on Sunday 11 October or as the situation changes.
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.
River Flow
90 days
Daily mean discharge (m³/s) with the daily min–max band, from the EA Hydrology API. Flow is the volume of water passing the gauge — often a more direct flood signal than level.
Flow Data: Daily mean flow (m³/s) to 8 Oct (2 days behind — the EA publishes each day's mean a day or two after it ends; unchecked, provisional)via EA Hydrology
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 (S) Washford River · 5.0 km away in a straight line · its water cannot be followed on the map
19 spills · 134 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
3 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 0.50 m
on about 33 days.
This year so far: 34 days.
202634 days, 6 of them high · 6 highso far
202537 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
202443 days, 5 of them high · 5 high
202358 days, 7 of them high · 7 high
202219 days
202118 days
202050 days, 9 of them high · 9 high
201934 days
201840 days
20171 day
Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out.
The darker part is days above 0.69 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.
Flood history near this gauge
Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2007 for the 17 flood
areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.7 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 Washford flood history.
Flood areas linked to this gauge
Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 17 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.
🌊 Mixed responseA balance of quick runoff and slower groundwater baseflow.
Your catchment is all the land that drains rainfall into the river above this gauge. Its character — how
steep, wet, wooded, urban or chalky that land is — decides how fast rain here turns into a rising river. A steep, bare or clay
catchment is “flashy” (rises and falls quickly, floods easily); a flat, chalk or well-wooded one is
slow and steady. The tiles below put numbers to that; the flow-duration curve reads left-to-right
from the river’s typical high flows (Q5) down to its low flows (Q95) — a steep curve means a flashy river.
The physical character of the land that drains to this gauge, and how it shapes its flood response — from the National River Flow Archive (UKCEH).
Baseflow Index
0.59
mixed response
Avg Annual Rainfall
1,190 mm/yr
1991–2020 · -4% since 1941–70
Urban Extent
0.3%
largely rural
Median Annual Flood
6.27 m³/s
QMED — typical yearly peak flow
Highest Daily Mean Flow
11.10 m³/s
30 Apr 2012 · daily mean, not the instantaneous peak
Flow-Duration Curve
Daily flow (m³/s) exceeded each % of the time — a steep curve is flashy, a flat one is steady. Q5 high · Q50 median · Q95 low.
Land Cover (2023)
Woodland 25%Grassland 61%Arable 13%Urban 1%
Photos
Gauging-station photographs from the National River Flow Archive (UKCEH).
Velocity area station constructed in 1966 with flat V fibreglass weir installed in 1982. Drains Brendon Hills in a predominantly rural catchment.
More detail
The catchment
Drains Brendon Hills, relief is steep with many deeply incised valleys. Geology - Devonian Slates, Siltstones and Sandstones. Land use predominantly rural - pasture with coniferous woodland on valley sides. No major catchment changes known.
The station
Opened in 1966 as a velocity-area station. Flat V fibreglass weir, 4.5m crest, installed in 1982.
How it measures flow
It is likely that out of bank flow occurs before bankfull reached at station. Rated section at high flows. Two ratings applied across period of record, the most recent is valid from 11/1982 when weir installed. Good fit to gaugings. Works done 2015/16 due to d/s erosion, no impact on weir.
Flow regime
Runoff natural to within 10% at Q95. Fish farm and mill upstream do not significantly affect daily mean flow.
The flow record
Station closed from 1/07/80 to 6/6/83 for weir construction. Between 01/1967 and 11/1973 only daily mean flows available on EA archive. Full period of record peak flow data reviewed and released in September 2019 (WINFAP Files v8).
How this gauging station is built and how long it has measured (NRFA / UKCEH).
Gauge type
Flat-V weir
Operating since
1966
Station datum
67.1 mAOD
Flow record
1966–2024 · 58 yrs · 95% complete
Peak-flow record
since 1966
Hydrometric area
51
Measured by
Environment Agency
Nearby Groundwater
Soil Moisture
Possible storm-overflow correlation
Frequently asked questions
Is the Washford River at Beggearn Huish flooding today?
The current level is 0.14m, which is below the typical range. Flooding is very unlikely at this level.
Is the river level rising or falling at Beggearn Huish?
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 Washford River at Beggearn Huish?
The typical range at this station is 0.15m 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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