SRA Annual Report 2023-24: Langport flow station
A new flow station was completed at Langport, jointly funded by the SRA and the Environment Agency. It entered service in summer 2023, then when heavy rains fell and higher flows arose at the end of summer, several visits were made by the Environment Agency’s Hydrometry and Telemetry team to calibrate its equipment for accurate readings.
The flow station now measures how much water is going down the Parrett from a catchment of approximately 770 square kilometres (478 square miles) towards the Somerset Levels and Moors. Such information is especially valuable in times of flood. Used in combination with data from existing gauges at Chiselborough, Yeovil, Donyatt and Stathe, figures from Langport flow station help people to make important decisions about how best to respond in difficult situations.