Cleeve Lock water level

Name: Cleeve Lock water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, River Thames, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Very high for mid-October

Water level

0.14m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 20:00 BST (45 min ago)

History

7 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Cleeve Lock shows 0.14 m, well above normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.06 m above the median of 0.07 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.05 m (+0.09 m). The record high is 0.87 m, set on January 7, 2024.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.13 m and 0.14 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 0.07 m0.06 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.04 m – 0.11 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range: 0.00 m – 0.35 m
Same day last year: 0.05 m+0.09 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.13 m – 0.14 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: −0.03 m – 0.29 m
Highest on record: 0.87 mJanuary 7, 2024
Lowest on record: −0.26 mSeptember 28, 1998

High water at Cleeve Lock

Official flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency. They cover areas, not single gauges, so a warning can be in force before this reading looks dramatic.

Keep children and dogs well back from the edge, and stay off flooded footpaths and towpaths.

About the River Thames

The River Thames, or simply the Thames, known alternatively in parts as the River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London. At 215 miles (346 km), it is the longest river entirely in England and the second-longest in the United Kingdom, after the River Severn.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 5° 0.4 mm, 69% Wind 21 km/h

19 Mon 14° 7° 2.5 mm, 96% Wind 14 km/h

20 Tue 12° 10° 19 mm, 85% Wind 12 km/h

21 Wed 12° 6° 14 mm, 58% Wind 34 km/h

22 Thu 12° 5° 1.7 mm, 77% Wind 17 km/h

23 Fri 13° 7° 30 mm, 85% Wind 43 km/h

24 Sat 13° 6° 0.6 mm, 46% Wind 26 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:34 AM Sunset 06:07 PM Daylight 10 hr, 33 min First quarter 52%

Map

Other gauges on the River Thames

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Goring LockRiver gauge, River Thames	0.00 m	Very low	±0	0.8 km
Whitchurch LockRiver gauge, River Thames	0.02 m	Very low	+0.01 m	5.8 km
Mapledurham LockRiver gauge, River Thames	0.07 m	Normal	+0.01 m	8.3 km
Benson LockRiver gauge, River Thames	0.01 m	Very low	±0	9.8 km
Days LockRiver gauge, River Thames	0.19 m	Very high	±0	12 km
ReadingRiver gauge, River Thames	6.70 m	Normal	+0.01 m	14 km
Clifton LockRiver gauge, River Thames	0.11 m	Normal	−0.02 m	14 km
Caversham LockRiver gauge, River Thames	0.14 m	Low	+0.01 m	14 km
Sutton CourtenayRiver gauge, River Thames	2.07 m	Normal	−0.02 m	15 km
Culham LockRiver gauge, River Thames	0.16 m	Normal	−0.01 m	16 km
Sonning LockRiver gauge, River Thames	0.24 m	Very high	±0	16 km
Marsh LockRiver gauge, River Thames	0.24 m	Normal	±0	17 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
PangbourneRiver gauge, River Pang	0.13 m	Normal	±0	6.0 km
TidmarshRiver gauge, River Pang	1.23 m	High	+0.02 m	7.7 km
BlewburyRiver gauge, Mill Brook	0.10 m	Low	±0	8.3 km
SulhamRiver gauge, Sulham Brook	0.03 m	Very low	±0	8.6 km
FrilshamRiver gauge, River Pang	0.05 m	Very low	±0	11 km
EwelmeRiver gauge, Ewelme Brook	0.07 m	Normal	±0	11 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Thames at Cleeve Lock compare with last year?

It is 0.09 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.05 m.

What is a normal level for the River Thames at Cleeve Lock in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.07 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.04 m and 0.11 m, based on 21 years of records.

Is the river level the same as the depth of the water?

No. The reading is measured from a fixed zero mark at the gauge, so 0.14 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Cleeve Lock today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 20:00 BST, the water level was 0.14 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Cleeve Lock rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Cleeve Lock normal?

Very high for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Cleeve Lock?

The highest level on record is 0.87 m on January 7, 2024. The lowest is −0.26 m on September 28, 1998.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment Agency
Station code: ea:2002TH (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.52999, -1.13594 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: station datum
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Environment Agency data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	0.14 m	2026-10-18 19:00	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Cleeve Lock (ea:2002TH). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/oxfordshire/cleeve-lock

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