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Frilsham water level

River gauge, River Pang, Berkshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Very low for mid-October

Water level

0.05m Steady over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.5 Highest onrecord 0.65 m Lowest on record -0.24 m

History

History
0.10.2mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.10.2mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.10.2mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.10.2mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Bottom of normal range
-0.00.20.4mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.20.4mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.20.4mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.20.4mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

At 0.05 m, the River Pang at Frilsham is far below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.07 m below the median of 0.13 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.10 m (−0.04 m). The lowest reading on record is −0.24 m (December 28, 1997).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.05 m and 0.11 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
0.13 m0.07 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.06 m – 0.17 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.02 m – 0.48 m
Same day last year
0.10 m−0.04 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.05 m – 0.11 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.06 m – 0.32 m
Highest on record
0.65 mJuly 20, 2007
Lowest on record
−0.24 mDecember 28, 1997

On the river at Frilsham

Low, clear water makes fish wary, and anglers often do better early and late in the day. For canoeists, shallow riffles mean scraped hulls and the odd portage.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Pang

River Pang

The River Pang is a small chalk stream river in the west of the English county of Berkshire, and a tributary of the River Thames. It runs for approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) from its source near the village of Compton to its confluence with the Thames in the village of Pangbourne.

Read more on Wikipedia

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

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.

17 Sat 13° 5° 0.2 mm Wind 18 km/h
18 Sun 13° 6° 0.9 mm, 44% Wind 23 km/h
19 Mon 14° 8° 3.8 mm, 84% Wind 17 km/h
20 Tue 12° 9° 3.1 mm, 48% Wind 12 km/h
21 Wed 13° 7° 2.1 mm, 55% Wind 21 km/h
22 Thu 14° 5° 1.5 mm, 51% Wind 18 km/h
23 Fri 14° 7° 22 mm, 76% Wind 38 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:34 AM Sunset 06:07 PM Daylight 10 hr, 33 min First quarter 51%

Map

Other gauges on the River Pang

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
BuckleburyRiver gauge, River Pang 0.17 m High ±0 2.7 km
TidmarshRiver gauge, River Pang 1.23 m High +0.02 m 10 km
PangbourneRiver gauge, River Pang 0.13 m Normal ±0 10 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
ShawRiver gauge, River Lambourn 1.33 m Normal ±0 7.9 km
Chapel WoodGroundwater well 104.49 m Normal −0.04 m 8.1 km
NewburyRiver gauge, River Kennet 1.00 m Normal ±0 8.8 km
BrimptonRiver gauge, River Enborne 0.08 m Very low ±0 8.8 km
BagnorRiver gauge, Winterbourne Stream 0.05 m Very low ±0 9.1 km
Goring LockRiver gauge, River Thames 0.00 m Very low ±0 9.8 km
Whitchurch LockRiver gauge, River Thames 0.02 m Very low +0.01 m 10 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Pang at Frilsham compare with last year?

It is 0.04 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.10 m.

What is a normal level for the River Pang at Frilsham in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.13 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.06 m and 0.17 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 0.05 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Frilsham today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 16:30 BST, the water level was 0.05 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Frilsham rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.01 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Frilsham normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Frilsham?

The highest level on record is 0.65 m on July 20, 2007. The lowest is −0.24 m on December 28, 1997.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:2140TH (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.45344, -1.22856 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 0.05 m 2026-10-18 15:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Frilsham (ea:2140TH). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/berkshire/frilsham

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