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Newbury water level

River gauge, River Kennet, Berkshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

1.02m Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

1.0 1.5 Highest onrecord 1.61 m Lowest on record 0.74 m

History

0.950.981.001.03mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.950.981.001.03mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.951.00mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.951.00mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Newbury, where the gauge shows 1.02 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.94 m to 1.35 m.

It is on the way up, by 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.98 m – 1.03 m.

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

Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range
0.94 m – 1.35 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.98 m – 1.03 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
1.00 m – 1.01 m
Highest on record
1.61 mJanuary 7, 2024
Lowest on record
0.74 mOctober 29, 1996

For anglers and canoeists

This is an ordinary level for the river: most put-ins, beats and weirs behave as they usually do.

Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.

About the River Kennet

River Kennet

The Kennet is a chalk river and a tributary of the River Thames in Southern England. Most of the river is straddled by the North Wessex Downs National Landscape. The lower reaches have been made navigable as the Kennet Navigation, which – together with the Avon Navigation, the Kennet and Avon Canal and the Thames – links the cities of Bristol and London.

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° 0.1 mm Wind 18 km/h
18 Sun 13° 6° 0.8 mm, 44% Wind 22 km/h
19 Mon 14° 8° 3.0 mm, 84% Wind 19 km/h
20 Tue 13° 9° 3.6 mm, 48% Wind 11 km/h
21 Wed 13° 8° 3.3 mm, 55% Wind 21 km/h
22 Thu 14° 6° 1.5 mm, 51% Wind 18 km/h
23 Fri 14° 7° 21 mm, 76% Wind 36 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:34 AM Sunset 06:08 PM Daylight 10 hr, 34 min First quarter 52%

Map

Other gauges on the River Kennet

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Knighton SideRiver gauge, River Kennet −0.16 m Lowest on record −0.01 m 18 km
Reading Calcot BridgeRiver gauge, River Kennet 1.80 m Low −0.01 m 19 km
Blakes LockRiver gauge, River Kennet 0.08 m Low ±0 26 km
MarlboroughRiver gauge, River Kennet 0.04 m Low ±0 28 km
Winterborne MonktonRiver gauge, River Kennet −0.13 m Normal ±0 38 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
ShawRiver gauge, River Lambourn 1.33 m Normal ±0 1.2 km
BagnorRiver gauge, Winterbourne Stream 0.05 m Very low ±0 3.0 km
Chapel WoodGroundwater well 104.49 m Normal −0.04 m 8.4 km
FrilshamRiver gauge, River Pang 0.05 m Very low ±0 8.8 km
BuckleburyRiver gauge, River Pang 0.17 m High ±0 9.3 km
KingsclereRiver gauge, Kingsclere Brook 0.08 m Low ±0 9.9 km
BrimptonRiver gauge, River Enborne 0.08 m Very low ±0 9.9 km
Hungerford ShalbourneRiver gauge, River Shalbourne 0.04 m Low ±0 14 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Kennet at Newbury?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.94 m to 1.35 m for this gauge.

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 1.02 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Newbury today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 20:00 BST, the water level was 1.02 m. Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Newbury rising or falling?

Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.01 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Newbury normal?

Within the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Newbury?

The highest level on record is 1.61 m on January 7, 2024. The lowest is 0.74 m on October 29, 1996.

How often is this data updated?

The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:2250TH (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.40161, -1.32387 (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 1.02 m 2026-10-18 19:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Newbury (ea:2250TH). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/berkshire/newbury

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer