Shaw water level
River gauge, River Lambourn, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Right now
Normal for mid-October
Water level
- Flow
- 0.60 m³/s
History
20252026
What this means
Water levels are unremarkable at Shaw, where the gauge shows 1.33 m.
The median for mid-October is 1.35 m, based on 14 years of readings, so the river level is 0.02 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 1.38 m, a difference of −0.04 m.
It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 1.33 m – 1.37 m.
Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.
Compared with 14 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels
Key numbers
- Median for this date
- 1.35 m0.02 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 1.31 m – 1.42 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (14 years of records)
- Normal range
- 1.29 m – 1.75 m
- Same day last year
- 1.38 m−0.04 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 1.33 m – 1.37 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 1.33 m – 1.90 m
- Highest on record
- 2.10 mFebruary 15, 2014
- Lowest on record
- 1.26 mNovember 13, 2015
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 Lambourn
The River Lambourn is a chalk stream in the English county of Berkshire. It rises in the Berkshire Downs near its namesake village of Lambourn and is a tributary of the River Kennet, which is itself a tributary of the River Thames.
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.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Other gauges on the River Lambourn
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastbury Flood Control StructureRiver gauge, River Lambourn | 0.82 m | Normal | ±0 | 16 km |
| LambournRiver gauge, River Lambourn | 0.79 m | Low | ±0 | 18 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NewburyRiver gauge, River Kennet | 1.02 m | Normal | +0.01 m | 1.2 km |
| BagnorRiver gauge, Winterbourne Stream | 0.05 m | Low | ±0 | 2.4 km |
| Chapel WoodGroundwater well | 104.53 m | Normal | −0.04 m | 7.3 km |
| FrilshamRiver gauge, River Pang | 0.06 m | Low | ±0 | 7.9 km |
| BuckleburyRiver gauge, River Pang | 0.17 m | High | ±0 | 8.7 km |
| BrimptonRiver gauge, River Enborne | 0.08 m | Very low | −0.01 m | 10 km |
| KingsclereRiver gauge, Kingsclere Brook | 0.08 m | Low | ±0 | 11 km |
| Hungerford ShalbourneRiver gauge, River Shalbourne | 0.04 m | Low | ±0 | 14 km |
Questions and answers
Is the River Lambourn at Shaw higher than last year?
No, it is 0.04 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 1.38 m.
What is a normal level for the River Lambourn at Shaw in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 1.35 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.31 m and 1.42 m, based on 14 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 1.33 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Shaw today?
On 17 Oct 2026, 22:30 BST, the water level was 1.33 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.
Is Shaw rising or falling?
Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Shaw normal?
Normal for mid-October. Compared with 14 years of daily readings for this time of year.
What is the highest water level ever recorded at Shaw?
The highest level on record is 2.10 m on February 15, 2014. The lowest is 1.26 m on November 13, 2015.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:2270_w1TH(Agency page)- Coordinates
51.41188, -1.32105(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 | 1.33 m | 2026-10-17 21:30 | Provisional |
| Flow | 0.60 m³/s | 2026-10-17 21:30 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Shaw (ea:2270_w1TH). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/berkshire/shaw
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