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Sheepbridge water level

River gauge, River Loddon, Berkshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.15m Steady over the last 24 hours

Flow
0.25 m³/s
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 Highest onrecord 1.39 m Lowest on record 0.01 m

History

History
0.100.150.20mOct 11Oct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.100.150.20mOct 11Oct 14Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.100.150.20mSep 18Sep 25Oct 3Oct 10Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.100.150.20mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.30.50.8mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.30.50.8mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.20.40.6mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.20.40.6mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The River Loddon at Sheepbridge is at 0.15 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.15 m, based on 21 years of readings, and the gauge is right on it. A year ago it stood at 0.16 m (−0.01 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.11 m and 0.17 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
0.15 m0.00 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.11 m – 0.21 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.08 m – 0.89 m
Same day last year
0.16 m−0.01 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.11 m – 0.17 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.13 m – 0.70 m
Highest on record
1.39 mJuly 21, 2007
Lowest on record
0.01 mSeptember 27, 2006

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Loddon

River Loddon

The River Loddon is a tributary of the River Thames in southern England. It rises at Basingstoke in Hampshire and flows northwards for 28 miles (45 km) to meet the Thames at Wargrave in Berkshire. Together, the Loddon and its tributaries drain an area of 400 square miles (1,036 km2).

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: 3.2 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 19 km/h
18 Sun 13° 6° 1.5 mm, 53% Wind 23 km/h
19 Mon 14° 8° 1.0 mm, 80% Wind 14 km/h
20 Tue 13° 10° 2.4 mm, 45% Wind 10 km/h
21 Wed 13° 8° 2.1 mm, 54% Wind 20 km/h
22 Thu 15° 6° 1.5 mm, 46% Wind 17 km/h
23 Fri 14° 8° 17 mm, 73% Wind 35 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:33 AM Sunset 06:07 PM Daylight 10 hr, 34 min First quarter 49%

Map

Other gauges on the River Loddon

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Sheepbridge Weir Mill StreamRiver gauge, River Loddon 0.16 m Very low ±0 0.0 km
Arborfield BridgeRiver gauge, River Loddon 0.17 m Low −0.01 m 3.3 km
Sindlesham MillRiver gauge, River Loddon 0.10 m No reference yet −0.01 m 6.9 km
Longbridge MillRiver gauge, River Loddon 0.22 m Normal ±0 7.9 km
Pyotts BridgeRiver gauge, River Loddon 0.93 m Very low ±0 13 km
TwyfordRiver gauge, River Loddon 0.96 m Normal −0.01 m 13 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
SwallowfieldRiver gauge, River Blackwater 0.21 m Low −0.02 m 1.1 km
Swallowfield Side ChannelRiver gauge, River Blackwater 0.19 m Very low −0.03 m 1.1 km
Beech HillRiver gauge, Foudry Brook 0.74 m Normal ±0 2.5 km
EversleyRiver gauge, River Blackwater 0.53 m Very low −0.02 m 6.1 km
BramshillRiver gauge, River Hart 0.11 m Very low −0.02 m 7.0 km
Reading Calcot BridgeRiver gauge, River Kennet 1.82 m Low −0.01 m 8.1 km
Blakes LockRiver gauge, River Kennet 0.07 m Low ±0 8.3 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Loddon at Sheepbridge compare with last year?

It is 0.01 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.16 m.

What is a normal level for the River Loddon at Sheepbridge in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.15 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.11 m and 0.21 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 0.15 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Sheepbridge today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 11:30 BST, the water level was 0.15 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Sheepbridge rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Sheepbridge normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Sheepbridge?

The highest level on record is 1.39 m on July 21, 2007. The lowest is 0.01 m on September 27, 2006.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:2420_w2TH (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.38183, -0.96666 (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 0.15 m 2026-10-18 10:30 Provisional
Flow 0.25 m³/s 2026-10-18 10:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Sheepbridge (ea:2420_w2TH). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/berkshire/sheepbridge

How we check values

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