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Sheepbridge Weir Mill Stream water level

River gauge, River Loddon, Berkshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Very low for mid-October

Water level

0.15m Steady over the last 24 hours

Flow
0.82 m³/s
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 Highest onrecord 1.36 m Lowest on record 0.02 m

History

History
0.150.20mOct 16Oct 16Oct 17Oct 18Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.150.20mOct 16Oct 17Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.20.40.6mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.20.40.6mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.20.4mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.20.4mJanAprJulOct2026

20252026

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

What this means

The River Loddon at Sheepbridge Weir Mill Stream is running far below normal at 0.15 m.

That puts it 0.03 m below the median of 0.19 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.16 m (−0.01 m). The lowest reading on record is 0.02 m (December 23, 1990).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.14 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
0.19 m0.03 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.16 m – 0.24 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.16 m – 0.75 m
Same day last year
0.16 m−0.01 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.14 m – 0.17 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.14 m – 0.49 m
Highest on record
1.36 mJuly 21, 2007
Lowest on record
0.02 mDecember 23, 1990

Fishing and paddling

At low levels, many rivers become a walk-and-paddle trip. Fish hold in deeper pools and spook easily.

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.

18 Sun 12° 6° 1.3 mm, 82% Wind 21 km/h
19 Mon 14° 7° 1.7 mm, 94% Wind 15 km/h
20 Tue 12° 10° 10 mm, 79% Wind 9 km/h
21 Wed 12° 6° 11 mm, 52% Wind 37 km/h
22 Thu 13° 5° 1.1 mm, 78% Wind 16 km/h
23 Fri 13° 7° 26 mm, 80% Wind 39 km/h
24 Sat 14° 6° – Wind 22 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:33 AM Sunset 06:07 PM Daylight 10 hr, 34 min First quarter 54%

Map

Other gauges on the River Loddon

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
SheepbridgeRiver gauge, River Loddon 0.15 m Normal ±0 0.0 km
Arborfield BridgeRiver gauge, River Loddon 0.11 m Very low −0.02 m 3.3 km
Sindlesham MillRiver gauge, River Loddon 0.08 m No reference yet −0.01 m 6.9 km
Longbridge MillRiver gauge, River Loddon 0.24 m Normal +0.01 m 7.9 km
Pyotts BridgeRiver gauge, River Loddon 0.94 m Very low +0.01 m 13 km
TwyfordRiver gauge, River Loddon 0.99 m Normal −0.01 m 13 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
SwallowfieldRiver gauge, River Blackwater 0.20 m Very low −0.01 m 1.1 km
Swallowfield Side ChannelRiver gauge, River Blackwater 0.18 m Very low −0.02 m 1.1 km
Beech HillRiver gauge, Foudry Brook 0.73 m Normal +0.01 m 2.5 km
EversleyRiver gauge, River Blackwater 0.56 m Very low ±0 6.1 km
BramshillRiver gauge, River Hart 0.17 m Normal +0.01 m 7.0 km
Reading Calcot BridgeRiver gauge, River Kennet 1.80 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 Weir Mill Stream 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 Weir Mill Stream in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.19 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.16 m and 0.24 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 Weir Mill Stream today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 00:15 BST, the water level was 0.15 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Sheepbridge Weir Mill Stream rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Sheepbridge Weir Mill Stream 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 Sheepbridge Weir Mill Stream?

The highest level on record is 1.36 m on July 21, 2007. The lowest is 0.02 m on December 23, 1990.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:2420_w1TH (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 23:15 Provisional
Flow 0.82 m³/s 2026-10-18 22:45 Provisional

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Environment Agency: Sheepbridge Weir Mill Stream (ea:2420_w1TH). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/berkshire/sheepbridge-weir-mill-stream

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