Taplow water level

Name: Taplow water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, Jubilee River, Berkshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

1.64m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 05:00 BST (32 min ago)

Flow: 6.47 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Taplow reads 1.64 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 1.00 m to 3.21 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 1.61 m and 1.66 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: 1.00 m – 3.21 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.61 m – 1.66 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1.63 m – 1.65 m
Highest on record: 1.92 mOctober 14, 2023
Lowest on record: −0.03 mFebruary 21, 2014

On the river at Taplow

A level in the typical range is usually good news for both anglers and canoeists, but conditions can change quickly after rain in the hills.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

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° 6° 0.8 mm Wind 18 km/h

18 Sun 14° 7° 1.5 mm, 60% Wind 22 km/h

19 Mon 14° 9° 2.4 mm, 80% Wind 12 km/h

20 Tue 13° 11° 3.5 mm, 47% Wind 12 km/h

21 Wed 13° 8° 1.8 mm, 55% Wind 21 km/h

22 Thu 14° 5° 1.5 mm, 45% Wind 19 km/h

23 Fri 13° 8° 18 mm, 73% Wind 38 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:32 AM Sunset 06:05 PM Daylight 10 hr, 33 min First quarter 46%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Boulters LockRiver gauge, River Thames	0.15 m	Low	±0	0.4 km
MaidenheadRiver gauge, River Thames	2.21 m	Very low	+0.01 m	0.7 km
Raymill RoadRiver gauge, Maidenhead Ditch	−0.02 m	Lowest on record	±0	1.4 km
Bray LockRiver gauge, River Thames	0.17 m	Very low	±0	2.3 km
The BinghamsRiver gauge, The Cut	0.98 m	Normal	−0.02 m	2.7 km
BrayGroundwater well	17.26 m	Low	+0.02 m	3.4 km
Cookham LockRiver gauge, River Thames	0.08 m	Normal	+0.01 m	3.5 km
Bourne EndRiver gauge, River Wye	0.16 m	Normal	±0	4.7 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the Jubilee River at Taplow?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 1.00 m to 3.21 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 1.64 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Taplow today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 05:00 BST, the water level was 1.64 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Taplow rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Taplow 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 Taplow?

The highest level on record is 1.92 m on October 14, 2023. The lowest is −0.03 m on February 21, 2014.

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:2603TH (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.52931, -0.69720 (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	1.64 m	2026-10-18 04:00	Provisional
Flow	6.47 m³/s	2026-10-18 04:00	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Taplow (ea:2603TH). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/berkshire/taplow

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