Twyford water level

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

River gauge, River Loddon, Berkshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.95m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 10:30 BST (36 min ago)

Flow: 0.00 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Twyford reads 0.95 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.50 m to 2.26 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.93 m and 1.07 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: 0.50 m – 2.26 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.93 m – 1.07 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.95 m – 1.03 m
Highest on record: 3.43 mFebruary 9, 2014
Lowest on record: 0.23 mAugust 2, 2001

On the river at Twyford

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.

About the 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).

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 13° 6° – Wind 19 km/h

18 Sun 13° 7° 0.8 mm, 53% Wind 23 km/h

19 Mon 14° 8° 3.6 mm, 80% Wind 16 km/h

20 Tue 13° 10° 2.6 mm, 45% Wind 11 km/h

21 Wed 13° 8° 1.2 mm, 54% Wind 20 km/h

22 Thu 15° 5° 1.8 mm, 46% Wind 18 km/h

23 Fri 14° 7° 16 mm, 73% Wind 37 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:34 AM Sunset 06:04 PM Daylight 10 hr, 30 min First quarter 58%

Map

Other gauges on the River Loddon

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Sindlesham MillRiver gauge, River Loddon	0.10 m	No reference yet	±0	6.6 km
Arborfield BridgeRiver gauge, River Loddon	0.18 m	Low	+0.01 m	9.7 km
Sheepbridge Weir Mill StreamRiver gauge, River Loddon	0.17 m	Low	+0.01 m	13 km
SheepbridgeRiver gauge, River Loddon	0.16 m	Normal	+0.01 m	13 km
Longbridge MillRiver gauge, River Loddon	0.22 m	Normal	±0	21 km
Pyotts BridgeRiver gauge, River Loddon	0.93 m	Very low	+0.01 m	26 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Shiplake LockRiver gauge, River Thames	0.03 m	Very low	±0	1.8 km
Sonning LockRiver gauge, River Thames	0.23 m	Very high	−0.01 m	2.9 km
Marsh LockRiver gauge, River Thames	0.23 m	Normal	±0	4.9 km
Blakes LockRiver gauge, River Kennet	0.06 m	Low	±0	6.0 km
Caversham LockRiver gauge, River Thames	0.13 m	Low	±0	6.3 km
ReadingRiver gauge, River Thames	6.69 m	Normal	±0	6.6 km
Hambleden LockRiver gauge, River Thames	0.09 m	Normal	+0.01 m	8.4 km
Hurley LockRiver gauge, River Thames	0.05 m	Low	±0	8.9 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Loddon at Twyford?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.50 m to 2.26 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 0.95 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Twyford today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 10:30 BST, the water level was 0.95 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Twyford rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Twyford 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 Twyford?

The highest level on record is 3.43 m on February 9, 2014. The lowest is 0.23 m on August 2, 2001.

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:2490TH (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.48481, -0.88094 (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	0.95 m	2026-10-19 09:30	Provisional
Flow	0.00 m³/s	2026-10-19 09:30	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Twyford (ea:2490TH). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/berkshire/twyford

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