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Aylesbury Thame water level

River gauge, River Thame, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.88m Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.51 m Lowest on record 0.21 m

History

History
0.51.01.52.0mOct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.01.52.0mOct 12Oct 16Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.51.01.52.0mSep 19Sep 27Oct 4Oct 12Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.01.52.0mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-012mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-012mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-01mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-01mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Aylesbury Thame, where the gauge shows 0.88 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.77 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.11 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.74 m, a difference of +0.13 m.

It is still going down, by 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.66 m – 0.98 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
0.77 m0.11 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.61 m – 1.53 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.41 m – 1.90 m
Same day last year
0.74 m+0.13 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.66 m – 0.98 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
−0.02 m – 1.81 m
Highest on record
2.51 mJanuary 2, 2003
Lowest on record
0.21 mAugust 28, 1993

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 Thame

River Thames

The River Thames, or simply the Thames, known alternatively in parts as the River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London. At 215 miles (346 km), it is the longest river entirely in England and the second-longest in the United Kingdom, after the River Severn.

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: 5.3 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 12° 9° 2.2 mm, 98% Wind 15 km/h
20 Tue 12° 7° 13 mm, 98% Wind 17 km/h
21 Wed 12° 7° 8.1 mm, 61% Wind 36 km/h
22 Thu 11° 5° 3.9 mm, 72% Wind 25 km/h
23 Fri 12° 6° 15 mm, 90% Wind 46 km/h
24 Sat 11° 5° 8.3 mm, 65% Wind 32 km/h
25 Sun 17° 10° 3.4 mm, 53% Wind 35 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:35 AM Sunset 06:03 PM Daylight 10 hr, 28 min First quarter 59%

Map

Other gauges on the River Thame

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Rowsham BridgeRiver gauge, River Thame 0.09 m Low ±0 6.4 km
CuddingtonRiver gauge, River Thame 0.63 m Very low −0.42 m 6.9 km
Thame BridgeRiver gauge, River Thame 1.05 m Low −0.03 m 12 km
WheatleyRiver gauge, River Thame 3.95 m Normal +0.06 m 20 km
StadhamptonRiver gauge, River Thame 0.70 m Normal +0.02 m 25 km
DorchesterRiver gauge, River Thame 0.24 m Very low −0.01 m 30 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Churchill AvenueRiver gauge, Southcourt Brook 0.68 m Normal ±0 3.0 km
AylesburyRiver gauge, Bear Brook 1.08 m Normal ±0 3.9 km
Bearbrook FDRiver gauge 0.29 m Very low ±0 4.9 km
Weston TurvilleRiver gauge, Wendover Springs 0.30 m Normal +0.01 m 8.2 km
Grendon UnderwoodRiver gauge, River Ray 0.03 m Low ±0 13 km
PiddingtonGroundwater well 96.44 m Normal −0.03 m 17 km
Lower ArncottRiver gauge, River Ray 0.45 m Normal ±0 18 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Thame at Aylesbury Thame higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.13 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.74 m.

What is a normal level for the River Thame at Aylesbury Thame in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.77 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.61 m and 1.53 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 0.88 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Aylesbury Thame today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 14:30 BST, the water level was 0.88 m. Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Aylesbury Thame rising or falling?

Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Aylesbury Thame 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 Aylesbury Thame?

The highest level on record is 2.51 m on January 2, 2003. The lowest is 0.21 m on August 28, 1993.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:1911TH (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.82625, -0.85654 (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 0.88 m 2026-10-19 13:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Aylesbury Thame (ea:1911TH). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/buckinghamshire/aylesbury-thame

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