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Missenden water level

River gauge, River Misbourne, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

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Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.10m Steady over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.3 0.5 Highest onrecord 0.46 m Lowest on record -0.15 m

History

0.050.100.15mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.050.100.15mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.050.100.15mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.050.100.15mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.20.4mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.20.4mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.10.20.3mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.10.20.3mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The gauge at Missenden reads 0.10 m, a normal level for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.12 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.02 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.12 m, a difference of −0.03 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.08 m and 0.12 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
0.12 m0.02 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.07 m – 0.18 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.04 m – 0.40 m
Same day last year
0.12 m−0.03 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.08 m – 0.12 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.09 m – 0.27 m
Highest on record
0.46 mMarch 8, 2014
Lowest on record
−0.15 mJuly 27, 1997

On the river at Missenden

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 Misbourne

River Misbourne

The River Misbourne is a chalk river that rises in a field on the outskirts of Great Missenden in Buckinghamshire, passing through Little Missenden, Old Amersham, Chalfont St Giles, Chalfont St Peter and under the Chiltern railway line and the M25 motorway to its confluence with the River Colne just north of where the Colne is crossed by Western Avenue, the A40 road. It falls by around 94 m (310 ft) in the course of its 27 km length.

Read more on Wikipedia

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Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 7° 0.1 mm, 93% Wind 22 km/h
19 Mon 13° 8° 9.4 mm, 98% Wind 18 km/h
20 Tue 12° 10° 14 mm, 66% Wind 13 km/h
21 Wed 13° 7° 4.8 mm, 51% Wind 27 km/h
22 Thu 13° 5° 0.7 mm, 74% Wind 17 km/h
23 Fri 10° 6° 37 mm, 76% Wind 35 km/h
24 Sat 9° 3° – Wind 24 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:32 AM Sunset 06:05 PM Daylight 10 hr, 33 min First quarter 53%

Map

Other gauges on the River Misbourne

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Denham LodgeRiver gauge, River Misbourne 0.07 m Normal +0.01 m 16 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
CheshamRiver gauge, River Chess 0.32 m Normal +0.01 m 3.8 km
Wycombe HughRiver gauge, Hughenden Stream 0.06 m Normal ±0 8.5 km
Ray FarmGroundwater well 44.44 m Normal ±0 10 km
PiddingtonGroundwater well 96.44 m Normal −0.03 m 12 km
Bourne EndRiver gauge, River Wye 0.17 m Normal +0.01 m 12 km
Hemel Hempstead, Old Fishery LaneRiver gauge, River Bulbourne 0.64 m Low −0.02 m 13 km
Cookham LockRiver gauge, River Thames 0.09 m Normal +0.01 m 13 km
RickmansworthRiver gauge, River Chess 0.08 m Normal ±0 14 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Misbourne at Missenden higher than last year?

No, it is 0.03 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.12 m.

What is a normal level for the River Misbourne at Missenden in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.12 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.07 m and 0.18 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 0.10 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Missenden today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 22:30 BST, the water level was 0.10 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Missenden rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Missenden 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 Missenden?

The highest level on record is 0.46 m on March 8, 2014. The lowest is −0.15 m on July 27, 1997.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:2873TH (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.67712, -0.65028 (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 0.10 m 2026-10-18 21:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Missenden (ea:2873TH). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/buckinghamshire/missenden

How we check values

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer