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Preston Fisherbridge Rl water level

River gauge, Dorset, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.08m Steady over the last 24 hours

0.1 0.2

History

History
0.10.2mOct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Oct 200.10.2mOct 13Oct 16Oct 20
0.10.2mSep 20Sep 27Oct 5Oct 12Oct 200.10.2mSep 20Oct 5Oct 20
-0.00.30.50.8mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026-0.00.30.50.8mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
-0.00.30.50.8mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.30.50.8mJanAprJulOct2026

20252026

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Preston Fisherbridge Rl reads 0.08 m, a normal level for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.10 m, based on 18 years of readings, so the river level is 0.02 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.13 m, a difference of −0.05 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.07 m and 0.19 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with 18 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.10 m0.02 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.05 m – 0.26 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (18 years of records)
Same day last year
0.13 m−0.05 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.07 m – 0.19 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.07 m – 0.84 m

On the river at Preston Fisherbridge Rl

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

20 Tue 12° 8° 14 mm, 100% Wind 19 km/h
21 Wed 13° 9° 3.8 mm, 99% Wind 45 km/h
22 Thu 15° 10° 23 mm, 100% Wind 36 km/h
23 Fri 14° 9° 17 mm, 96% Wind 50 km/h
24 Sat 14° 9° 7.3 mm, 88% Wind 27 km/h
25 Sun 16° 15° 4.2 mm, 44% Wind 23 km/h
26 Mon 16° 12° 5.5 mm, 73% Wind 32 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 06:10 PM Daylight 10 hr, 29 min First quarter 64%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Bank BarrowGroundwater well 44.88 m Low −0.01 m 2.2 km
BroadweyRiver gauge, River Wey 0.14 m Very low −0.01 m 3.8 km
UpweyRiver gauge, River Wey 0.12 m Normal ±0 4.8 km
Upwey CulvertRiver gauge, River Wey 0.00 m Lowest on record +0.02 m 4.8 km
Ashton FarmGroundwater well 63.66 m Lowest on record −0.01 m 6.5 km
Louds MillRiver gauge, River Frome 0.07 m Low ±0 7.4 km
StinsfordRiver gauge, River Frome 0.03 m Lowest on record ±0 7.8 km
Winterbourne SteepletonRiver gauge 0.05 m Very low ±0 10.0 km

Questions and answers

Is Preston Fisherbridge Rl higher than last year?

No, it is 0.05 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.13 m.

What is a normal level for Preston Fisherbridge Rl in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.10 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.05 m and 0.26 m, based on 18 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 0.08 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Preston Fisherbridge Rl today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 01:00 BST, the water level was 0.08 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Preston Fisherbridge Rl rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Preston Fisherbridge Rl normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 18 years of daily readings for this time of year.

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:44247
Coordinates
50.64597, -2.42083 (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 0.08 m 2026-10-20 00:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Preston Fisherbridge Rl (ea:44247). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/dorset/preston-fisherbridge-rl

How we check values

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