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Throop water level

River gauge, River Stour, Dorset, United Kingdom

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Below the normal range

Water level

0.33m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

1 2 Highest onrecord 1.91 m Lowest on record 0.22 m

History

0.320.340.360.38mOct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 15Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.320.340.360.38mOct 10Oct 14Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.300.330.350.38mSep 17Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.300.330.350.38mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Low water at Throop: the gauge reads 0.33 m, below normal.

The usual range here runs from 0.35 m to 1.20 m.

It is still going down, by 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is 0.29 m – 0.38 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
0.35 m – 1.20 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.29 m – 0.38 m
Highest on record
1.91 mDecember 25, 2013
Lowest on record
0.22 mAugust 22, 1996

For anglers and canoeists

Low rivers are hard going for paddlers, with exposed gravel and weirs that are awkward to shoot. Salmon and sea trout usually wait for the next spate to run.

Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.

About the River Stour

River Stour, Kent

The River Stour is a river in Kent, England that flows into the North Sea at Pegwell Bay. Above Plucks Gutter, where the Little Stour joins it, the river is normally known as the Great Stour. The upper section of the river, above its confluence with the East Stour at Ashford is sometimes known as the Upper Great Stour or West Stour. In the tidal lower reaches, the artificial Stonar Cut short cuts a large loop in the natural river.

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

17 Sat 14° 6° – Wind 17 km/h
18 Sun 13° 6° 0.2 mm, 21% Wind 21 km/h
19 Mon 14° 9° 2.3 mm, 59% Wind 21 km/h
20 Tue 15° 8° 3.3 mm, 39% Wind 14 km/h
21 Wed 13° 6° 4.2 mm, 61% Wind 39 km/h
22 Thu 13° 9° 1.8 mm, 44% Wind 21 km/h
23 Fri 14° 9° 13 mm, 73% Wind 37 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:34 AM Sunset 06:13 PM Daylight 10 hr, 39 min First quarter 41%

Map

Other gauges on the River Stour

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Iford BridgeRiver gauge, River Stour 0.35 m Normal −0.34 m 3.6 km
WimborneRiver gauge, River Stour 0.39 m Low −0.01 m 9.3 km
BlandfordRiver gauge, River Stour 0.07 m Lowest on record +0.01 m 25 km
HammoonRiver gauge, River Stour 0.14 m Low −0.01 m 35 km
Gillingham Le Neubourg WayRiver gauge, River Stour 0.35 m Normal −0.01 m 43 km
ShipstonRiver gauge, River Stour 0.26 m Normal +0.01 m 145 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Hurn CourtRiver gauge, Moors River 0.23 m Low ±0 1.6 km
Knapp MillRiver gauge, River Avon 0.29 m Low −0.02 m 4.7 km
Ferndown Tricketts CrossRiver gauge, Uddens Water 0.35 m Normal −0.03 m 5.8 km
Ringwood Old CottageRiver gauge, Bickerly Mill Stream 0.13 m Normal ±0 9.7 km
Chewton GlenRiver gauge, Walkford Brook 0.11 m Normal ±0 11 km
Walford MillRiver gauge, River Allen 0.08 m Very low ±0 11 km
Moyles CourtRiver gauge, Docken's Water 0.10 m Very low ±0 13 km
Horton InnGroundwater well 0.40 m Low ±0 16 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Stour at Throop?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.35 m to 1.20 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 0.33 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Throop today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 15:30 BST, the water level was 0.33 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Throop rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Throop normal?

Below the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Throop?

The highest level on record is 1.91 m on December 25, 2013. The lowest is 0.22 m on August 22, 1996.

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:43212 (Agency page)
Coordinates
50.76383, -1.84203 (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 0.33 m 2026-10-17 14:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Throop (ea:43212). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/dorset/throop

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