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SwedenUpwey Culvert water level
River gauge, River Wey, Dorset, United Kingdom
Right now
Lower than ever recorded here
Water level
History
What this means
At −0.02 m, the River Wey at Upwey Culvert is at a record low.
It has now dropped past the published record low of 0.00 m (July 28, 2009). The usual range here runs from 0.00 m to 0.26 m.
The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between −0.02 m and 0.01 m.
Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.
Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge. How to read levels
Key numbers
- Normal range
- 0.00 m – 0.26 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- −0.02 m – 0.01 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- −0.02 m – −0.01 m
- Highest on record
- 1.03 mJuly 7, 2012
- Lowest on record
- 0.00 mJuly 28, 2009
- Lowest on record
- 0.02 m below the lowest level on record
On the river at Upwey Culvert
Low, clear water makes fish wary, and anglers often do better early and late in the day. For canoeists, shallow riffles mean scraped hulls and the odd portage.
Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.
About the River Wey
The River Wey is a chalk river and a main tributary of the River Thames in south east England. Its two branches, one of which rises near Alton in Hampshire and the other in West Sussex to the south of Haslemere, join at Tilford in Surrey. Once combined, the flow is eastwards then northwards via Godalming and Guildford to meet the Thames at Weybridge. Downstream the river forms the backdrop to Newark Priory and Brooklands. The Wey and Godalming Navigations were built in the 17th and 18th centuries, to create a navigable route from Godalming to the Thames.
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 4.4 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Other gauges on the River Wey
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UpweyRiver gauge, River Wey | 0.13 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 0.0 km |
| BroadweyRiver gauge, River Wey | 0.15 m | Low | +0.01 m | 1.5 km |
| Alton High StreetRiver gauge, River Wey | 0.00 m | Low | ±0 | 118 km |
| Kings PondRiver gauge, River Wey | 0.04 m | Normal | ±0 | 119 km |
| Passfield MillRiver gauge, River Wey | 1.07 m | High | ±0 | 126 km |
| FarnhamRiver gauge, River Wey | 0.09 m | Normal | ±0 | 132 km |
| TilfordRiver gauge, River Wey | 0.16 m | Low | ±0 | 134 km |
| Westbrook MillRiver gauge, River Wey | 37.85 m | No reference yet | −0.01 m | 143 km |
| Borough RoadRiver gauge, River Wey | 1.18 m | Normal | −0.02 m | 143 km |
| GodalmingRiver gauge, River Wey | 0.53 m | Normal | −0.02 m | 144 km |
| GuildfordRiver gauge, River Wey | 1.24 m | Very low | ±0 | 148 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton FarmGroundwater well | 63.67 m | Lowest on record | −0.01 m | 2.7 km |
| Bank BarrowGroundwater well | 44.89 m | Low | −0.01 m | 4.1 km |
| Preston Fisherbridge RlRiver gauge | 0.07 m | Normal | ±0 | 4.8 km |
| Winterbourne SteepletonRiver gauge | 0.05 m | Very low | ±0 | 5.5 km |
| Louds MillRiver gauge, River Frome | 0.07 m | Low | ±0 | 6.9 km |
| StinsfordRiver gauge, River Frome | 0.03 m | Lowest on record | ±0 | 7.5 km |
| Kingston RussellGroundwater well | 104.02 m | Normal | −0.02 m | 9.2 km |
| Ridge WayGroundwater well | 56.85 m | Very low | ±0 | 10 km |
Questions and answers
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 −0.02 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Upwey Culvert today?
On 18 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST, the water level was −0.02 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.
Is Upwey Culvert rising or falling?
Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Upwey Culvert normal?
Lower than ever recorded here. Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge.
What is the highest water level ever recorded at Upwey Culvert?
The highest level on record is 1.03 m on July 7, 2012. The lowest is 0.00 m on July 28, 2009.
How often is this data updated?
The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.
Where does this data come from?
The values come directly from the Environment Agency, the official operator of this gauge, and are published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We do not estimate or model live values.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:44113(Agency page)- Coordinates
50.66598, -2.48078(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 | −0.02 m | 2026-10-18 16:00 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Upwey Culvert (ea:44113). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/dorset/upwey-culvert
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