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Winfrith water level

River gauge, River Win, Dorset, United Kingdom

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Right now

Very low for mid-October

Water level

0.12m Steady over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.5 1.0 Highest onrecord 1.06 m Lowest on record 0.08 m

History

History
0.20.3mOct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 15Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.20.3mOct 10Oct 14Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.20.3mSep 17Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.20.3mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.20.40.6mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.20.40.6mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.20.40.6mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.20.40.6mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

At 0.12 m, the River Win at Winfrith is far below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.17 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.05 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.14 m, a difference of −0.02 m. The lowest reading on record is 0.08 m (August 18, 1999).

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.12 m and 0.17 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
0.17 m0.05 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.13 m – 0.25 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.13 m – 0.32 m
Same day last year
0.14 m−0.02 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.12 m – 0.17 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.12 m – 0.67 m
Highest on record
1.06 mApril 3, 2014
Lowest on record
0.08 mAugust 18, 1999

On the river at Winfrith

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.

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.

17 Sat 13° 6° – Wind 19 km/h
18 Sun 13° 4° – Wind 21 km/h
19 Mon 14° 7° 5.3 mm, 59% Wind 23 km/h
20 Tue 13° 9° 4.8 mm, 49% Wind 15 km/h
21 Wed 15° 8° 0.6 mm, 47% Wind 30 km/h
22 Thu 14° 6° 21 mm, 58% Wind 23 km/h
23 Fri 13° 8° 30 mm, 73% Wind 40 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:35 AM Sunset 06:15 PM Daylight 10 hr, 40 min First quarter 40%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
East StokeRiver gauge, River Frome 0.55 m Low −0.01 m 6.4 km
BriantspuddleRiver gauge, River Piddle 0.17 m Low ±0 8.7 km
Bank BarrowGroundwater well 44.90 m Low −0.02 m 10 km
Preston Fisherbridge RlRiver gauge 0.07 m Normal ±0 10 km
Puddletown Riverside CourtRiver gauge, River Piddle 0.06 m Normal ±0 11 km
Puddletown North BrookRiver gauge, River Piddle 0.12 m Normal −0.01 m 11 km
StinsfordRiver gauge, River Frome 0.03 m Lowest on record ±0 11 km
Louds MillRiver gauge, River Frome 0.07 m Low ±0 11 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Win at Winfrith higher than last year?

No, it is 0.02 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.14 m.

What is a normal level for the River Win at Winfrith in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.17 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.13 m and 0.25 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 0.12 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Winfrith today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 14:30 BST, the water level was 0.12 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Winfrith rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Winfrith normal?

Very low for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Winfrith?

The highest level on record is 1.06 m on April 3, 2014. The lowest is 0.08 m on August 18, 1999.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:445930 (Agency page)
Coordinates
50.66315, -2.27608 (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 0.12 m 2026-10-17 13:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Winfrith (ea:445930). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/dorset/winfrith

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