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Berkeley water level

River gauge, Little Avon River, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Low for mid-October

Water level

0.14m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.30 m Lowest on record 0.11 m

History

History
0.20.30.4mOct 16Oct 16Oct 17Oct 17Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.20.30.4mOct 16Oct 17Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.51.01.5mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.01.5mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.30.50.81.0mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.30.50.81.0mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The Little Avon River at Berkeley is running below normal at 0.14 m.

That puts it 0.03 m below the median of 0.17 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.16 m (−0.02 m).

It has dropped 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.14 m and 0.16 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 m0.03 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.13 m – 0.39 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.15 m – 1.50 m
Same day last year
0.16 m−0.02 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.14 m – 0.16 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.15 m – 0.97 m
Highest on record
2.30 mNovember 21, 2012
Lowest on record
0.11 mJune 24, 2007

Fishing and paddling

At low levels, many rivers become a walk-and-paddle trip. Fish hold in deeper pools and spook easily.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 4.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 4° 0.2 mm Wind 23 km/h
19 Mon 14° 7° 4.8 mm, 94% Wind 23 km/h
20 Tue 11° 5° 3.0 mm, 82% Wind 9 km/h
21 Wed 13° 5° 4.8 mm, 49% Wind 28 km/h
22 Thu 14° 5° 2.4 mm, 73% Wind 18 km/h
23 Fri 9° 5° 19 mm, 82% Wind 32 km/h
24 Sat 10° 4° 1.8 mm, 58% Wind 28 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:39 AM Sunset 06:12 PM Daylight 10 hr, 33 min First quarter 45%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
SharpnessRiver gauge, River Severn 4.24 m Normal +0.61 m 3.8 km
LydneyRiver gauge, River Lyd 0.15 m Very low ±0 7.0 km
CamRiver gauge, River Cam 0.89 m High ±0 7.1 km
CambridgeRiver gauge, River Cam 0.09 m Low ±0 8.4 km
OldburyRiver gauge, Oldbury Naite Rhyne 2.37 m Normal −0.01 m 10.0 km
ParkendRiver gauge, River Lyd 0.04 m Very low −0.01 m 11 km
EastingtonRiver gauge, River Frome (Severn) 0.25 m Normal ±0 12 km
EpneyRiver gauge, River Severn 3.44 m Normal ±0 15 km

Questions and answers

How does the Little Avon River at Berkeley compare with last year?

It is 0.02 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.16 m.

What is a normal level for the Little Avon River at Berkeley 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 0.39 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 0.14 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Berkeley today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 01:15 BST, the water level was 0.14 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Berkeley rising or falling?

Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Berkeley normal?

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 Berkeley?

The highest level on record is 2.30 m on November 21, 2012. The lowest is 0.11 m on June 24, 2007.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:531192 (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.68643, -2.46068 (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 0.14 m 2026-10-18 00:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Berkeley (ea:531192). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/gloucestershire/berkeley

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.