Nivelmap
EN

Bradley Bridge water level

River gauge, Bradley Brook, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

Directions

Right now

Very low for mid-October

Water level

-0.03m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 3 Highest onrecord 2.71 m Lowest on record 0.00 m

History

History
-0.00.20.4mOct 16Oct 16Oct 17Oct 18Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.20.4mOct 16Oct 17Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.51.01.5mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.51.01.5mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-01mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-01mJanAprJulOct2026

20252026

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

What this means

Bradley Brook at Bradley Bridge is running far below normal at −0.03 m.

No reading on record has been lower: the old record low was 0.00 m, from May 14, 2012. That puts it 0.07 m below the median of 0.04 m for mid-October, based on 18 years of readings. A year ago it stood at −0.04 m as well.

It has dropped 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between −0.03 m and 0.05 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
0.04 m0.07 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.00 m – 0.32 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (18 years of records)
Normal range
0.00 m – 0.54 m
Same day last year
−0.04 m0.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
−0.03 m – 0.05 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
−0.05 m – 1.67 m
Highest on record
2.71 mNovember 24, 2024
Lowest on record
0.00 mMay 14, 2012
Lowest on record
0.04 m below the lowest level on record

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

18 Sun 12° 5° 0.2 mm, 21% Wind 21 km/h
19 Mon 14° 7° 5.5 mm, 90% Wind 21 km/h
20 Tue 11° 5° 2.1 mm, 82% Wind 8 km/h
21 Wed 13° 4° 5.1 mm, 50% Wind 27 km/h
22 Thu 13° 5° 2.8 mm, 70% Wind 17 km/h
23 Fri 9° 5° 17 mm, 82% Wind 30 km/h
24 Sat 10° 4° 2.7 mm, 60% Wind 26 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:39 AM Sunset 06:13 PM Daylight 10 hr, 33 min First quarter 51%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
FrenchayRiver gauge, Bristol Frome 0.19 m Very low −0.04 m 3.3 km
Frampton CotterellRiver gauge, Bristol Frome 0.02 m Very low ±0 3.3 km
Tubbs BottomRiver gauge, Bristol Frome −0.01 m Low +0.06 m 4.6 km
Filton Southmead RoadRiver gauge, River Trym 0.01 m Normal ±0 5.0 km
Cribbs Causeway ReservoirRiver gauge 42.56 m Normal −0.01 m 6.2 km
EastvilleRiver gauge, Bristol Frome 7.51 m Normal −0.02 m 6.5 km
Bristol Netham LockRiver gauge, River Avon 6.11 m Normal ±0 8.1 km
Netham WeirRiver gauge, River Avon 0.25 m Normal −0.01 m 8.2 km

Questions and answers

How does Bradley Brook at Bradley Bridge compare with last year?

It is about the same as on this day last year, when the reading was −0.04 m.

What is a normal level for Bradley Brook at Bradley Bridge in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.04 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.00 m and 0.32 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 −0.03 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Bradley Bridge today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 17:45 BST, the water level was −0.03 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Bradley Bridge rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Bradley Bridge normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Bradley Bridge?

The highest level on record is 2.71 m on November 24, 2024. The lowest is 0.00 m on May 14, 2012.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:531118 (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.52189, -2.52112 (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 −0.03 m 2026-10-18 16:45 Provisional

Download

Embed this gauge

Add a live card for this gauge to your website. It updates on its own and links back here.

How to cite

Environment Agency: Bradley Bridge (ea:531118). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/gloucestershire/bradley-bridge

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.