Keynsham, Rivermead water level

Name: Keynsham, Rivermead water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, River Avon, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

Directions

Below the normal range

Water level

4.70m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 19:45 BST (38 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

At 4.70 m, the River Avon at Keynsham, Rivermead is below normal.

The usual range here runs from 4.96 m to 5.86 m.

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 4.69 m and 4.70 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: 4.96 m – 5.86 m
Highest on record: 7.96 mDecember 25, 2013
Lowest on record: 0.81 mJuly 4, 2009

On the river at Keynsham, Rivermead

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 Avon

The River Avon is a river in the southwest of England. To distinguish it from a number of other rivers of the same name, it is often called the Bristol Avon. The name 'Avon' is from an ancestor of the Welsh word afon, meaning 'river'.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 14° 8° 3.1 mm, 100% Wind 16 km/h

20 Tue 12° 8° 17 mm, 100% Wind 14 km/h

21 Wed 11° 7° 3.9 mm, 71% Wind 41 km/h

22 Thu 13° 7° 11 mm, 85% Wind 27 km/h

23 Fri 13° 8° 18 mm, 86% Wind 43 km/h

24 Sat 15° 7° 8.5 mm, 73% Wind 27 km/h

25 Sun 16° 11° 5.6 mm, 60% Wind 38 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 06:10 PM Daylight 10 hr, 30 min First quarter 61%

Map

Other gauges on the River Avon

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
SaltfordRiver gauge, River Avon	0.52 m	Normal	±0	3.5 km
Netham WeirRiver gauge, River Avon	0.26 m	Normal	±0	5.8 km
Bristol Netham LockRiver gauge, River Avon	6.09 m	Normal	−0.01 m	5.9 km
Bristol Bedminster St Johns Lane UpstreamRiver gauge, River Avon	0.34 m	Normal	+0.01 m	7.9 km
Bristol Bedminster St Johns Lane DownstreamRiver gauge, River Avon	0.33 m	No reference yet	±0	7.9 km
Bath Destructor BridgeRiver gauge, River Avon	3.40 m	Low	−0.01 m	8.6 km
Ashton ValeRiver gauge, River Avon	0.92 m	Normal	−0.02 m	9.8 km
BathfordRiver gauge, River Avon	0.74 m	Normal	+0.01 m	12 km
Bradford on AvonRiver gauge, River Avon	1.05 m	Normal	+0.01 m	18 km
CorshamRiver gauge, River Avon	0.03 m	Very low	±0	21 km
Great SomerfordRiver gauge, River Avon	0.15 m	Low	+0.02 m	34 km
Upavon EastRiver gauge, River Avon	0.19 m	Low	±0	49 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
BittonRiver gauge, River Boyd	0.10 m	Very low	−0.02 m	2.1 km
Compton DandoRiver gauge, River Chew	0.45 m	Very low	+0.01 m	4.5 km
BrislingtonRiver gauge, Brislington Brook	0.04 m	Very low	±0	4.7 km
WickRiver gauge, River Boyd	0.12 m	Normal	+0.01 m	5.6 km
Bath Twerton Gate RadialRiver gauge	15.42 m	Very low	−0.01 m	7.5 km
EastvilleRiver gauge, Bristol Frome	7.61 m	Normal	+0.10 m	7.9 km
Bristol Harbour Passage StreetRiver gauge, Bristol Frome	6.15 m	Very low	−0.01 m	7.9 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Avon at Keynsham, Rivermead?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 4.96 m to 5.86 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 4.70 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Keynsham, Rivermead today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 19:45 BST, the water level was 4.70 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Keynsham, Rivermead rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Keynsham, Rivermead 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 Keynsham, Rivermead?

The highest level on record is 7.96 m on December 25, 2013. The lowest is 0.81 m on July 4, 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment Agency
Station code: ea:531160 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.41902, -2.48795 (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	4.70 m	2026-10-19 18:45	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Keynsham, Rivermead (ea:531160). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/gloucestershire/keynsham-rivermead

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