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Kingscroft Road water level

River gauge, Wotton Brook, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.42m Up 0.05 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 1.81 m Lowest on record 0.30 m

History

History
-0.00.20.4mOct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Oct 19Bottom of normal range-0.00.20.4mOct 12Oct 16Oct 19Bottom of normal range
-0.00.20.4mSep 19Sep 27Oct 4Oct 12Oct 19Bottom of normal range-0.00.20.4mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19Bottom of normal range
-0.00.30.50.8mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range-0.00.30.50.8mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range
-0.00.30.50.8mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.30.50.8mJanAprJulOct2026

20252026

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

What this means

Wotton Brook at Kingscroft Road is at 0.42 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.07 m above the median of 0.35 m for mid-October, based on 14 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.51 m (−0.10 m).

It has risen 0.05 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.35 m and 0.52 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with 14 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.35 m0.07 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.00 m – 0.52 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (14 years of records)
Normal range
0.02 m – 2.00 m
Same day last year
0.51 m−0.10 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.35 m – 0.52 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.34 m – 0.82 m
Highest on record
1.81 mDecember 23, 2020
Lowest on record
0.30 mOctober 7, 2013

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 5.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 3° 0.2 mm, 31% Wind 19 km/h
19 Mon 14° 8° 6.0 mm, 92% Wind 13 km/h
20 Tue 12° 6° 3.9 mm, 76% Wind 7 km/h
21 Wed 11° 6° 5.1 mm, 65% Wind 27 km/h
22 Thu 14° 6° 3.3 mm, 67% Wind 18 km/h
23 Fri 10° 5° 19 mm, 82% Wind 28 km/h
24 Sat 10° 4° 0.9 mm, 58% Wind 28 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:09 PM Daylight 10 hr, 28 min First quarter 59%

Map

Other gauges on Wotton Brook

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Armscroft PlaceRiver gauge, Wotton Brook 0.05 m Normal +0.05 m 2.7 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
HucclecoteRiver gauge, Horsbere Brook 0.08 m Very low +0.02 m 0.8 km
Abbeymead AvenueRiver gauge, River Twyver 0.03 m Lowest on record +0.01 m 1.6 km
Zoons Court Flood StorageRiver gauge, Horsbere Brook 0.06 m Lowest on record ±0 2.0 km
Bondend RoadRiver gauge, River Twyver 0.29 m Normal +0.01 m 2.0 km
Zoons CourtRiver gauge, Horsbere Brook 0.21 m Normal +0.04 m 2.0 km
Cheyney CloseRiver gauge, Sud Brook 0.07 m Normal +0.03 m 2.4 km
India RoadRiver gauge, River Twyver 0.17 m Low +0.10 m 2.9 km
Matson PlaceRiver gauge, Sud Brook 0.21 m Low +0.06 m 3.2 km

Questions and answers

How does Wotton Brook at Kingscroft Road compare with last year?

It is 0.10 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.51 m.

What is a normal level for Wotton Brook at Kingscroft Road in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.35 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.00 m and 0.52 m, based on 14 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 0.42 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Kingscroft Road today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 13:45 BST, the water level was 0.42 m. Up 0.05 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Kingscroft Road rising or falling?

Up 0.05 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.05 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Kingscroft Road normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 14 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Kingscroft Road?

The highest level on record is 1.81 m on December 23, 2020. The lowest is 0.30 m on October 7, 2013.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:2268 (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.85196, -2.18652 (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 0.42 m 2026-10-19 12:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Kingscroft Road (ea:2268). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/gloucestershire/kingscroft-road

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