Lydney water level
River gauge, River Lyd, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Right now
Very low for mid-October
Water level
History
20252026
What this means
The River Lyd at Lydney is running far below normal at 0.15 m.
That puts it 0.04 m below the median of 0.19 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.16 m as well. The lowest reading on record is 0.10 m (October 16, 2006).
The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.15 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
- 0.19 m0.04 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 0.16 m – 0.32 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
- Normal range
- 0.13 m – 0.70 m
- Same day last year
- 0.16 m0.00 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 0.15 m – 0.16 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.15 m – 0.74 m
- Highest on record
- 1.60 mNovember 24, 2024
- Lowest on record
- 0.10 mOctober 16, 2006
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.
About the River Lyd
The Lyd is a river rising at Lyd Head in the Dartmoor national park in Devon in South West England and flowing into the River Tamar beyond Lifton. It runs through Lydford Gorge, the deepest gorge in South West England.
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
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.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Other gauges on the River Lyd
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ParkendRiver gauge, River Lyd | 0.04 m | Very low | −0.01 m | 4.2 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SharpnessRiver gauge, River Severn | 4.72 m | Normal | −0.33 m | 3.8 km |
| BerkeleyRiver gauge, Little Avon River | 0.14 m | Low | ±0 | 7.0 km |
| OldburyRiver gauge, Oldbury Naite Rhyne | 2.36 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 11 km |
| CambridgeRiver gauge, River Cam | 0.09 m | Low | −0.01 m | 12 km |
| CamRiver gauge, River Cam | 0.89 m | High | ±0 | 12 km |
| LydbrookRiver gauge, River Wye | 1.15 m | Normal | +0.11 m | 14 km |
| EastingtonRiver gauge, River Frome (Severn) | 0.21 m | Low | −0.04 m | 15 km |
| EpneyRiver gauge, River Severn | 3.44 m | Normal | ±0 | 15 km |
Questions and answers
How does the River Lyd at Lydney compare with last year?
It is about the same as on this day last year, when the reading was 0.16 m.
What is a normal level for the River Lyd at Lydney in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 0.19 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.16 m and 0.32 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 0.15 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Lydney today?
On 18 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST, the water level was 0.15 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.
Is Lydney rising or falling?
Steady over the last 24 hours.
Is the level of Lydney 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 Lydney?
The highest level on record is 1.60 m on November 24, 2024. The lowest is 0.10 m on October 16, 2006.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:2629(Agency page)- Coordinates
51.72971, -2.53480(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 | 0.15 m | 2026-10-18 11:00 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Lydney (ea:2629). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/gloucestershire/lydney
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.
Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer