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Lydney water level

River gauge, River Lyd, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Very low for mid-October

Water level

0.15m Steady over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 Highest onrecord 1.60 m Lowest on record 0.10 m

History

History
0.20.3mOct 16Oct 16Oct 17Oct 17Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.20.3mOct 16Oct 17Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.20.40.6mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.20.40.6mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.20.40.6mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.20.40.6mJanAprJulOct2026

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

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

River Lyd, Devon

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.

Read more on Wikipedia

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.

18 Sun 13° 5° 0.1 mm Wind 18 km/h
19 Mon 14° 6° 5.6 mm, 94% Wind 17 km/h
20 Tue 11° 5° 2.1 mm, 82% Wind 8 km/h
21 Wed 11° 4° 4.5 mm, 49% Wind 27 km/h
22 Thu 14° 4° 3.3 mm, 73% Wind 16 km/h
23 Fri 10° 5° 16 mm, 82% Wind 26 km/h
24 Sat 10° 4° 2.3 mm, 58% Wind 26 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:12 PM Daylight 10 hr, 33 min First quarter 49%

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

ParameterLast valueTime (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

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