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Prestbury Road water level

River gauge, Wymans Brook, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Low for mid-October

Water level

0.02m Steady over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.1 0.2 0.4 Highest onrecord 0.37 m Lowest on record 0.00 m

History

History
-0.000.05mOct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.000.05mOct 12Oct 16Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.000.050.10mSep 19Sep 27Oct 4Oct 12Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.000.050.10mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.000.050.10mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.000.050.10mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.000.050.100.15mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.000.050.100.15mJanAprJulOct2026

20252026

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

What this means

At 0.02 m, Wymans Brook at Prestbury Road is below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.01 m below the median of 0.03 m for mid-October, based on 18 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.07 m (−0.05 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.02 m and 0.10 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
0.03 m0.01 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.01 m – 0.07 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (18 years of records)
Normal range
0.00 m – 0.05 m
Same day last year
0.07 m−0.05 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.02 m – 0.10 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.02 m – 0.14 m
Highest on record
0.37 mJune 17, 2020
Lowest on record
0.00 mJanuary 22, 2008

On the river at Prestbury Road

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.2 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 2° 0.4 mm, 23% Wind 17 km/h
19 Mon 14° 7° 8.8 mm, 92% Wind 14 km/h
20 Tue 12° 5° 5.4 mm, 76% Wind 8 km/h
21 Wed 10° 5° 5.4 mm, 65% Wind 25 km/h
22 Thu 13° 5° 3.4 mm, 60% Wind 18 km/h
23 Fri 9° 5° 19 mm, 75% Wind 28 km/h
24 Sat 10° 4° 0.5 mm, 54% Wind 28 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:08 PM Daylight 10 hr, 28 min First quarter 61%

Map

Other gauges on Wymans Brook

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Windyridge RoadRiver gauge, Wymans Brook 0.67 m High +0.02 m 2.0 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
College RoadRiver gauge, River Chelt 0.17 m Normal ±0 1.4 km
Cox's Meadow Storage AreaRiver gauge, River Chelt 0.05 m Normal ±0 1.9 km
Cox's FlumeRiver gauge, River Chelt 0.29 m Normal ±0 2.0 km
Charlton KingsRiver gauge, River Chelt 0.30 m Very low ±0 2.5 km
Moorend RoadRiver gauge, Lilley Brook 0.33 m Normal ±0 2.7 km
ArleRiver gauge, River Chelt 0.41 m Low +0.01 m 2.8 km
Merestones RoadRiver gauge, Hatherley Brook 0.01 m Lowest on record +0.01 m 3.2 km
Tewkesbury WoolstoneRiver gauge, Tirle Brook 0.05 m Normal +0.05 m 7.1 km

Questions and answers

How does Wymans Brook at Prestbury Road compare with last year?

It is 0.05 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.07 m.

What is a normal level for Wymans Brook at Prestbury Road in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.03 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.01 m and 0.07 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 0.02 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Prestbury Road today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 19:30 BST, the water level was 0.02 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Prestbury Road rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Prestbury Road normal?

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 Prestbury Road?

The highest level on record is 0.37 m on June 17, 2020. The lowest is 0.00 m on January 22, 2008.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:2660 (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.90736, -2.06142 (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 0.02 m 2026-10-19 18:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Prestbury Road (ea:2660). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/gloucestershire/prestbury-road

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