Tubbs Bottom water level

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

River gauge, Bristol Frome, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

Directions

Below the normal range

Water level

0.01m Down 0.11 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 20 Oct 2026, 03:15 BST (30 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The Bristol Frome at Tubbs Bottom is running below normal at 0.01 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.14 m to 0.59 m.

It has dropped 0.11 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between −0.08 m and 0.41 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: 0.14 m – 0.59 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: −0.08 m – 0.41 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: −0.05 m – 0.22 m
Highest on record: 5.89 mJune 17, 1999
Lowest on record: −1.61 mNovember 25, 1999

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 Bristol Frome

The Frome, historically the Froom, is a river that rises in Dodington Park, South Gloucestershire and flows southwesterly through Bristol to join the river Avon. It is approximately 20 miles (32 km) long, and the mean flow at Frenchay is 60 cubic feet per second (1.7 m3/s). The name Frome is shared with several other rivers in South West England and means 'fair, fine, brisk'. The river is known locally in east Bristol as the Danny.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 6.5 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 5° 0.2 mm, 21% Wind 20 km/h

19 Mon 14° 7° 5.9 mm, 90% Wind 19 km/h

20 Tue 11° 5° 2.7 mm, 82% Wind 9 km/h

21 Wed 14° 4° 6.3 mm, 50% Wind 29 km/h

22 Thu 13° 5° 1.7 mm, 70% Wind 18 km/h

23 Fri 9° 5° 20 mm, 82% Wind 34 km/h

24 Sat 10° 4° 1.8 mm, 60% Wind 27 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:43 AM Sunset 06:08 PM Daylight 10 hr, 26 min First quarter 64%

Map

Other gauges on the Bristol Frome

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Frampton CotterellRiver gauge, Bristol Frome	0.02 m	Very low	±0	1.3 km
Chipping SodburyRiver gauge, Bristol Frome	0.34 m	Lowest on record	−0.01 m	5.5 km
FrenchayRiver gauge, Bristol Frome	0.29 m	Low	+0.09 m	7.0 km
EastvilleRiver gauge, Bristol Frome	7.57 m	Normal	+0.05 m	11 km
Bristol Harbour Passage StreetRiver gauge, Bristol Frome	6.16 m	Low	−0.01 m	13 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Bradley BridgeRiver gauge, Bradley Brook	0.02 m	Low	+0.05 m	4.6 km
Filton Southmead RoadRiver gauge, River Trym	0.01 m	Normal	−0.04 m	9.6 km
WickRiver gauge, River Boyd	0.12 m	Normal	+0.03 m	10 km
Cribbs Causeway ReservoirRiver gauge	42.58 m	Normal	−0.04 m	10 km
Bristol Netham LockRiver gauge, River Avon	6.10 m	Normal	−0.01 m	12 km
Netham WeirRiver gauge, River Avon	0.26 m	Normal	±0	12 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the Bristol Frome at Tubbs Bottom?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.14 m to 0.59 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 0.01 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Tubbs Bottom today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 03:15 BST, the water level was 0.01 m. Down 0.11 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Tubbs Bottom rising or falling?

Down 0.11 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.03 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Tubbs Bottom 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 Tubbs Bottom?

The highest level on record is 5.89 m on June 17, 1999. The lowest is −1.61 m on November 25, 1999.

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:53147 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.54370, -2.46486 (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	0.01 m	2026-10-20 02:15	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Tubbs Bottom (ea:53147). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/gloucestershire/tubbs-bottom

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