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West Drayton water level

River gauge, River Colne, Greater London, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.43m Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

0.5 0.8 Highest onrecord 0.77 m Lowest on record 0.32 m

History

History
0.400.45mOct 12Oct 14Oct 15Oct 17Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.400.45mOct 12Oct 15Oct 19Bottom of normal range
0.400.45mSep 19Sep 26Oct 4Oct 11Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.400.45mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19Bottom of normal range
0.40.5mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range0.40.5mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range
0.400.450.500.55mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.400.450.500.55mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The River Colne at West Drayton is at 0.43 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.44 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.01 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.44 m, a difference of −0.01 m.

It has risen 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.39 m and 0.44 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
0.44 m0.01 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.41 m – 0.48 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.39 m – 0.90 m
Same day last year
0.44 m−0.01 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.39 m – 0.44 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.40 m – 0.56 m
Highest on record
0.77 mJanuary 1, 2003
Lowest on record
0.32 mAugust 17, 2005

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.

About the River Colne

River Colne, Hertfordshire

The Colne is a river and a tributary of the River Thames in England. Just over half its course is in south Hertfordshire. Downstream, it forms the boundary between Buckinghamshire and the London Borough of Hillingdon. The confluence with the River Thames is on the Staines reach at Staines-upon-Thames.

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: 3.3 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 13° 10° 0.6 mm, 63% Wind 15 km/h
20 Tue 13° 8° 8.8 mm, 92% Wind 16 km/h
21 Wed 14° 8° 6.1 mm, 53% Wind 33 km/h
22 Thu 13° 6° 3.4 mm, 85% Wind 18 km/h
23 Fri 13° 8° 16 mm, 90% Wind 38 km/h
24 Sat 12° 7° 8.5 mm, 64% Wind 26 km/h
25 Sun 18° 12° 6.2 mm, 63% Wind 32 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:33 AM Sunset 06:02 PM Daylight 10 hr, 30 min First quarter 58%

Map

Other gauges on the River Colne

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Thorney Mill Road, West Drayton (Temporary)River gauge, River Colne 0.10 m Normal +0.08 m 0.1 km
Farlows BridgeRiver gauge, River Colne 0.37 m Low +0.02 m 2.2 km
Iver, Clisbys BridgeRiver gauge, River Colne 0.36 m Normal +0.05 m 3.2 km
Stanwell MillRiver gauge, River Colne 0.71 m Very high +0.03 m 4.1 km
WillowbankRiver gauge, River Colne 0.81 m Very low +0.04 m 6.5 km
Denham ColneRiver gauge, River Colne 0.11 m Very low +0.02 m 7.3 km
Staines Trading EstateRiver gauge, River Colne 1.20 m Normal +0.01 m 7.4 km
Moor LaneRiver gauge, River Colne 7.46 m Normal +0.01 m 15 km
WatfordRiver gauge, River Colne 0.18 m Normal ±0 20 km
London ColneyRiver gauge, River Colne 1.09 m Normal ±0 28 km
Poole StreetRiver gauge, River Colne 0.08 m Normal +0.01 m 92 km
Great YeldhamRiver gauge, River Colne 0.18 m Normal +0.07 m 92 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
YiewsleyRiver gauge, Frays River 0.76 m Very low +0.02 m 1.0 km
Uxbridge, Philpots BridgeRiver gauge, River Pinn 0.86 m Normal +0.10 m 1.9 km
PoyleRiver gauge, Poyle Channel 1.50 m Normal ±0 3.4 km
UxbridgeRiver gauge, River Pinn 0.07 m Normal +0.05 m 3.7 km
Horton MillRiver gauge, Colne Brook 0.13 m Normal +0.01 m 4.7 km
Cranford ParkRiver gauge, River Crane 0.07 m Normal +0.01 m 5.0 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Colne at West Drayton higher than last year?

No, it is 0.01 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.44 m.

What is a normal level for the River Colne at West Drayton in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.44 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.41 m and 0.48 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 0.43 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of West Drayton today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 11:45 BST, the water level was 0.43 m. Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is West Drayton rising or falling?

Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of West Drayton normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at West Drayton?

The highest level on record is 0.77 m on January 1, 2003. The lowest is 0.32 m on August 17, 2005.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:2885TH (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.50092, -0.48276 (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 0.43 m 2026-10-19 10:45 Provisional

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Environment Agency: West Drayton (ea:2885TH). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/greater-london/west-drayton

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