Yiewsley water level
River gauge, Frays River, Greater London, United Kingdom
Right now
Very low for mid-October
Water level
History
20252026
What this means
At 0.74 m, the Frays River at Yiewsley is far below normal for mid-October.
The median for mid-October is 0.81 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.07 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.79 m, a difference of −0.05 m. The lowest reading on record is 0.62 m (May 30, 1996).
The water is rising: up 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.72 m and 0.76 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
- 0.81 m0.07 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 0.79 m – 0.84 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
- Normal range
- 0.74 m – 1.57 m
- Same day last year
- 0.79 m−0.05 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 0.72 m – 0.76 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.73 m – 0.96 m
- Highest on record
- 1.20 mFebruary 7, 2014
- Lowest on record
- 0.62 mMay 30, 1996
On the river at Yiewsley
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.
About the Frays River
Frays River is a semi-canalised short river in England that branches off the River Colne at Uxbridge Moor and rejoins it at West Drayton. It is believed to be a mainly man-made anabranch north of the confluence with the River Pinn to feed watermills in the Parish of Hillingdon. The river is believed to be named after John Fray who owned Cowley Hall in the fifteenth century. Other names for the river are the Uxbridge and Cowley Mill Stream, the Cowley Stream or the Colham Mill Stream. Two of the three mills in Hillingdon Parish recorded in the Domesday Book are believed to have been located on the southern section of the river.
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 3.0 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 Frays River
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uxbridge, Fountains MillRiver gauge, Frays River | 0.61 m | Very low | ±0 | 4.5 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uxbridge, Philpots BridgeRiver gauge, River Pinn | 0.84 m | Normal | +0.08 m | 0.9 km |
| West DraytonRiver gauge, River Colne | 0.42 m | Low | +0.01 m | 1.0 km |
| Thorney Mill Road, West Drayton (Temporary)River gauge, River Colne | 0.02 m | Lowest on record | +0.03 m | 1.0 km |
| Farlows BridgeRiver gauge, River Colne | 0.34 m | Low | +0.01 m | 1.8 km |
| Iver, Clisbys BridgeRiver gauge, River Colne | 0.35 m | Normal | +0.01 m | 2.4 km |
| UxbridgeRiver gauge, River Pinn | 0.07 m | Normal | +0.04 m | 2.8 km |
| PoyleRiver gauge, Poyle Channel | 1.50 m | Normal | +0.01 m | 4.4 km |
| Uxbridge, Hercies RoadRiver gauge, River Pinn | 0.76 m | Normal | +0.03 m | 4.4 km |
Questions and answers
Is the Frays River at Yiewsley higher than last year?
No, it is 0.05 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.79 m.
What is a normal level for the Frays River at Yiewsley in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 0.81 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.79 m and 0.84 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 0.74 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Yiewsley today?
On 19 Oct 2026, 19:30 BST, the water level was 0.74 m. Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.
Is Yiewsley 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 Yiewsley 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 Yiewsley?
The highest level on record is 1.20 m on February 7, 2014. The lowest is 0.62 m on May 30, 1996.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:2891TH(Agency page)- Coordinates
51.50908, -0.47713(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 | 0.74 m | 2026-10-19 18:30 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Yiewsley (ea:2891TH). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/greater-london/yiewsley
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