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Yiewsley water level

River gauge, Frays River, Greater London, United Kingdom

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Right now

Very low for mid-October

Water level

0.74m Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

1.0 1.5 Highest onrecord 1.20 m Lowest on record 0.62 m

History

History
0.750.80mOct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.750.80mOct 12Oct 16Oct 19Bottom of normal range
0.750.80mSep 19Sep 27Oct 4Oct 12Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.750.80mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19Bottom of normal range
0.80.9mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range0.80.9mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range
0.80.9mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.80.9mJanAprJulOct2026

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

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

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.

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

18 Sun 14° 8° 2.9 mm, 83% Wind 22 km/h
19 Mon 15° 9° 0.8 mm, 81% Wind 16 km/h
20 Tue 12° 11° 11 mm, 63% Wind 8 km/h
21 Wed 14° 8° 3.3 mm, 44% Wind 25 km/h
22 Thu 14° 6° 1.9 mm, 53% Wind 13 km/h
23 Fri 11° 8° 40 mm, 78% Wind 34 km/h
24 Sat 10° 4° – Wind 19 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:33 AM Sunset 06:02 PM Daylight 10 hr, 29 min First quarter 61%

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

ParameterLast valueTime (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

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