Allbrook weir water level

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

River gauge, River Itchen, Hampshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.31m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 14:45 BST (50 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Allbrook weir reads 0.31 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.16 m to 0.53 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.29 m and 0.33 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: 0.16 m – 0.53 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.29 m – 0.33 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.30 m – 0.33 m
Highest on record: 0.66 mDecember 17, 2000
Lowest on record: 0.07 mSeptember 4, 1989

On the river at Allbrook weir

A level in the typical range is usually good news for both anglers and canoeists, but conditions can change quickly after rain in the hills.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Itchen

The River Itchen in Hampshire, England, rises to the south of New Alresford and flows 26 miles (42 km) to meet Southampton Water below the Itchen Bridge. The Itchen Navigation was constructed in the late 17th and early 18th centuries to enable barges to reach Winchester from Southampton Docks, but ceased to operate in the mid-19th century and is largely abandoned today.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 4.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 7° 0.2 mm, 52% Wind 18 km/h

19 Mon 15° 8° 1.2 mm, 66% Wind 14 km/h

20 Tue 13° 10° 8.4 mm, 79% Wind 11 km/h

21 Wed 14° 7° 2.1 mm, 49% Wind 25 km/h

22 Thu 15° 6° 5.0 mm, 79% Wind 14 km/h

23 Fri 11° 7° 33 mm, 82% Wind 40 km/h

24 Sat 10° 4° 0.9 mm, 61% Wind 22 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:34 AM Sunset 06:09 PM Daylight 10 hr, 35 min First quarter 50%

Map

Other gauges on the River Itchen

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Highbridge weirRiver gauge, River Itchen	0.28 m	Low	+0.01 m	0.7 km
Stoke LockRiver gauge, River Itchen	12.90 m	Normal	+0.01 m	1.8 km
BishopstokeRiver gauge, River Itchen	0.56 m	Normal	±0	2.0 km
Riverside ParkRiver gauge, River Itchen	1.31 m	Very low	±0	6.0 km
Wharf MillRiver gauge, River Itchen	0.34 m	Normal	±0	8.2 km
City MillRiver gauge, River Itchen	0.32 m	Low	±0	8.6 km
DurngateRiver gauge, River Itchen	37.21 m	High	±0	8.9 km
EastonRiver gauge, River Itchen	0.55 m	Very low	−0.01 m	12 km
SouthamRiver gauge, River Itchen	0.08 m	Low	±0	142 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Chandler's FordRiver gauge, Monks Brook	0.08 m	Normal	+0.01 m	2.7 km
Stoneham LaneRiver gauge, Monks Brook	0.08 m	Very low	−0.03 m	4.2 km
FrogmillRiver gauge, River Hamble	0.07 m	Normal	±0	8.7 km
Hobb LaneRiver gauge, River Hamble	20.58 m	Very low	±0	8.9 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Itchen at Allbrook weir?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.16 m to 0.53 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 0.31 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Allbrook weir today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 14:45 BST, the water level was 0.31 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Allbrook weir rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Allbrook weir normal?

Within the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Allbrook weir?

The highest level on record is 0.66 m on December 17, 2000. The lowest is 0.07 m on September 4, 1989.

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:E12430 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.98764, -1.34415 (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	0.31 m	2026-10-18 13:45	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Allbrook weir (ea:E12430). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/hampshire/allbrook-weir

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer