Andover Town Mill water level

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

River gauge, River Anton, Hampshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Very low for mid-October

Surface elevation

56.54m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 02:45 BST (26 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

20252026

Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

At 56.54 m, the River Anton at Andover Town Mill is far below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 56.63 m, based on 17 years of readings, so the river level is 0.08 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 56.40 m, a difference of +0.14 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 56.54 m and 56.56 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with 17 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 56.63 m0.08 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 56.54 m – 56.72 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (17 years of records)
Same day last year: 56.40 m+0.14 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 56.54 m – 56.56 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 56.23 m – 56.72 m

On the river at Andover Town Mill

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 River Anton

The River Anton is a chalk stream in Hampshire in south east England. It rises in Andover and flows southwards for approximately 8 miles (13 km) to meet the River Test near Chilbolton. The principal tributary of the Anton, the Pillhill Brook, joins the river at Upper Clatford.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 7° 0.8 mm, 49% Wind 21 km/h

19 Mon 14° 8° 1.0 mm, 86% Wind 17 km/h

20 Tue 12° 8° 6.1 mm, 93% Wind 12 km/h

21 Wed 12° 4° 7.8 mm, 67% Wind 33 km/h

22 Thu 13° 5° 2.9 mm, 80% Wind 22 km/h

23 Fri 13° 7° 34 mm, 90% Wind 45 km/h

24 Sat 14° 5° 1.2 mm, 48% Wind 24 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:36 AM Sunset 06:07 PM Daylight 10 hr, 30 min First quarter 55%

Map

Other gauges on the River Anton

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Fullerton SideRiver gauge, River Anton	0.02 m	Very low	±0	6.4 km
Fullerton MainRiver gauge, River Anton	−0.23 m	No reference yet	±0	6.5 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Upper ClatfordRiver gauge, Pillhill Brook	52.27 m	Low	±0	1.9 km
WherwellRiver gauge, River Test	0.19 m	Lowest on record	+0.01 m	5.4 km
Chilbolton SideRiver gauge, River Test	0.66 m	Very low	+0.01 m	6.5 km
BransburyRiver gauge, River Dever	0.44 m	Normal	±0	6.7 km
St Mary BourneRiver gauge, Bourne Rivulet	78.08 m	Low	±0	7.7 km
Hurstbourne PriorsRiver gauge, Bourne Rivulet	0.20 m	Normal	±0	7.9 km
Whitchurch MainRiver gauge, River Test	0.02 m	Low	±0	10 km
Whitchurch SideRiver gauge, River Test	0.12 m	Normal	±0	10 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Anton at Andover Town Mill higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.14 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 56.40 m.

What is a normal level for the River Anton at Andover Town Mill in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 56.63 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 56.54 m and 56.72 m, based on 17 years of records.

Is Andover Town Mill really 56.54 m deep?

No. 56.54 m is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.

What is the water level of Andover Town Mill today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 02:45 BST, the surface elevation was 56.54 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Andover Town Mill rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Andover Town Mill normal?

Very low for mid-October. Compared with 17 years of daily readings for this time of year.

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:E13860 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.20755, -1.48228 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: ODN
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
Surface elevation	56.54 m	2026-10-19 01:45	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Andover Town Mill (ea:E13860). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/hampshire/andover-town-mill

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