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Bishopstoke water level

River gauge, River Itchen, Hampshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.55m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 Highest onrecord 1.73 m Lowest on record 0.00 m

History

0.50.6mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.50.6mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.50.6mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 10Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.50.6mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Bishopstoke, where the gauge shows 0.55 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.45 m to 1.70 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.47 m – 0.63 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
0.45 m – 1.70 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.47 m – 0.63 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.49 m – 0.63 m
Highest on record
1.73 mDecember 24, 2013
Lowest on record
0.00 mAugust 6, 2005

For anglers and canoeists

This is an ordinary level for the river: most put-ins, beats and weirs behave as they usually do.

Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.

About the River Itchen

River Itchen, Hampshire

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.

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

18 Sun 13° 7° 0.1 mm, 52% Wind 19 km/h
19 Mon 14° 8° 0.5 mm, 76% Wind 16 km/h
20 Tue 12° 8° 6.5 mm, 84% Wind 11 km/h
21 Wed 13° 5° 4.2 mm, 53% Wind 34 km/h
22 Thu 13° 6° 4.3 mm, 88% Wind 21 km/h
23 Fri 14° 7° 31 mm, 84% Wind 44 km/h
24 Sat 14° 6° 3.8 mm, 61% Wind 24 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:34 AM Sunset 06:09 PM Daylight 10 hr, 35 min First quarter 49%

Map

Other gauges on the River Itchen

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Stoke LockRiver gauge, River Itchen 12.89 m Normal ±0 0.3 km
Allbrook weirRiver gauge, River Itchen 0.30 m Normal ±0 2.0 km
Highbridge weirRiver gauge, River Itchen 0.27 m Low ±0 2.3 km
Riverside ParkRiver gauge, River Itchen 1.31 m Very low ±0 4.4 km
Wharf MillRiver gauge, River Itchen 0.34 m Normal ±0 10 km
City MillRiver gauge, River Itchen 0.32 m Low ±0 10 km
DurngateRiver gauge, River Itchen 37.20 m High ±0 11 km
EastonRiver gauge, River Itchen 0.55 m Very low ±0 14 km
SouthamRiver gauge, River Itchen 0.08 m Low ±0 144 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Stoneham LaneRiver gauge, Monks Brook 0.08 m Very low −0.03 m 2.9 km
Chandler's FordRiver gauge, Monks Brook 0.08 m Normal ±0 3.5 km
Hobb LaneRiver gauge, River Hamble 20.58 m Very low ±0 6.9 km
FrogmillRiver gauge, River Hamble 0.06 m Normal −0.01 m 7.0 km
Shirley PondRiver gauge, Tanners Brook 13.35 m Very low ±0 8.6 km
North PondRiver gauge, River Hamble 34.31 m Very low ±0 8.9 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Itchen at Bishopstoke?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.45 m to 1.70 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 0.55 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Bishopstoke today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 13:15 BST, the water level was 0.55 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Bishopstoke rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Bishopstoke 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 Bishopstoke?

The highest level on record is 1.73 m on December 24, 2013. The lowest is 0.00 m on August 6, 2005.

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:E12483 (Agency page)
Coordinates
50.96999, -1.33715 (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 0.55 m 2026-10-18 12:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Bishopstoke (ea:E12483). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/hampshire/bishopstoke

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