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Brewery Grill water level

River gauge, Oxlease Drain, Hampshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

16.92m Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

16.5 16.8 17.0 17.3 Highest onrecord 17.37 m Lowest on record 16.57 m

History

16.817.017.3mOct 12Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range16.817.017.3mOct 12Oct 15Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
16.817.017.3mSep 19Sep 26Oct 4Oct 11Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range16.817.017.3mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
16.817.017.3mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range16.817.017.3mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
16.817.017.2mJanMarMayJulSepNov202616.817.017.2mJanAprJulOct2026

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Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Brewery Grill, where the gauge shows 16.92 m.

The median for mid-October is 16.94 m, based on 20 years of readings, so the river level is 0.01 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 16.99 m, a difference of −0.07 m.

It is on the way up, by 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 16.86 m – 16.92 m.

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

Compared with 20 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
16.94 m0.01 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
16.78 m – 17.07 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
Normal range
16.62 m – 17.37 m
Same day last year
16.99 m−0.07 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
16.86 m – 16.92 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
16.81 m – 17.07 m
Highest on record
17.37 mFebruary 15, 2014
Lowest on record
16.57 mAugust 21, 2016

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 5.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 7° – Wind 19 km/h
19 Mon 14° 8° 3.4 mm, 76% Wind 16 km/h
20 Tue 13° 10° 13 mm, 88% Wind 12 km/h
21 Wed 14° 6° 2.4 mm, 55% Wind 23 km/h
22 Thu 15° 5° 4.5 mm, 86% Wind 15 km/h
23 Fri 10° 7° 33 mm, 81% Wind 38 km/h
24 Sat 10° 4° 0.9 mm, 58% Wind 23 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:36 AM Sunset 06:07 PM Daylight 10 hr, 31 min First quarter 54%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
OxleaseRiver gauge, River Test 14.91 m Low ±0 0.5 km
RivermeadRiver gauge, River Test 10.95 m High ±0 0.5 km
FishlakeRiver gauge, Fishlake Stream 0.46 m Normal ±0 0.6 km
Plaza GrillRiver gauge, Barge Canal 16.28 m Low +0.01 m 0.6 km
Romsey Botley RoadRiver gauge, Tadburn Lake 0.31 m High ±0 1.1 km
LongbridgeRiver gauge, River Test 0.73 m Lowest on record −0.01 m 3.8 km
OwerRiver gauge, River Blackwater 0.06 m Low ±0 4.8 km
Conagar BridgeRiver gauge, River Test 0.38 m Very low −0.01 m 5.7 km

Questions and answers

Is Oxlease Drain at Brewery Grill higher than last year?

No, it is 0.07 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 16.99 m.

What is a normal level for Oxlease Drain at Brewery Grill in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 16.94 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 16.78 m and 17.07 m, based on 20 years of records.

Is Brewery Grill really 16.92 m deep?

No. 16.92 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 Brewery Grill today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 02:15 BST, the surface elevation was 16.92 m. Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Brewery Grill rising or falling?

Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.03 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Brewery Grill normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 20 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Brewery Grill?

The highest level on record is 17.37 m on February 15, 2014. The lowest is 16.57 m on August 21, 2016.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:E13463 (Agency page)
Coordinates
50.99207, -1.49962 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Surface elevation 16.92 m 2026-10-19 01:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Brewery Grill (ea:E13463). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/hampshire/brewery-grill

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