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Drove Lane water level

River gauge, River Alre, Hampshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.23m Steady over the last 24 hours

0.3 0.5 0.8 Highest onrecord 0.73 m Lowest on record 0.13 m

History

History
0.200.250.300.35mOct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Oct 20Bottom of normal range0.200.250.300.35mOct 13Oct 16Oct 20Bottom of normal range
0.200.250.300.35mSep 20Sep 27Oct 5Oct 12Oct 20Bottom of normal range0.200.250.300.35mSep 20Oct 5Oct 20Bottom of normal range
0.20.4mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.20.4mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.20.4mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.20.4mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The gauge at Drove Lane reads 0.23 m, a normal level for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.25 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.02 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.25 m, a difference of −0.01 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.23 m and 0.25 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
0.25 m0.02 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.21 m – 0.35 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.17 m – 0.55 m
Same day last year
0.25 m−0.01 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.23 m – 0.25 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.23 m – 0.53 m
Highest on record
0.73 mFebruary 8, 2014
Lowest on record
0.13 mJuly 6, 1992

On the river at Drove Lane

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 12° 9° 8.1 mm, 100% Wind 13 km/h
21 Wed 12° 7° 5.7 mm, 86% Wind 41 km/h
22 Thu 14° 7° 8.8 mm, 94% Wind 31 km/h
23 Fri 13° 7° 30 mm, 92% Wind 44 km/h
24 Sat 12° 7° 3.9 mm, 74% Wind 36 km/h
25 Sun 16° 12° 4.9 mm, 59% Wind 26 km/h
26 Mon 16° 10° 3.9 mm, 33% Wind 29 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:37 AM Sunset 06:04 PM Daylight 10 hr, 27 min First quarter 64%

Map

Other gauges on the River Alre

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Drove Lane 1.5River gauge, River Alre 0.34 m Normal ±0 0.1 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Sewards BridgeRiver gauge, Cheriton Stream 0.13 m Very low ±0 0.4 km
Borough Bridge weirRiver gauge, Candover Stream 0.14 m Low ±0 0.6 km
EastonRiver gauge, River Itchen 0.55 m Very low ±0 6.4 km
DurngateRiver gauge, River Itchen 37.19 m High ±0 9.2 km
St BedesRiver gauge, River Swift 36.36 m Normal +0.01 m 9.4 km
City MillRiver gauge, River Itchen 0.32 m Low ±0 9.4 km
Wharf MillRiver gauge, River Itchen 0.34 m Normal ±0 9.6 km
West MeonRiver gauge, River Meon −0.09 m Lowest on record ±0 11 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Alre at Drove Lane higher than last year?

No, it is 0.01 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.25 m.

What is a normal level for the River Alre at Drove Lane in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.25 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.21 m and 0.35 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 0.23 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Drove Lane today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 03:30 BST, the water level was 0.23 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Drove Lane rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Drove Lane normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Drove Lane?

The highest level on record is 0.73 m on February 8, 2014. The lowest is 0.13 m on July 6, 1992.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:E12801 (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.09002, -1.18121 (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 0.23 m 2026-10-20 02:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Drove Lane (ea:E12801). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/hampshire/drove-lane

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