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Lodge Farm water level

River gauge, River Whitewater, Hampshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.16m Steady over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.3 0.5 0.8 Highest onrecord 0.69 m Lowest on record 0.02 m

History

History
0.050.100.150.20mOct 12Oct 14Oct 15Oct 17Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.050.100.150.20mOct 12Oct 15Oct 19Bottom of normal range
0.20.4mSep 19Sep 26Oct 4Oct 11Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.20.4mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom 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

20252026

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

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Lodge Farm, where the gauge shows 0.16 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.15 m, based on 21 years of readings, and the gauge is right on it. A year ago it stood at 0.21 m (−0.05 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.06 m – 0.31 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
0.15 m0.00 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.12 m – 0.20 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.10 m – 0.44 m
Same day last year
0.21 m−0.05 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.06 m – 0.31 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.12 m – 0.37 m
Highest on record
0.69 mApril 28, 2024
Lowest on record
0.02 mJuly 21, 1999

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° 5° 0.7 mm, 44% Wind 22 km/h
19 Mon 14° 7° 2.6 mm, 57% Wind 15 km/h
20 Tue 12° 10° 16 mm, 98% Wind 11 km/h
21 Wed 12° 6° 9.3 mm, 55% Wind 38 km/h
22 Thu 12° 5° 1.6 mm, 83% Wind 17 km/h
23 Fri 13° 7° 25 mm, 90% Wind 39 km/h
24 Sat 13° 6° 0.6 mm, 44% Wind 23 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:34 AM Sunset 06:05 PM Daylight 10 hr, 30 min First quarter 56%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Crookham VillageRiver gauge, River Hart 0.44 m Normal +0.01 m 5.7 km
Pyotts BridgeRiver gauge, River Loddon 0.93 m Very low +0.01 m 6.8 km
Crondall PondRiver gauge, River Hart 0.40 m Normal ±0 6.9 km
Crondall BridgeRiver gauge, River Hart 0.09 m Normal ±0 7.0 km
BramshillRiver gauge, River Hart 0.15 m Low +0.02 m 7.3 km
Longbridge MillRiver gauge, River Loddon 0.23 m Normal ±0 7.8 km
ChinehamRiver gauge, Petty's Brook 0.24 m Very low +0.01 m 8.3 km
EversleyRiver gauge, River Blackwater 0.55 m Very low +0.01 m 11 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Whitewater at Lodge Farm compare with last year?

It is 0.05 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.21 m.

What is a normal level for the River Whitewater at Lodge Farm in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.15 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.12 m and 0.20 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 0.16 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Lodge Farm today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 07:30 BST, the water level was 0.16 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Lodge Farm rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Lodge Farm 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 Lodge Farm?

The highest level on record is 0.69 m on April 28, 2024. The lowest is 0.02 m on July 21, 1999.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:2442TH (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.26397, -0.95009 (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 0.16 m 2026-10-19 06:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Lodge Farm (ea:2442TH). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/hampshire/lodge-farm

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