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SwedenChapel Wood water level
Groundwater well, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Right now
Within the normal range
Surface elevation
History
What this means
Chapel Wood is at 104.49 m, within its typical range.
The usual range here runs from 103.10 m to 112.20 m.
It has dropped 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 104.49 m and 105.76 m.
Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge. How to read levels
Key numbers
- Normal range
- 103.10 m – 112.20 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 104.49 m – 105.76 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 104.53 m – 105.82 m
- Highest on record
- 114.47 mMarch 14, 2014
- Lowest on record
- 102.30 mNovember 14, 2022
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 2.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BagnorRiver gauge, Winterbourne Stream | 0.05 m | Very low | ±0 | 6.1 km |
| ShawRiver gauge, River Lambourn | 1.33 m | Normal | ±0 | 7.3 km |
| FrilshamRiver gauge, River Pang | 0.06 m | Very low | ±0 | 8.1 km |
| NewburyRiver gauge, River Kennet | 1.00 m | Normal | +0.01 m | 8.4 km |
| BuckleburyRiver gauge, River Pang | 0.17 m | High | ±0 | 11 km |
| Eastbury Flood Control StructureRiver gauge, River Lambourn | 0.81 m | Normal | ±0 | 12 km |
| Letcombe BassettRiver gauge, Letcombe Brook | 0.10 m | Low | ±0 | 13 km |
| Letcombe RegisRiver gauge, Letcombe Brook | −0.17 m | Lowest on record | ±0 | 13 km |
Questions and answers
What is the typical range for Chapel Wood?
The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 103.10 m to 112.20 m for this gauge.
Is Chapel Wood really 104.49 m deep?
No. 104.49 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 Chapel Wood today?
On 18 Oct 2026, 09:00 BST, the surface elevation was 104.49 m. Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.
Is Chapel Wood rising or falling?
Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.28 m over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Chapel Wood 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 Chapel Wood?
The highest level on record is 114.47 m on March 14, 2014. The lowest is 102.30 m on November 14, 2022.
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:SU47_28(Agency page)- Coordinates
51.47678, -1.33990(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 | 104.49 m | 2026-10-18 08:00 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Chapel Wood (ea:SU47_28). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/berkshire/chapel-wood
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