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Letcombe Bassett water level

River gauge, Letcombe Brook, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Low for mid-October

Water level

0.10m Steady over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.1 0.2 Highest onrecord 0.27 m Lowest on record 0.02 m

History

History
0.060.080.100.12mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.060.080.100.12mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.060.080.100.12mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 10Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.060.080.100.12mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.10.2mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.10.2mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.100.150.200.25mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.100.150.200.25mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

Letcombe Brook at Letcombe Bassett is running below normal at 0.10 m.

That puts it 0.01 m below the median of 0.11 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.10 m as well.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.09 m and 0.10 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
0.11 m0.01 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.09 m – 0.13 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.06 m – 0.20 m
Same day last year
0.10 m0.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.09 m – 0.10 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.09 m – 0.25 m
Highest on record
0.27 mApril 3, 2024
Lowest on record
0.02 mNovember 1, 2000

Fishing and paddling

At low levels, many rivers become a walk-and-paddle trip. Fish hold in deeper pools and spook easily.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.4 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 6° 1.3 mm, 53% Wind 23 km/h
19 Mon 13° 7° 5.0 mm, 99% Wind 17 km/h
20 Tue 11° 9° 17 mm, 90% Wind 16 km/h
21 Wed 11° 5° 13 mm, 63% Wind 35 km/h
22 Thu 12° 5° 2.0 mm, 79% Wind 19 km/h
23 Fri 11° 6° 30 mm, 87% Wind 43 km/h
24 Sat 13° 6° 0.6 mm, 49% Wind 26 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:35 AM Sunset 06:08 PM Daylight 10 hr, 33 min First quarter 52%

Map

Other gauges on Letcombe Brook

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Letcombe RegisRiver gauge, Letcombe Brook −0.17 m Lowest on record ±0 1.0 km
WantageRiver gauge, Letcombe Brook 0.48 m Normal −0.01 m 3.3 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
LongacreGroundwater well 126.42 m Normal −0.05 m 5.4 km
LambournRiver gauge, River Lambourn 0.79 m Very low ±0 8.0 km
Stanford ValeRiver gauge, River Ock 0.08 m Very low ±0 8.1 km
Eastbury Flood Control StructureRiver gauge, River Lambourn 0.81 m Normal ±0 8.4 km
Charney BassettRiver gauge, River Ock 0.54 m Normal +0.01 m 9.1 km
SteventonRiver gauge, Ginge Brook 0.47 m Very low +0.02 m 11 km
Chapel WoodGroundwater well 104.49 m Normal −0.04 m 13 km
Water AcreGroundwater well 126.73 m Normal −0.05 m 14 km

Questions and answers

How does Letcombe Brook at Letcombe Bassett compare with last year?

It is about the same as on this day last year, when the reading was 0.10 m.

What is a normal level for Letcombe Brook at Letcombe Bassett in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.11 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.09 m and 0.13 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 0.10 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Letcombe Bassett today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST, the water level was 0.10 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Letcombe Bassett rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Letcombe Bassett normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Letcombe Bassett?

The highest level on record is 0.27 m on April 3, 2024. The lowest is 0.02 m on November 1, 2000.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:1761TH (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.56551, -1.46067 (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 0.10 m 2026-10-18 14:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Letcombe Bassett (ea:1761TH). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/oxfordshire/letcombe-bassett

How we check values

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