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Abingdon Peachcroft water level

River gauge, Radley Park Ditch, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Low for mid-October

Water level

0.43m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 Highest onrecord 1.62 m Lowest on record 0.00 m

History

History
0.40.6mOct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.40.6mOct 12Oct 16Oct 19Bottom of normal range
0.40.6mSep 19Sep 27Oct 4Oct 12Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.40.6mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19Bottom of normal range
0.51.01.5mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.01.5mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.40.60.81.0mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.40.60.81.0mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

At 0.43 m, Radley Park Ditch at Abingdon Peachcroft is below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.22 m below the median of 0.65 m for mid-October, based on 15 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.66 m (−0.22 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.40 m and 0.66 m.

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

Compared with 15 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.65 m0.22 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.41 m – 0.75 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Normal range
0.45 m – 1.50 m
Same day last year
0.66 m−0.22 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.40 m – 0.66 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.43 m – 0.98 m
Highest on record
1.62 mOctober 4, 2020
Lowest on record
0.00 mAugust 8, 2018

On the river at Abingdon Peachcroft

Low, clear water makes fish wary, and anglers often do better early and late in the day. For canoeists, shallow riffles mean scraped hulls and the odd portage.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.2 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 7° 1.1 mm, 61% Wind 22 km/h
19 Mon 14° 9° 6.9 mm, 85% Wind 14 km/h
20 Tue 13° 8° 9.3 mm, 71% Wind 8 km/h
21 Wed 14° 6° 4.8 mm, 47% Wind 23 km/h
22 Thu 14° 5° 0.1 mm, 51% Wind 15 km/h
23 Fri 10° 7° 32 mm, 77% Wind 33 km/h
24 Sat 10° 3° – Wind 25 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:36 AM Sunset 06:05 PM Daylight 10 hr, 29 min First quarter 61%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
AbingdonRiver gauge, River Stert 0.61 m Normal ±0 1.0 km
Abingdon LockRiver gauge, River Thames 0.05 m Very low −0.01 m 1.4 km
AbingdonRiver gauge, River Ock 0.09 m Low ±0 3.1 km
Culham LockRiver gauge, River Thames 0.15 m Normal −0.01 m 3.6 km
Sandford-on-ThamesRiver gauge, River Thames 0.09 m Normal +0.02 m 3.7 km
Sutton CourtenayRiver gauge, River Thames 2.04 m Normal −0.03 m 4.0 km
Cold HarbourRiver gauge, Hinksey Stream 0.84 m Low +0.02 m 5.4 km
Clifton LockRiver gauge, River Thames 0.09 m Low −0.02 m 5.5 km

Questions and answers

How does Radley Park Ditch at Abingdon Peachcroft compare with last year?

It is 0.22 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.66 m.

What is a normal level for Radley Park Ditch at Abingdon Peachcroft in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.65 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.41 m and 0.75 m, based on 15 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 0.43 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Abingdon Peachcroft today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 19:30 BST, the water level was 0.43 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Abingdon Peachcroft rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.01 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Abingdon Peachcroft normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 15 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Abingdon Peachcroft?

The highest level on record is 1.62 m on October 4, 2020. The lowest is 0.00 m on August 8, 2018.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:1681TH (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.68309, -1.26812 (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 0.43 m 2026-10-19 18:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Abingdon Peachcroft (ea:1681TH). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/oxfordshire/abingdon-peachcroft

How we check values

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