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Abingdon water level

River gauge, River Stert, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.61m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 Highest onrecord 1.33 m Lowest on record -0.26 m

History

History
0.600.65mOct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Oct 190.600.65mOct 13Oct 16Oct 19
0.60.7mSep 20Sep 27Oct 4Oct 12Oct 190.60.7mSep 20Oct 4Oct 19
0.60.70.8mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 20260.60.70.8mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
0.60.70.8mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.60.70.8mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The River Stert at Abingdon is at 0.61 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.60 m, based on 18 years of readings, and the gauge is right on it. A year ago it stood at 0.61 m (−0.01 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.60 m and 0.74 m.

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

Compared with 18 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.60 m0.00 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.57 m – 0.66 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (18 years of records)
Normal range
0.05 m – 1.43 m
Same day last year
0.61 m−0.01 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.60 m – 0.74 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.59 m – 0.85 m
Highest on record
1.33 mOctober 17, 2012
Lowest on record
−0.26 mFebruary 18, 2001

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings 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 07:38 AM Sunset 06:03 PM Daylight 10 hr, 25 min First quarter 63%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Abingdon PeachcroftRiver gauge, Radley Park Ditch 0.43 m Low ±0 1.0 km
Abingdon LockRiver gauge, River Thames 0.05 m Very low −0.01 m 1.9 km
AbingdonRiver gauge, River Ock 0.10 m Low ±0 2.5 km
Culham LockRiver gauge, River Thames 0.15 m Normal ±0 3.9 km
Sandford-on-ThamesRiver gauge, River Thames 0.09 m Normal +0.01 m 4.3 km
Sutton CourtenayRiver gauge, River Thames 2.04 m Normal −0.03 m 4.5 km
Cold HarbourRiver gauge, Hinksey Stream 0.83 m Low +0.01 m 5.6 km
Iffley LockRiver gauge, River Thames 0.07 m Low ±0 5.8 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Stert at Abingdon compare with last year?

It is 0.01 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.61 m.

What is a normal level for the River Stert at Abingdon in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.60 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.57 m and 0.66 m, based on 18 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 0.61 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Abingdon today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 00:30 BST, the water level was 0.61 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Abingdon rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Abingdon normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 18 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Abingdon?

The highest level on record is 1.33 m on October 17, 2012. The lowest is −0.26 m on February 18, 2001.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:1679TH (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.68460, -1.28270 (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 0.61 m 2026-10-19 23:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Abingdon (ea:1679TH). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/oxfordshire/abingdon-river-stert

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