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Bloxham water level

River gauge, Bloxham Brook, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Lower than ever recorded here

Water level

0.59m Steady over the last 24 hours

1 2 Highest onrecord 2.25 m Lowest on record 0.60 m

History

History
0.600.650.70mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.600.650.70mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.600.650.700.75mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 10Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.600.650.700.75mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.60.70.8mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range0.60.70.8mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range
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

Low water at Bloxham: the gauge reads 0.59 m, at a record low.

That is below the previous record low of 0.60 m (August 29, 2005), so the gauge is setting a new low. The median for mid-October is 0.64 m, based on 20 years of readings, so the river level is 0.05 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.59 m, a difference of −0.01 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is 0.59 m – 0.60 m.

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

Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.64 m0.05 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.59 m – 0.73 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
Normal range
0.64 m – 1.11 m
Same day last year
0.59 m−0.01 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.59 m – 0.60 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.59 m – 0.79 m
Highest on record
2.25 mNovember 24, 2024
Lowest on record
0.60 mAugust 29, 2005
Lowest on record
0.01 m below the lowest level on record

For anglers and canoeists

Low rivers are hard going for paddlers, with exposed gravel and weirs that are awkward to shoot. Salmon and sea trout usually wait for the next spate to run.

Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 6° 1.2 mm, 42% Wind 21 km/h
19 Mon 13° 8° 5.5 mm, 97% Wind 18 km/h
20 Tue 12° 7° 9.6 mm, 71% Wind 10 km/h
21 Wed 12° 6° 3.0 mm, 55% Wind 23 km/h
22 Thu 13° 5° 0.7 mm, 56% Wind 17 km/h
23 Fri 9° 6° 23 mm, 74% Wind 31 km/h
24 Sat 9° 3° 0.5 mm, 55% Wind 28 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:36 AM Sunset 06:07 PM Daylight 10 hr, 32 min First quarter 49%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
BodicoteRiver gauge, Sor Brook 0.06 m Very low ±0 3.9 km
BanburyRiver gauge, River Cherwell 0.08 m Low ±0 6.4 km
Huscote FASRiver gauge 1.10 m Normal +0.01 m 8.2 km
Hardwick FASRiver gauge 1.09 m Normal +0.01 m 8.3 km
Cropredy BridgeRiver gauge, River Cherwell 0.95 m Very low ±0 12 km
Heyford BridgeRiver gauge, River Cherwell 0.31 m Very low ±0 12 km
BrackleyRiver gauge, River Great Ouse 0.20 m Normal −0.01 m 17 km
WoodstockRiver gauge, River Glyme 0.04 m Low ±0 17 km

Questions and answers

Is Bloxham Brook at Bloxham higher than last year?

No, it is 0.01 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.59 m.

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 0.59 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Bloxham today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 12:45 BST, the water level was 0.59 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Bloxham rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Bloxham normal?

Lower than ever recorded here. Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Bloxham?

The highest level on record is 2.25 m on November 24, 2024. The lowest is 0.60 m on August 29, 2005.

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:1431TH (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.01728, -1.38079 (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 0.59 m 2026-10-18 11:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Bloxham (ea:1431TH). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/oxfordshire/bloxham

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.