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Islip water level

River gauge, River Ray, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

6.76m Steady over the last 24 hours

Flow
0.14 m³/s
6 7 8 9 Highest onrecord 9.33 m Lowest on record 6.13 m

History

History
6.57.07.5mOct 16Oct 16Oct 17Oct 17Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range6.57.07.5mOct 16Oct 17Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
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What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Islip, where the gauge shows 6.76 m.

The median for mid-October is 6.79 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.03 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 6.79 m, a difference of −0.03 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours.

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
6.79 m0.03 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
6.72 m – 7.55 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
6.49 m – 7.80 m
Same day last year
6.79 m−0.03 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
6.76 m – 6.76 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
5.81 m – 8.65 m
Highest on record
9.33 mApril 10, 1998
Lowest on record
6.13 mMay 18, 2009

For anglers and canoeists

This is an ordinary level for the river: most put-ins, beats and weirs behave as they usually do.

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

About the River Ray

River Ray

The River Ray is a tributary of the River Cherwell in south east England. It rises at Quainton Hill, Buckinghamshire and flows west through flat countryside for around 25 km (16 mi) to meet the Cherwell at Islip in Oxfordshire.

Read more on Wikipedia

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.5 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 13° 5° – Wind 19 km/h
18 Sun 13° 6° 1.5 mm, 43% Wind 24 km/h
19 Mon 14° 8° 3.5 mm, 82% Wind 17 km/h
20 Tue 12° 9° 1.6 mm, 47% Wind 14 km/h
21 Wed 13° 8° – Wind 19 km/h
22 Thu 14° 5° 2.1 mm, 50% Wind 17 km/h
23 Fri 14° 7° 22 mm, 76% Wind 37 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:35 AM Sunset 06:07 PM Daylight 10 hr, 32 min First quarter 50%

Map

Other gauges on the River Ray

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Lower ArncottRiver gauge, River Ray 0.44 m Normal −0.01 m 9.6 km
Grendon UnderwoodRiver gauge, River Ray 0.03 m Low ±0 17 km
Water EatonRiver gauge, River Ray 0.82 m Normal −0.02 m 45 km
RodbourneRiver gauge, River Ray 0.19 m Low −0.01 m 48 km
Rushey PlattRiver gauge, River Ray 0.71 m Lowest on record ±0 49 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
ThruppRiver gauge, River Cherwell 0.79 m Normal ±0 4.6 km
Kings LockRiver gauge, River Thames 0.03 m Very low −0.01 m 5.6 km
Godstow LockRiver gauge, River Thames −0.18 m Very low −0.02 m 6.2 km
Enslow Weir ARiver gauge, River Cherwell 0.15 m Very low ±0 6.2 km
Kings MillRiver gauge, River Cherwell 1.59 m Very low ±0 7.1 km
WendleburyRiver gauge, Wendlebury Brook 0.97 m Normal −0.01 m 7.2 km
Oxford Botanical GardensRiver gauge, River Cherwell 4.65 m Lowest on record ±0 7.7 km
New BotleyRiver gauge, Bulstake Stream 0.78 m Very low −0.01 m 7.9 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Ray at Islip higher than last year?

No, it is 0.03 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 6.79 m.

What is a normal level for the River Ray at Islip in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 6.79 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 6.72 m and 7.55 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 6.76 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Islip today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 15:30 BST, the water level was 6.76 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Islip rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Islip normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Islip?

The highest level on record is 9.33 m on April 10, 1998. The lowest is 6.13 m on May 18, 2009.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:1489TH (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.81978, -1.24218 (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 6.76 m 2026-10-18 14:30 Provisional
Flow 0.14 m³/s 2026-10-18 14:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Islip (ea:1489TH). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/oxfordshire/islip

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.