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Lower Arncott water level

River gauge, River Ray, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.44m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 3 Highest onrecord 2.98 m Lowest on record 0.22 m

History

0.440.450.46mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 180.440.450.46mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18
0.30.40.50.6mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.30.40.50.6mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Ray at Lower Arncott is at 0.44 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.30 m to 2.00 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.41 m and 0.63 m.

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

Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range
0.30 m – 2.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.41 m – 0.63 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.42 m – 0.47 m
Highest on record
2.98 mJanuary 3, 2003
Lowest on record
0.22 mAugust 18, 2005

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.

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: 2.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 7° 0.9 mm, 76% Wind 24 km/h
19 Mon 14° 8° 4.9 mm, 86% Wind 18 km/h
20 Tue 12° 8° 12 mm, 66% Wind 10 km/h
21 Wed 14° 6° 3.9 mm, 47% Wind 25 km/h
22 Thu 14° 5° 0.4 mm, 54% Wind 17 km/h
23 Fri 9° 7° 28 mm, 77% Wind 35 km/h
24 Sat 10° 3° – Wind 27 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:34 AM Sunset 06:06 PM Daylight 10 hr, 32 min First quarter 51%

Map

Other gauges on the River Ray

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Grendon UnderwoodRiver gauge, River Ray 0.03 m Low ±0 7.8 km
IslipRiver gauge, River Ray 6.76 m Normal ±0 9.6 km
Water EatonRiver gauge, River Ray 0.81 m Normal −0.03 m 55 km
RodbourneRiver gauge, River Ray 0.17 m Low +0.01 m 58 km
Rushey PlattRiver gauge, River Ray 0.71 m Lowest on record ±0 58 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Langford VillageRiver gauge, Langford Brook 0.24 m Normal ±0 4.0 km
WendleburyRiver gauge, Wendlebury Brook 0.97 m Normal ±0 4.7 km
ThruppRiver gauge, River Cherwell 0.79 m Normal ±0 13 km
Enslow Weir ARiver gauge, River Cherwell 0.15 m Very low −0.01 m 13 km
WheatleyRiver gauge, River Thame 3.90 m Normal +0.01 m 13 km
CuddingtonRiver gauge, River Thame 1.04 m Very low −0.03 m 14 km
Kings MillRiver gauge, River Cherwell 1.59 m Very low ±0 14 km
Heyford BridgeRiver gauge, River Cherwell 0.31 m Very low ±0 14 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Ray at Lower Arncott?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.30 m to 2.00 m for this gauge.

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

What is the water level of Lower Arncott today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 18:30 BST, the water level was 0.44 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Lower Arncott rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Lower Arncott normal?

Within the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Lower Arncott?

The highest level on record is 2.98 m on January 3, 2003. The lowest is 0.22 m on August 18, 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:1483TH (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.86106, -1.11923 (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 0.44 m 2026-10-18 17:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Lower Arncott (ea:1483TH). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/oxfordshire/lower-arncott

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.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer