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Wheatley water level

River gauge, River Thame, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

3.91m Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Flow
0.62 m³/s
3 4 5 6 Highest onrecord 6.11 m Lowest on record 3.00 m

History

History
45mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range45mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
45mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range45mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
45mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range45mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
45mJanMarMayJulSepNov202645mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The River Thame at Wheatley is at 3.91 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 3.92 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.02 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 3.92 m, a difference of −0.02 m.

It has risen 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 3.87 m and 3.94 m.

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
3.92 m0.02 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
3.66 m – 5.26 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
3.60 m – 5.75 m
Same day last year
3.92 m−0.02 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
3.87 m – 3.94 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
3.86 m – 5.62 m
Highest on record
6.11 mJanuary 3, 2003
Lowest on record
3.00 mJanuary 12, 1998

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 Thame

River Thames

The River Thames, or simply the Thames, known alternatively in parts as the River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London. At 215 miles (346 km), it is the longest river entirely in England and the second-longest in the United Kingdom, after the River Severn.

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

18 Sun 12° 7° 0.5 mm, 83% Wind 23 km/h
19 Mon 14° 8° 7.5 mm, 98% Wind 18 km/h
20 Tue 13° 11° 13 mm, 77% Wind 12 km/h
21 Wed 14° 6° 5.1 mm, 53% Wind 24 km/h
22 Thu 13° 5° – Wind 16 km/h
23 Fri 9° 7° 31 mm, 76% Wind 35 km/h
24 Sat 10° 3° – Wind 25 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:34 AM Sunset 06:07 PM Daylight 10 hr, 33 min First quarter 52%

Map

Other gauges on the River Thame

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
StadhamptonRiver gauge, River Thame 0.68 m Normal ±0 7.4 km
Thame BridgeRiver gauge, River Thame 1.07 m Normal ±0 9.3 km
DorchesterRiver gauge, River Thame 0.24 m Very low ±0 12 km
CuddingtonRiver gauge, River Thame 1.04 m Very low −0.03 m 13 km
Aylesbury ThameRiver gauge, River Thame 0.89 m Normal ±0 20 km
Rowsham BridgeRiver gauge, River Thame 0.11 m Low +0.01 m 27 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Iffley LockRiver gauge, River Thames 0.07 m Low +0.01 m 8.7 km
Kings MillRiver gauge, River Cherwell 1.59 m Very low ±0 8.7 km
Sandford-on-ThamesRiver gauge, River Thames 0.07 m Normal −0.01 m 8.9 km
ChalgroveRiver gauge, Chalgrove Brook 1.05 m Low +0.01 m 9.0 km
Oxford Botanical GardensRiver gauge, River Cherwell 4.64 m Lowest on record ±0 9.1 km
Cold HarbourRiver gauge, Hinksey Stream 0.82 m Very low −0.01 m 9.4 km
Hinksey LakeRiver gauge, Hinksey Stream 0.14 m Lowest on record ±0 10.0 km
Osney LockRiver gauge, River Thames −0.01 m Normal −0.01 m 11 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Thame at Wheatley higher than last year?

No, it is 0.02 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 3.92 m.

What is a normal level for the River Thame at Wheatley in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 3.92 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 3.66 m and 5.26 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 3.91 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Wheatley today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 19:15 BST, the water level was 3.91 m. Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Wheatley rising or falling?

Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Wheatley 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 Wheatley?

The highest level on record is 6.11 m on January 3, 2003. The lowest is 3.00 m on January 12, 1998.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:1980TH (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.74064, -1.11520 (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 3.91 m 2026-10-18 18:15 Provisional
Flow 0.62 m³/s 2026-10-18 18:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Wheatley (ea:1980TH). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/oxfordshire/wheatley

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.