Rugby water level
River gauge, River Avon, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Right now
Normal for mid-October
Water level
History
20252026
What this means
The gauge at Rugby reads 0.52 m, a normal level for mid-October.
The median for mid-October is 0.52 m, based on 21 years of readings, and the gauge is right on it. On the same day last year the reading was 0.45 m, a difference of +0.07 m.
The level is falling, down 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.48 m and 0.62 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
- 0.52 m0.00 m above the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 0.45 m – 0.74 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
- Normal range
- 0.04 m – 1.08 m
- Same day last year
- 0.45 m+0.07 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 0.48 m – 0.62 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.49 m – 2.09 m
- Highest on record
- 3.77 mDecember 24, 2020
- Lowest on record
- −0.10 mOctober 25, 1978
On the river at Rugby
A level in the typical range is usually good news for both anglers and canoeists, but conditions can change quickly after rain in the hills.
Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.
About the River Avon
The River Avon is a river in the southwest of England. To distinguish it from a number of other rivers of the same name, it is often called the Bristol Avon. The name 'Avon' is from an ancestor of the Welsh word afon, meaning 'river'.
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 1.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Other gauges on the River Avon
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LilbourneRiver gauge, River Avon | 0.10 m | Low | ±0 | 6.2 km |
| StaretonRiver gauge, River Avon | 0.16 m | Normal | +0.01 m | 18 km |
| WarwickRiver gauge, River Avon | 1.12 m | Normal | ±0 | 23 km |
| StratfordRiver gauge, River Avon | 0.58 m | Normal | −0.02 m | 37 km |
| Bidford on AvonRiver gauge, River Avon | 1.31 m | Normal | −0.04 m | 47 km |
| EveshamRiver gauge, River Avon | 0.47 m | Low | −0.02 m | 57 km |
| PershoreRiver gauge, River Avon | 3.27 m | Low | +0.02 m | 63 km |
| Eckington SluiceRiver gauge, River Avon | 1.98 m | Low | ±0 | 69 km |
| BredonRiver gauge, River Avon | 0.75 m | Normal | ±0 | 70 km |
| Upper PoundRiver gauge, River Avon | 2.23 m | Normal | ±0 | 75 km |
| Great SomerfordRiver gauge, River Avon | 0.14 m | Very low | ±0 | 108 km |
| PewseyRiver gauge, River Avon | 0.06 m | Normal | ±0 | 121 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChurchoverRiver gauge, River Swift | 0.23 m | Normal | −0.06 m | 4.1 km |
| Kites HardwickRiver gauge, River Leam | 0.10 m | Very low | ±0 | 8.8 km |
| Clay CotonRiver gauge, Clay Coton Brook | 0.28 m | Normal | ±0 | 9.1 km |
| EathorpeRiver gauge, River Leam | 0.23 m | Low | +0.01 m | 14 km |
| SharnfordRiver gauge, River Soar | 0.21 m | Normal | ±0 | 15 km |
| Hall Green RoadRiver gauge, River Sowe | 0.29 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 16 km |
| Charterhouse BridgeRiver gauge, River Sherbourne | 0.15 m | Very low | ±0 | 16 km |
| LongfordRiver gauge, River Sowe | 0.35 m | Normal | −0.03 m | 17 km |
Questions and answers
Is the River Avon at Rugby higher than last year?
Yes, it is 0.07 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.45 m.
What is a normal level for the River Avon at Rugby in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 0.52 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.45 m and 0.74 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 0.52 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Rugby today?
On 18 Oct 2026, 09:00 BST, the water level was 0.52 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.
Is Rugby rising or falling?
Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.01 m over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Rugby 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 Rugby?
The highest level on record is 3.77 m on December 24, 2020. The lowest is −0.10 m on October 25, 1978.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:2090(Agency page)- Coordinates
52.38548, -1.26252(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
| Parameter | Last value | Time (UTC) | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water level | 0.52 m | 2026-10-18 08:00 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Rugby (ea:2090). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/warwickshire/rugby
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