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Southam water level

River gauge, River Itchen, Warwickshire, United Kingdom

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Below the normal range

Water level

0.08m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 3 Highest onrecord 3.33 m Lowest on record 0.05 m

History

0.080.090.10mOct 12Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.080.090.10mOct 12Oct 15Oct 19Bottom of normal range
0.080.100.12mSep 19Sep 26Oct 4Oct 11Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.080.100.12mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Itchen at Southam is running below normal at 0.08 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.09 m to 0.68 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.08 m and 0.13 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
0.09 m – 0.68 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.08 m – 0.13 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.08 m – 0.11 m
Highest on record
3.33 mJuly 21, 2007
Lowest on record
0.05 mJune 17, 2003

Fishing and paddling

At low levels, many rivers become a walk-and-paddle trip. Fish hold in deeper pools and spook easily.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Itchen

River Itchen, Hampshire

The River Itchen in Hampshire, England, rises to the south of New Alresford and flows 26 miles (42 km) to meet Southampton Water below the Itchen Bridge. The Itchen Navigation was constructed in the late 17th and early 18th centuries to enable barges to reach Winchester from Southampton Docks, but ceased to operate in the mid-19th century and is largely abandoned today.

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.

18 Sun 12° 6° 0.3 mm, 37% Wind 23 km/h
19 Mon 13° 8° 5.8 mm, 100% Wind 19 km/h
20 Tue 12° 9° 9.1 mm, 86% Wind 10 km/h
21 Wed 11° 5° 11 mm, 58% Wind 27 km/h
22 Thu 11° 4° 2.5 mm, 66% Wind 14 km/h
23 Fri 12° 7° 28 mm, 78% Wind 43 km/h
24 Sat 12° 5° 1.2 mm, 43% Wind 26 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:38 AM Sunset 06:05 PM Daylight 10 hr, 27 min First quarter 55%

Map

Other gauges on the River Itchen

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
EastonRiver gauge, River Itchen 0.55 m Very low ±0 131 km
DurngateRiver gauge, River Itchen 37.20 m High ±0 133 km
City MillRiver gauge, River Itchen 0.32 m Low ±0 134 km
Wharf MillRiver gauge, River Itchen 0.34 m Normal ±0 134 km
Highbridge weirRiver gauge, River Itchen 0.28 m Low ±0 141 km
Allbrook weirRiver gauge, River Itchen 0.30 m Normal ±0 142 km
Stoke LockRiver gauge, River Itchen 12.89 m Normal ±0 143 km
BishopstokeRiver gauge, River Itchen 0.55 m Normal ±0 144 km
Riverside ParkRiver gauge, River Itchen 1.31 m Very low +0.01 m 147 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
EathorpeRiver gauge, River Leam 0.23 m Very low −0.01 m 6.3 km
Kites HardwickRiver gauge, River Leam 0.10 m Low ±0 8.6 km
WarwickRiver gauge, River Avon 1.13 m Normal +0.01 m 11 km
StaretonRiver gauge, River Avon 0.15 m Low ±0 11 km
KenilworthRiver gauge, Finham Brook 0.73 m Normal +0.05 m 15 km
WellesbourneRiver gauge, River Dene 0.06 m Very low +0.02 m 15 km
WaltonRiver gauge, River Dene 0.22 m Low ±0 15 km
Charterhouse BridgeRiver gauge, River Sherbourne 0.37 m Very high +0.22 m 17 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Itchen at Southam?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.09 m to 0.68 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 0.08 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Southam today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 02:45 BST, the water level was 0.08 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Southam rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Southam normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Southam?

The highest level on record is 3.33 m on July 21, 2007. The lowest is 0.05 m on June 17, 2003.

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:2613 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.26097, -1.40803 (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 0.08 m 2026-10-19 01:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Southam (ea:2613). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/warwickshire/southam

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