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Stareton water level

River gauge, River Avon, Warwickshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Low for mid-October

Water level

0.15m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 3 Highest onrecord 2.70 m Lowest on record 0.05 m

History

History
0.10.20.30.4mOct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Oct 20Bottom of normal range0.10.20.30.4mOct 13Oct 16Oct 20Bottom of normal range
0.10.20.30.4mSep 20Sep 27Oct 5Oct 12Oct 20Bottom of normal range0.10.20.30.4mSep 20Oct 5Oct 20Bottom of normal range
-012mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-012mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.51.01.5mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.51.01.5mJanAprJulOct2026

20252026

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

What this means

At 0.15 m, the River Avon at Stareton is below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.03 m below the median of 0.18 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.14 m (+0.01 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.13 m and 0.18 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
0.18 m0.03 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.12 m – 0.38 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.11 m – 1.95 m
Same day last year
0.14 m+0.01 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.13 m – 0.18 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.11 m – 1.53 m
Highest on record
2.70 mJuly 12, 1968
Lowest on record
0.05 mAugust 18, 1976

On the river at Stareton

Low, clear water makes fish wary, and anglers often do better early and late in the day. For canoeists, shallow riffles mean scraped hulls and the odd portage.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Avon

River Avon, Bristol

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'.

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

18 Sun 12° 7° 0.1 mm, 37% Wind 21 km/h
19 Mon 13° 8° 5.0 mm, 100% Wind 22 km/h
20 Tue 12° 9° 7.4 mm, 86% Wind 8 km/h
21 Wed 11° 6° 9.3 mm, 58% Wind 26 km/h
22 Thu 11° 4° 1.8 mm, 66% Wind 12 km/h
23 Fri 12° 7° 27 mm, 78% Wind 40 km/h
24 Sat 12° 5° 2.4 mm, 43% Wind 22 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:03 PM Daylight 10 hr, 23 min First quarter 64%

Map

Other gauges on the River Avon

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
WarwickRiver gauge, River Avon 1.16 m Normal +0.03 m 7.1 km
RugbyRiver gauge, River Avon 0.60 m Normal −0.04 m 18 km
StratfordRiver gauge, River Avon 0.62 m Normal +0.05 m 21 km
LilbourneRiver gauge, River Avon 0.10 m Low −0.01 m 24 km
Bidford on AvonRiver gauge, River Avon 1.35 m Normal +0.04 m 31 km
EveshamRiver gauge, River Avon 0.49 m Normal +0.01 m 40 km
PershoreRiver gauge, River Avon 3.29 m Low +0.01 m 46 km
Eckington SluiceRiver gauge, River Avon 1.98 m Low +0.01 m 52 km
BredonRiver gauge, River Avon 0.77 m Normal +0.02 m 53 km
Upper PoundRiver gauge, River Avon 2.25 m Normal 58 km
Great SomerfordRiver gauge, River Avon 0.14 m Low ±0 96 km
CorshamRiver gauge, River Avon 0.03 m Very low ±0 112 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
KenilworthRiver gauge, Finham Brook 0.70 m Normal −0.05 m 3.9 km
EathorpeRiver gauge, River Leam 0.23 m Low ±0 6.2 km
Sir Henry Parkes RoadRiver gauge, Canley Brook 0.26 m Normal −0.22 m 6.4 km
Charterhouse BridgeRiver gauge, River Sherbourne 0.20 m Normal −0.18 m 6.9 km
Hope Street, CoventryRiver gauge, River Sherbourne 0.52 m Normal −0.17 m 7.4 km
Torrington AvenueRiver gauge, Canley Brook 0.06 m Normal −0.06 m 8.2 km
Holyhead RoadRiver gauge, River Sherbourne 0.09 m Normal −0.08 m 8.9 km
Hall Green RoadRiver gauge, River Sowe 0.35 m Normal −0.52 m 11 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Avon at Stareton compare with last year?

It is 0.01 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.14 m.

What is a normal level for the River Avon at Stareton in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.18 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.12 m and 0.38 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 0.15 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Stareton today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 03:15 BST, the water level was 0.15 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Stareton rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Stareton normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Stareton?

The highest level on record is 2.70 m on July 12, 1968. The lowest is 0.05 m on August 18, 1976.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:2019 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.34088, -1.51283 (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 0.15 m 2026-10-20 02:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Stareton (ea:2019). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/warwickshire/stareton

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