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Wimpstone water level

River gauge, River Stour, Warwickshire, United Kingdom

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Far below the normal range

Water level

0.66m Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

1 2 3 Highest onrecord 3.52 m Lowest on record 0.65 m

History

0.650.70mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.650.70mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.650.70mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.650.70mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

At 0.66 m, the River Stour at Wimpstone is far below normal.

The usual range here runs from 0.67 m to 1.60 m. The lowest reading on record is 0.65 m (July 13, 2010).

The level is falling, down 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.61 m and 0.71 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
0.67 m – 1.60 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.61 m – 0.71 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.64 m – 0.70 m
Highest on record
3.52 mNovember 14, 2019
Lowest on record
0.65 mJuly 13, 2010

On the river at Wimpstone

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 Stour

River Stour, Kent

The River Stour is a river in Kent, England that flows into the North Sea at Pegwell Bay. Above Plucks Gutter, where the Little Stour joins it, the river is normally known as the Great Stour. The upper section of the river, above its confluence with the East Stour at Ashford is sometimes known as the Upper Great Stour or West Stour. In the tidal lower reaches, the artificial Stonar Cut short cuts a large loop in the natural 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: 1.2 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 6° 0.1 mm, 38% Wind 18 km/h
19 Mon 13° 9° 6.1 mm, 100% Wind 15 km/h
20 Tue 12° 9° 19 mm, 87% Wind 11 km/h
21 Wed 11° 5° 11 mm, 57% Wind 25 km/h
22 Thu 12° 4° 3.6 mm, 60% Wind 16 km/h
23 Fri 11° 7° 23 mm, 85% Wind 42 km/h
24 Sat 13° 6° – Wind 24 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:37 AM Sunset 06:08 PM Daylight 10 hr, 31 min First quarter 52%

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Other gauges on the River Stour

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
ShipstonRiver gauge, River Stour 0.26 m Normal ±0 9.9 km
Halesowen Dogkennel LaneRiver gauge, River Stour 0.07 m Normal ±0 42 km
HalesowenRiver gauge, River Stour 0.51 m Low ±0 44 km
StourbridgeRiver gauge, River Stour 0.14 m Very low −0.01 m 47 km
PuxtonRiver gauge, River Stour 0.59 m Normal −0.02 m 48 km
StourtonRiver gauge, River Stour 0.08 m Very low −0.01 m 50 km
Gillingham Le Neubourg WayRiver gauge, River Stour 0.35 m Normal ±0 129 km
HammoonRiver gauge, River Stour 0.14 m Low ±0 140 km
BlandfordRiver gauge, River Stour 0.05 m Lowest on record −0.02 m 147 km
KedingtonRiver gauge, River Stour 0.21 m Normal ±0 149 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
StratfordRiver gauge, River Avon 0.57 m Normal −0.01 m 5.7 km
WaltonRiver gauge, River Dene 0.22 m Normal +0.01 m 8.2 km
WellesbourneRiver gauge, River Dene 0.04 m Lowest on record +0.01 m 8.7 km
Bidford on AvonRiver gauge, River Avon 1.31 m Normal −0.03 m 12 km
BroomRiver gauge, River Arrow 0.12 m Low −0.01 m 13 km
Little AlneRiver gauge, River Alne 0.95 m Normal −0.01 m 14 km
OffenhamRiver gauge, Badsey Brook 0.10 m Very low ±0 16 km
MoretonRiver gauge, River Evenlode 0.11 m Normal ±0 17 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Stour at Wimpstone?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.67 m to 1.60 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 0.66 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Wimpstone today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 20:15 BST, the water level was 0.66 m. Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Wimpstone rising or falling?

Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.04 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Wimpstone normal?

Far below the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Wimpstone?

The highest level on record is 3.52 m on November 14, 2019. The lowest is 0.65 m on July 13, 2010.

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:2200 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.14100, -1.68954 (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 0.66 m 2026-10-18 19:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Wimpstone (ea:2200). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/warwickshire/wimpstone

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