Chichester Tozer Way water level

What this means

The River Lavant at Chichester Tozer Way is running far below normal at 12.65 m.

The median for mid-October is 12.82 m, based on 20 years of readings, so the river level is 0.17 m below typical. The lowest reading on record is 12.44 m (December 15, 2016).

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 12.57 m and 12.86 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with 20 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

12.82 m0.17 m below the median for this date

Normal for this date

12.73 m – 13.31 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)

Normal range

12.55 m – 14.20 m

Lowest and highest in 30 days

12.57 m – 12.86 m

Lowest and highest in 12 months

12.61 m – 13.85 m

Highest on record

14.07 mJanuary 10, 2016

Lowest on record

12.44 mDecember 15, 2016