Highworth Bridge water level

Name: Highworth Bridge water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, South Marston Brook, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Below the normal range

Water level

0.11m Up 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST (24 min ago)

History

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Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

South Marston Brook at Highworth Bridge is running below normal at 0.11 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.12 m to 1.08 m.

It has risen 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.05 m and 0.30 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: 0.12 m – 1.08 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.05 m – 0.30 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.05 m – 0.15 m
Highest on record: 1.49 mSeptember 22, 2024
Lowest on record: 0.10 mAugust 11, 2022

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.2 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 6° 1.1 mm, 39% Wind 24 km/h

19 Mon 14° 8° 3.8 mm, 97% Wind 17 km/h

20 Tue 10° 9° 13 mm, 92% Wind 15 km/h

21 Wed 12° 5° 13 mm, 63% Wind 32 km/h

22 Thu 12° 5° 2.1 mm, 80% Wind 19 km/h

23 Fri 11° 7° 29 mm, 88% Wind 43 km/h

24 Sat 13° 6° – Wind 28 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:38 AM Sunset 06:07 PM Daylight 10 hr, 29 min First quarter 59%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Lower StrattonRiver gauge, River Cole	2.01 m	Normal	+0.04 m	2.5 km
Kestrel DriveRiver gauge, Dorcan Brook	0.72 m	Lowest on record	+0.03 m	3.1 km
RodbourneRiver gauge, River Ray	0.18 m	Low	−0.02 m	6.8 km
Rushey PlattRiver gauge, River Ray	0.72 m	Low	+0.01 m	6.9 km
Hannington BridgeRiver gauge, River Thames	1.96 m	Lowest on record	−0.01 m	8.2 km
Water EatonRiver gauge, River Ray	0.96 m	Normal	+0.13 m	8.9 km
IngleshamRiver gauge, River Cole	0.04 m	Very low	−0.01 m	9.0 km
Draycot FoliatGroundwater well	143.14 m	Low	−0.03 m	9.7 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for South Marston Brook at Highworth Bridge?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.12 m to 1.08 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 0.11 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Highworth Bridge today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST, the water level was 0.11 m. Up 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Highworth Bridge rising or falling?

Up 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.04 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Highworth Bridge 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 Highworth Bridge?

The highest level on record is 1.49 m on September 22, 2024. The lowest is 0.10 m on August 11, 2022.

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:0301TH (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.59117, -1.72395 (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	0.11 m	2026-10-19 13:00	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Highworth Bridge (ea:0301TH). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/wiltshire/highworth-bridge

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