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Rushey Platt water level

River gauge, River Ray, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Low for mid-October

Water level

0.72m Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

1.0 1.5 2.0 Highest onrecord 2.19 m Lowest on record 0.72 m

History

History
0.70.80.9mOct 12Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.70.80.9mOct 12Oct 15Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.70.80.9mSep 19Sep 26Oct 4Oct 11Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.70.80.9mSep 19Oct 4Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.51.01.5mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.01.5mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.50.81.01.3mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.50.81.01.3mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

At 0.72 m, the River Ray at Rushey Platt is below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.04 m below the median of 0.76 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.74 m (−0.02 m).

The water is rising: up 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.71 m and 0.75 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
0.76 m0.04 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.71 m – 0.94 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.74 m – 1.69 m
Same day last year
0.74 m−0.02 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.71 m – 0.75 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.49 m – 1.29 m
Highest on record
2.19 mMarch 16, 2008
Lowest on record
0.72 mOctober 20, 2009

On the river at Rushey Platt

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 Ray

River Ray

The River Ray is a tributary of the River Cherwell in south east England. It rises at Quainton Hill, Buckinghamshire and flows west through flat countryside for around 25 km (16 mi) to meet the Cherwell at Islip in Oxfordshire.

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

18 Sun 13° 6° 0.3 mm, 48% Wind 19 km/h
19 Mon 14° 8° 5.5 mm, 89% Wind 16 km/h
20 Tue 11° 9° 13 mm, 96% Wind 13 km/h
21 Wed 10° 6° 15 mm, 63% Wind 30 km/h
22 Thu 13° 7° 2.9 mm, 81% Wind 26 km/h
23 Fri 13° 7° 23 mm, 93% Wind 38 km/h
24 Sat 14° 6° 1.0 mm, 50% Wind 27 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:38 AM Sunset 06:08 PM Daylight 10 hr, 29 min First quarter 54%

Map

Other gauges on the River Ray

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
RodbourneRiver gauge, River Ray 0.15 m Very low +0.02 m 2.2 km
Water EatonRiver gauge, River Ray 0.99 m Normal −0.02 m 9.8 km
IslipRiver gauge, River Ray 6.76 m Normal ±0 49 km
Lower ArncottRiver gauge, River Ray 0.45 m Normal ±0 58 km
Grendon UnderwoodRiver gauge, River Ray 0.03 m Low ±0 66 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Lower StrattonRiver gauge, River Cole 1.99 m Normal +0.03 m 5.0 km
Kestrel DriveRiver gauge, Dorcan Brook 0.72 m Lowest on record +0.02 m 5.7 km
Hancocks Water ReservoirRiver gauge, Brinkworth Brook 4.32 m Normal +0.04 m 6.0 km
Highworth BridgeRiver gauge, South Marston Brook 0.07 m Lowest on record ±0 6.9 km
Draycot FoliatGroundwater well 143.17 m Low −0.04 m 7.1 km
Purton StokeRiver gauge, River Key 0.50 m Low ±0 8.2 km
Brinkworth BrookRiver gauge 0.21 m Normal −0.06 m 9.8 km
CrickladeRiver gauge, River Thames 0.03 m Very low ±0 11 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Ray at Rushey Platt compare with last year?

It is 0.02 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.74 m.

What is a normal level for the River Ray at Rushey Platt in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.76 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.71 m and 0.94 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 0.72 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Rushey Platt today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 00:30 BST, the water level was 0.72 m. Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Rushey Platt rising or falling?

Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.01 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Rushey Platt 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 Rushey Platt?

The highest level on record is 2.19 m on March 16, 2008. The lowest is 0.72 m on October 20, 2009.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:0311TH (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.55356, -1.80321 (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 0.72 m 2026-10-18 23:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Rushey Platt (ea:0311TH). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/wiltshire/rushey-platt

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