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Warminster George Street water level

River gauge, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Low for mid-October

Water level

0.08m Steady over the last 24 hours

0.10 0.15

History

History
0.100.15mOct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Oct 190.100.15mOct 12Oct 16Oct 19
0.050.100.15mSep 19Sep 27Oct 4Oct 12Oct 190.050.100.15mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19
0.20.4mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 20260.20.4mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
0.20.4mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.20.4mJanAprJulOct2026

20252026

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Warminster George Street is running below normal at 0.08 m.

That puts it 0.03 m below the median of 0.11 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.11 m (−0.03 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.07 m and 0.12 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
0.11 m0.03 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.07 m – 0.18 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year
0.11 m−0.03 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.07 m – 0.12 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.07 m – 0.54 m

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

19 Mon 13° 7° 6.3 mm, 84% Wind 16 km/h
20 Tue 10° 6° 12 mm, 99% Wind 12 km/h
21 Wed 11° 7° 15 mm, 71% Wind 39 km/h
22 Thu 13° 7° 4.8 mm, 87% Wind 30 km/h
23 Fri 13° 8° 23 mm, 93% Wind 43 km/h
24 Sat 14° 7° 1.0 mm, 60% Wind 30 km/h
25 Sun 16° 12° 1.9 mm, 65% Wind 29 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:39 AM Sunset 06:10 PM Daylight 10 hr, 30 min First quarter 62%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Warminster Folly Lane RlRiver gauge 0.14 m Normal ±0 1.5 km
HeytesburyRiver gauge, River Wylye 0.62 m Very low ±0 4.7 km
Brixton DeverillRiver gauge, River Wylye 0.16 m Normal −0.02 m 7.3 km
Frome RoddenRiver gauge, Somerset Frome 0.38 m Low +0.02 m 9.0 km
Musseldean CopseGroundwater well 132.87 m Normal ±0 9.5 km
Trowbridge SouthwickRiver gauge, Lambrok Stream 0.11 m Low ±0 10 km
CodfordRiver gauge, Chitterne Brook 0.04 m High ±0 11 km
VallisRiver gauge, Mells River 0.07 m Low ±0 12 km

Questions and answers

How does Warminster George Street compare with last year?

It is 0.03 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.11 m.

What is a normal level for Warminster George Street in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.11 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.07 m and 0.18 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 0.08 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Warminster George Street today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 21:00 BST, the water level was 0.08 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Warminster George Street rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Warminster George Street normal?

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

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:432315
Coordinates
51.20607, -2.18460 (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 0.08 m 2026-10-19 20:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Warminster George Street (ea:432315). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/wiltshire/warminster-george-street

How we check values

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