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Worsham water level

River gauge, River Windrush, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Very low for mid-October

Water level

0.27m Steady over the last 24 hours

Flow
0.73 m³/s
0.5 1.0 1.5 Highest onrecord 1.70 m Lowest on record 0.26 m

History

0.30.40.50.6mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.30.40.50.6mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.30.40.50.6mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.30.40.50.6mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.51.01.5mNov 2025Feb 2026May 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.01.5mNov 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.51.0mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.51.0mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

At 0.27 m, the River Windrush at Worsham is far below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.33 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.05 m below typical. The lowest reading on record is 0.26 m (August 29, 2005).

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.26 m and 0.28 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
0.33 m0.05 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.30 m – 0.61 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.30 m – 1.62 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.26 m – 0.28 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.26 m – 1.34 m
Highest on record
1.70 mNovember 25, 2024
Lowest on record
0.26 mAugust 29, 2005

On the river at Worsham

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 Windrush

River Windrush

The River Windrush is a tributary of the River Thames in central England. It rises near Snowshill in Gloucestershire and flows south east for 65 km (40 mi) via Burford and Witney to meet the Thames at Newbridge 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: 2.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 6° 0.3 mm, 52% Wind 23 km/h
19 Mon 13° 8° 9.5 mm, 100% Wind 19 km/h
20 Tue 12° 10° 11 mm, 77% Wind 12 km/h
21 Wed 13° 6° 3.3 mm, 53% Wind 24 km/h
22 Thu 13° 4° 0.6 mm, 73% Wind 16 km/h
23 Fri 9° 6° 25 mm, 78% Wind 32 km/h
24 Sat 10° 3° – Wind 26 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:36 AM Sunset 06:08 PM Daylight 10 hr, 32 min First quarter 52%

Map

Other gauges on the River Windrush

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
WitneyRiver gauge, River Windrush 0.50 m Low ±0 5.5 km
Newbridge GSRiver gauge, River Windrush 3.49 m Low ±0 13 km
Bourton WindrushRiver gauge, River Windrush 0.09 m Low ±0 17 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
BamptonRiver gauge, Shill Brook 0.89 m Low ±0 7.7 km
ShiptonRiver gauge, River Evenlode 0.60 m Normal ±0 7.8 km
ClanfieldRiver gauge, Clanfield Brook 0.68 m High ±0 8.4 km
Radcot LockRiver gauge, River Thames 0.14 m Normal −0.01 m 10 km
Rushey LockRiver gauge, River Thames 0.12 m Normal −0.01 m 11 km
Shifford LockRiver gauge, River Thames 0.15 m Normal −0.01 m 12 km
Grafton LockRiver gauge, River Thames 0.16 m Normal −0.02 m 12 km
LechladeRiver gauge, River Leach 0.05 m Low ±0 13 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the River Windrush at Worsham in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.33 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.30 m and 0.61 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 0.27 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Worsham today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 21:00 BST, the water level was 0.27 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Worsham rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Worsham normal?

Very 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 Worsham?

The highest level on record is 1.70 m on November 25, 2024. The lowest is 0.26 m on August 29, 2005.

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:1080TH (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.79369, -1.56438 (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 0.27 m 2026-10-18 20:00 Provisional
Flow 0.73 m³/s 2026-10-18 20:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Worsham (ea:1080TH). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/oxfordshire/worsham

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