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Cookham Lock water level

River gauge, River Thames, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.08m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 Highest onrecord 1.46 m Lowest on record -0.24 m

History

History
-0.000.050.100.15mOct 16Oct 16Oct 17Oct 17Oct 18Bottom of normal range-0.000.050.100.15mOct 16Oct 17Oct 18Bottom of normal range
-0.00.30.50.8mNov 2025Feb 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.30.50.8mNov 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.30.50.8mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.30.50.8mJanAprJulOct2026

20252026

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

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Cookham Lock, where the gauge shows 0.08 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.10 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.02 m below typical.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.04 m – 0.13 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
0.10 m0.02 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.05 m – 0.15 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.00 m – 0.60 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.04 m – 0.13 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.03 m – 0.77 m
Highest on record
1.46 mJanuary 5, 2003
Lowest on record
−0.24 mFebruary 28, 2005

For anglers and canoeists

This is an ordinary level for the river: most put-ins, beats and weirs behave as they usually do.

Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.

About the River Thames

River Thames

The River Thames, or simply the Thames, known alternatively in parts as the River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London. At 215 miles (346 km), it is the longest river entirely in England and the second-longest in the United Kingdom, after the River Severn.

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

18 Sun 13° 7° 1.7 mm, 75% Wind 19 km/h
19 Mon 14° 8° 1.6 mm, 79% Wind 14 km/h
20 Tue 12° 10° 13 mm, 65% Wind 9 km/h
21 Wed 14° 7° 3.9 mm, 50% Wind 26 km/h
22 Thu 14° 5° 1.2 mm, 56% Wind 15 km/h
23 Fri 11° 7° 36 mm, 78% Wind 33 km/h
24 Sat 10° 3° – Wind 23 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:32 AM Sunset 06:05 PM Daylight 10 hr, 33 min First quarter 45%

Map

Other gauges on the River Thames

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Boulters LockRiver gauge, River Thames 0.14 m Low ±0 3.2 km
MaidenheadRiver gauge, River Thames 2.21 m Very low ±0 4.1 km
Marlow LockRiver gauge, River Thames 0.07 m Low +0.01 m 5.2 km
Bray LockRiver gauge, River Thames 0.17 m Very low +0.01 m 5.8 km
Temple LockRiver gauge, River Thames 0.03 m Low ±0 6.9 km
Hurley LockRiver gauge, River Thames 0.05 m Low +0.01 m 7.9 km
Boveney LockRiver gauge, River Thames 0.19 m Normal ±0 8.6 km
Romney LockRiver gauge, River Thames 0.25 m Very high ±0 9.9 km
Windsor ParkRiver gauge, River Thames 3.30 m Normal ±0 11 km
Hambleden LockRiver gauge, River Thames 0.09 m Normal +0.01 m 12 km
Marsh LockRiver gauge, River Thames 0.24 m Normal +0.01 m 14 km
Old Windsor LockRiver gauge, River Thames 0.25 m Very high ±0 14 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Bourne EndRiver gauge, River Wye 0.16 m Normal ±0 1.5 km
TaplowRiver gauge, Jubilee River 1.64 m Normal ±0 3.5 km
Raymill RoadRiver gauge, Maidenhead Ditch −0.02 m Lowest on record ±0 3.9 km
Ray FarmGroundwater well 44.44 m Normal ±0 6.2 km
The BinghamsRiver gauge, The Cut 0.98 m Normal −0.02 m 6.2 km
BrayGroundwater well 17.26 m Low +0.02 m 6.8 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the River Thames at Cookham Lock in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.10 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.05 m and 0.15 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 Cookham Lock today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 03:00 BST, the water level was 0.08 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Cookham Lock rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Cookham Lock normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Cookham Lock?

The highest level on record is 1.46 m on January 5, 2003. The lowest is −0.24 m on February 28, 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:2601TH (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.56099, -0.69464 (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 2026-10-18 02:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Cookham Lock (ea:2601TH). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/buckinghamshire/cookham-lock

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.