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Cerne Abbas Reservoir Wits water level

River gauge, Dorset, United Kingdom

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Latest reading

Surface elevation

120.20m Steady over the last 24 hours

100 113 125 138

History

History
120.18120.19120.20mOct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Oct 19120.18120.19120.20mOct 12Oct 16Oct 19
120.16120.18120.20120.22mSep 19Sep 27Oct 4Oct 12Oct 19120.16120.18120.20120.22mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19
Surface elevation

What this means

The Environment Agency has Cerne Abbas Reservoir Wits at 120.20 m. There is no published reference for this river yet, so we can't say whether that is high or low for the season.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 120.16 m – 120.23 m.

Over the past seven days the change adds up to +0.02 m.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

Key numbers

Lowest and highest in 30 days
120.16 m – 120.23 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
120.17 m – 120.21 m

For anglers and canoeists

Without a reference range, compare today with the chart: a sharp rise usually means coloured water.

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

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.4 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 5° – Wind 21 km/h
19 Mon 13° 7° 4.2 mm, 84% Wind 19 km/h
20 Tue 12° 6° 3.0 mm, 85% Wind 12 km/h
21 Wed 12° 4° 1.5 mm, 47% Wind 32 km/h
22 Thu 14° 6° 4.8 mm, 83% Wind 17 km/h
23 Fri 9° 6° 24 mm, 84% Wind 38 km/h
24 Sat 10° 5° 3.2 mm, 64% Wind 30 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:11 PM Daylight 10 hr, 32 min First quarter 62%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Dickley DownGroundwater well 151.66 m Lowest on record −0.02 m 2.2 km
Sydling St NicholasRiver gauge, Sydling Water 0.06 m Very low ±0 3.6 km
Piddletrenthide FasRiver gauge 0.17 m Normal ±0 4.4 km
South HouseRiver gauge, River Piddle 0.09 m Very low ±0 5.0 km
Doles AshGroundwater well 113.74 m Low −0.01 m 5.5 km
Little PuddleRiver gauge, River Piddle 0.06 m Very low ±0 7.4 km
Maiden NewtonRiver gauge, River Frome 0.19 m Low ±0 7.8 km
Ridge WayGroundwater well 56.85 m Very low ±0 8.4 km

Questions and answers

Is Cerne Abbas Reservoir Wits really 120.20 m deep?

No. 120.20 m is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.

What is the water level of Cerne Abbas Reservoir Wits today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 22:00 BST, the surface elevation was 120.20 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Cerne Abbas Reservoir Wits rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Cerne Abbas Reservoir Wits normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

How often is this data updated?

The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the Environment Agency, the official operator of this gauge, and are published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:445529
Coordinates
50.81198, -2.47825 (WGS84)
Vertical datum
ODN
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
Surface elevation 120.20 m 2026-10-19 21:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Cerne Abbas Reservoir Wits (ea:445529). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/dorset/cerne-abbas-reservoir-wits

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.