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Chideock Rl water level

River gauge, Dorset, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.26m Steady over the last 24 hours

0.20 0.25 0.30

History

History
0.200.250.30mOct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 170.200.250.30mOct 10Oct 14Oct 17
0.200.250.30mSep 17Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 170.200.250.30mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17
0.20.40.6mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 20260.20.40.6mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
0.20.40.6mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.20.40.6mJanAprJulOct2026

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Chideock Rl is at 0.26 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.25 m, based on 20 years of readings, so the river level is 0.01 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.20 m, a difference of +0.06 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.24 m and 0.28 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with 20 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.25 m0.01 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.21 m – 0.30 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
Same day last year
0.20 m+0.06 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.24 m – 0.28 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.18 m – 0.64 m

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.5 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 14° 7° – Wind 21 km/h
18 Sun 13° 5° – Wind 22 km/h
19 Mon 13° 8° 3.6 mm, 45% Wind 18 km/h
20 Tue 14° 9° 1.2 mm, 49% Wind 16 km/h
21 Wed 12° 7° 4.5 mm, 63% Wind 43 km/h
22 Thu 13° 7° 1.8 mm, 55% Wind 21 km/h
23 Fri 13° 8° 19 mm, 73% Wind 41 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:38 AM Sunset 06:17 PM Daylight 10 hr, 40 min First quarter 43%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
East Bridge BridportRiver gauge, River Asker 0.14 m Low ±0 4.7 km
Jessop Avenue BridportRiver gauge, River Asker 0.11 m Normal ±0 5.0 km
CharmouthRiver gauge, River Char 0.33 m Normal ±0 5.2 km
Burton BradstockRiver gauge, River Bride 0.22 m Normal −0.01 m 7.4 km
NetherburyRiver gauge, River Brit 0.31 m Normal ±0 8.0 km
Uplyme Springhead RoadRiver gauge, River Lim 0.04 m Normal ±0 9.4 km
PowerstockRiver gauge, Mangerton Brook 0.08 m Normal −0.01 m 9.8 km
BeaminsterRiver gauge, River Brit 0.21 m Very low −0.01 m 10 km

Questions and answers

Is Chideock Rl higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.06 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.20 m.

What is a normal level for Chideock Rl in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.25 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.21 m and 0.30 m, based on 20 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 0.26 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Chideock Rl today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 20:15 BST, the water level was 0.26 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Chideock Rl rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Chideock Rl normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 20 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:44148
Coordinates
50.73203, -2.81883 (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 0.26 m 2026-10-17 19:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Chideock Rl (ea:44148). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/dorset/chideock-rl

How we check values

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