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Gillingham Le Neubourg Way water level

River gauge, River Stour, Dorset, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.35m Steady over the last 24 hours

1 2 Highest onrecord 2.34 m Lowest on record 0.26 m

History

History
0.30.40.50.6mOct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.30.40.50.6mOct 13Oct 16Oct 19Bottom of normal range
0.30.40.50.6mSep 20Sep 27Oct 4Oct 12Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.30.40.50.6mSep 20Oct 4Oct 19Bottom of normal range
0.51.01.5mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.01.5mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.51.01.5mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.51.01.5mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The River Stour at Gillingham Le Neubourg Way is at 0.35 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.03 m below the median of 0.38 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.38 m (−0.03 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.32 m and 0.44 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
0.38 m0.03 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.30 m – 0.59 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.29 m – 1.05 m
Same day last year
0.38 m−0.03 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.32 m – 0.44 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.31 m – 1.45 m
Highest on record
2.34 mOctober 21, 2021
Lowest on record
0.26 mJuly 10, 2010

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.

About the River Stour

River Stour, Kent

The River Stour is a river in Kent, England that flows into the North Sea at Pegwell Bay. Above Plucks Gutter, where the Little Stour joins it, the river is normally known as the Great Stour. The upper section of the river, above its confluence with the East Stour at Ashford is sometimes known as the Upper Great Stour or West Stour. In the tidal lower reaches, the artificial Stonar Cut short cuts a large loop in the natural river.

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

19 Mon 14° 7° 0.3 mm, 39% Wind 18 km/h
20 Tue 12° 7° 12 mm, 100% Wind 17 km/h
21 Wed 11° 7° 12 mm, 84% Wind 40 km/h
22 Thu 14° 8° 11 mm, 93% Wind 29 km/h
23 Fri 13° 8° 28 mm, 90% Wind 47 km/h
24 Sat 13° 8° 6.3 mm, 77% Wind 35 km/h
25 Sun 16° 13° 7.1 mm, 69% Wind 20 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:39 AM Sunset 06:10 PM Daylight 10 hr, 31 min First quarter 63%

Map

Other gauges on the River Stour

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
HammoonRiver gauge, River Stour 0.14 m Low ±0 12 km
BlandfordRiver gauge, River Stour 0.05 m Lowest on record ±0 22 km
WimborneRiver gauge, River Stour 0.38 m Low −0.01 m 35 km
ThroopRiver gauge, River Stour 0.32 m Low ±0 43 km
Iford BridgeRiver gauge, River Stour −0.07 m Normal +0.06 m 47 km
ShipstonRiver gauge, River Stour 0.29 m Normal +0.03 m 123 km
WimpstoneRiver gauge, River Stour 0.56 m Lowest on record −0.08 m 129 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Lodden BridgeRiver gauge, River Lodden 0.17 m Normal ±0 1.0 km
ColesbrookRiver gauge, Shreen Water 0.10 m Normal ±0 1.4 km
Huntingford BridgeRiver gauge, Shreen Water 0.28 m Lowest on record ±0 3.4 km
MotcombeRiver gauge, Motcombe Stream 0.12 m Lowest on record −0.01 m 4.4 km
WincantonRiver gauge, River Cale 0.05 m Low ±0 9.4 km
The Terraces FonthillGroundwater well 104.29 m Normal −0.01 m 13 km
Brixton DeverillRiver gauge, River Wylye 0.16 m Normal −0.02 m 13 km
AshmoreGroundwater well 132.33 m Normal +0.01 m 14 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Stour at Gillingham Le Neubourg Way compare with last year?

It is 0.03 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.38 m.

What is a normal level for the River Stour at Gillingham Le Neubourg Way in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.38 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.30 m and 0.59 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 0.35 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Gillingham Le Neubourg Way today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 23:00 BST, the water level was 0.35 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Gillingham Le Neubourg Way rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.03 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Gillingham Le Neubourg Way 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 Gillingham Le Neubourg Way?

The highest level on record is 2.34 m on October 21, 2021. The lowest is 0.26 m on July 10, 2010.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:43226 (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.03725, -2.27877 (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 0.35 m 2026-10-19 22:00 Provisional

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Environment Agency: Gillingham Le Neubourg Way (ea:43226). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/dorset/gillingham-le-neubourg-way

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