Iford Bridge water level

Name: Iford Bridge water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, River Stour, Dorset, United Kingdom

Directions

Below the normal range

Surface elevation

-0.11m Down 0.20 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 10:00 BST (22 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Surface elevation Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

At −0.11 m, the River Stour at Iford Bridge is below normal.

The usual range here runs from −0.11 m to 2.50 m.

The level is falling, down 0.20 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between −0.28 m and 1.22 m.

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

Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range: −0.11 m – 2.50 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: −0.28 m – 1.22 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.18 m – 0.53 m
Highest on record: 3.81 mDecember 25, 2013
Lowest on record: −0.32 mOctober 12, 2011

On the river at Iford Bridge

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 Stour

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 4.5 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 14° 6° – Wind 18 km/h

19 Mon 14° 8° 4.2 mm, 87% Wind 16 km/h

20 Tue 13° 9° 7.2 mm, 83% Wind 15 km/h

21 Wed 14° 6° 2.1 mm, 51% Wind 28 km/h

22 Thu 15° 7° 11 mm, 86% Wind 17 km/h

23 Fri 12° 7° 30 mm, 86% Wind 41 km/h

24 Sat 11° 6° 1.4 mm, 62% Wind 28 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:35 AM Sunset 06:11 PM Daylight 10 hr, 36 min First quarter 48%

Map

Other gauges on the River Stour

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
ThroopRiver gauge, River Stour	0.31 m	Low	−0.01 m	3.6 km
WimborneRiver gauge, River Stour	0.39 m	Low	±0	13 km
BlandfordRiver gauge, River Stour	0.06 m	Lowest on record	−0.02 m	28 km
HammoonRiver gauge, River Stour	0.14 m	Low	±0	38 km
Gillingham Le Neubourg WayRiver gauge, River Stour	0.36 m	Normal	+0.02 m	47 km
ShipstonRiver gauge, River Stour	0.26 m	Normal	−0.01 m	147 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Knapp MillRiver gauge, River Avon	0.31 m	Low	+0.02 m	2.0 km
Hurn CourtRiver gauge, Moors River	0.22 m	Low	−0.01 m	3.6 km
Chewton GlenRiver gauge, Walkford Brook	0.11 m	Normal	±0	8.7 km
Ferndown Tricketts CrossRiver gauge, Uddens Water	0.35 m	Normal	−0.03 m	9.2 km
Ringwood Old CottageRiver gauge, Bickerly Mill Stream	0.12 m	Normal	±0	12 km
Milford Gate RlRiver gauge	6.84 m	Very low	±0	13 km
New Valley RoadRiver gauge, Danes Stream	−0.02 m	Lowest on record	−0.01 m	15 km
Walford MillRiver gauge, River Allen	0.08 m	Very low	±0	15 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Stour at Iford Bridge?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of −0.11 m to 2.50 m for this gauge.

Is Iford Bridge really −0.11 m deep?

No. −0.11 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 Iford Bridge today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 10:00 BST, the surface elevation was −0.11 m. Down 0.20 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Iford Bridge rising or falling?

Down 0.20 m over the last 24 hours. Down 1.13 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Iford Bridge normal?

Below the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Iford Bridge?

The highest level on record is 3.81 m on December 25, 2013. The lowest is −0.32 m on October 12, 2011.

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:43215 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.74095, -1.80605 (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

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Surface elevation	−0.11 m	2026-10-18 09:00	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Iford Bridge (ea:43215). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/dorset/iford-bridge

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