Sturminster Marshall Maggs Bridge water level

What this means

The gauge at Sturminster Marshall Maggs Bridge reads 0.02 m, a normal level for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.00 m, based on 20 years of readings, so the river level is 0.02 m above typical.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours.

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

0.00 m0.02 m above the median for this date

Normal for this date

0.00 m – 0.77 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)

Normal range

0.00 m – 0.96 m

Lowest and highest in 30 days

0.02 m – 0.02 m

Lowest and highest in 12 months

0.02 m – 1.70 m

Highest on record

1.79 mJanuary 27, 2026

Lowest on record

0.00 mJune 26, 2009