Sutton Courtenay water level

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

River gauge, River Thames, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

2.07m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST (24 min ago)

Flow: 3.02 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

20252026

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

What this means

The River Thames at Sutton Courtenay is at 2.07 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.01 m below the median of 2.07 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 2.04 m (+0.03 m).

It has dropped 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 1.97 m and 2.21 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: 2.07 m0.01 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 1.97 m – 2.63 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range: 1.91 m – 3.51 m
Same day last year: 2.04 m+0.03 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.97 m – 2.21 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1.96 m – 3.88 m
Highest on record: 4.44 mJuly 25, 2007
Lowest on record: 1.06 mOctober 11, 2000

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 Thames

The River Thames, or simply the Thames, known alternatively in parts as the River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London. At 215 miles (346 km), it is the longest river entirely in England and the second-longest in the United Kingdom, after the River Severn.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 6° 1.1 mm, 61% Wind 22 km/h

19 Mon 14° 8° 6.8 mm, 85% Wind 14 km/h

20 Tue 13° 8° 9.3 mm, 71% Wind 8 km/h

21 Wed 14° 7° 4.8 mm, 47% Wind 23 km/h

22 Thu 14° 5° 0.1 mm, 51% Wind 15 km/h

23 Fri 10° 7° 32 mm, 77% Wind 33 km/h

24 Sat 10° 3° – Wind 25 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:34 AM Sunset 06:07 PM Daylight 10 hr, 33 min First quarter 53%

Map

Other gauges on the River Thames

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Culham LockRiver gauge, River Thames	0.16 m	Normal	±0	0.9 km
Abingdon LockRiver gauge, River Thames	0.06 m	Low	±0	2.7 km
Clifton LockRiver gauge, River Thames	0.11 m	Normal	−0.02 m	3.0 km
Days LockRiver gauge, River Thames	0.19 m	Very high	±0	5.3 km
Sandford-on-ThamesRiver gauge, River Thames	0.08 m	Normal	−0.01 m	6.9 km
Iffley LockRiver gauge, River Thames	0.07 m	Low	−0.01 m	9.1 km
Benson LockRiver gauge, River Thames	0.01 m	Very low	±0	10 km
Northmoor LockRiver gauge, River Thames	0.13 m	Normal	±0	11 km
Osney LockRiver gauge, River Thames	−0.01 m	Normal	±0	11 km
FarmoorRiver gauge, River Thames	0.76 m	Very low	+0.02 m	14 km
Godstow LockRiver gauge, River Thames	−0.17 m	Very low	−0.01 m	15 km
Pinkhill LockRiver gauge, River Thames	0.01 m	Very low	+0.02 m	15 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Abingdon PeachcroftRiver gauge, Radley Park Ditch	0.43 m	Low	±0	4.0 km
AbingdonRiver gauge, River Ock	0.09 m	Low	±0	4.1 km
AbingdonRiver gauge, River Stert	0.61 m	Normal	±0	4.5 km
SteventonRiver gauge, Ginge Brook	0.48 m	Very low	+0.01 m	5.6 km
DorchesterRiver gauge, River Thame	0.25 m	Very low	−0.01 m	6.3 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Thames at Sutton Courtenay compare with last year?

It is 0.03 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 2.04 m.

What is a normal level for the River Thames at Sutton Courtenay in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 2.07 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.97 m and 2.63 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 2.07 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Sutton Courtenay today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST, the water level was 2.07 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Sutton Courtenay rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.06 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Sutton Courtenay 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 Sutton Courtenay?

The highest level on record is 4.44 m on July 25, 2007. The lowest is 1.06 m on October 11, 2000.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment Agency
Station code: ea:1800TH (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.64782, -1.25417 (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

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	2.07 m	2026-10-18 23:00	Provisional
Flow	3.02 m³/s	2026-10-18 23:00	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Sutton Courtenay (ea:1800TH). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/oxfordshire/sutton-courtenay

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer