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Bath Twerton Gate Radial water level

River gauge, Somerset, United Kingdom

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Right now

Very low for mid-October

Surface elevation

15.42m Steady over the last 24 hours

15.45 15.50 15.55

History

History
15.4015.4515.5015.55mOct 12Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 1915.4015.4515.5015.55mOct 12Oct 15Oct 19
15.4015.4515.5015.55mSep 19Sep 26Oct 4Oct 11Oct 1915.4015.4515.5015.55mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19
15.515.816.016.3mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 202615.515.816.016.3mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
15.515.816.016.3mJanMarMayJulSepNov202615.515.816.016.3mJanAprJulOct2026

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Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Bath Twerton Gate Radial is running far below normal at 15.42 m.

That puts it 0.11 m below the median of 15.52 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 15.51 m (−0.09 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 15.39 m and 15.48 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
15.52 m0.11 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
15.45 m – 15.54 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year
15.51 m−0.09 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
15.39 m – 15.48 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
15.40 m – 16.19 m

Fishing and paddling

At low levels, many rivers become a walk-and-paddle trip. Fish hold in deeper pools and spook easily.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 4° 0.3 mm, 21% Wind 18 km/h
19 Mon 14° 7° 6.0 mm, 90% Wind 18 km/h
20 Tue 11° 6° 2.7 mm, 82% Wind 9 km/h
21 Wed 13° 5° 3.6 mm, 50% Wind 28 km/h
22 Thu 14° 6° 0.7 mm, 70% Wind 16 km/h
23 Fri 9° 7° 22 mm, 82% Wind 31 km/h
24 Sat 10° 5° 2.7 mm, 60% Wind 26 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:10 PM Daylight 10 hr, 30 min First quarter 54%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Bath Destructor BridgeRiver gauge, River Avon 3.40 m Low ±0 1.5 km
PulteneyRiver gauge 17.23 m Normal ±0 2.8 km
SaltfordRiver gauge, River Avon 0.51 m Normal ±0 4.0 km
MidfordRiver gauge, Midford Brook 0.42 m Low ±0 5.4 km
BathfordRiver gauge, River Avon 0.72 m Normal −0.01 m 6.4 km
BittonRiver gauge, River Boyd 0.12 m Low ±0 6.6 km
WellowRiver gauge, Wellow Brook 0.29 m Very low +0.01 m 7.1 km
Keynsham, RivermeadRiver gauge, River Avon 4.70 m Low ±0 7.5 km

Questions and answers

How does Bath Twerton Gate Radial compare with last year?

It is 0.09 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 15.51 m.

What is a normal level for Bath Twerton Gate Radial in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 15.52 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 15.45 m and 15.54 m, based on 21 years of records.

Is Bath Twerton Gate Radial really 15.42 m deep?

No. 15.42 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 Bath Twerton Gate Radial today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 01:30 BST, the surface elevation was 15.42 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Bath Twerton Gate Radial rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.01 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Bath Twerton Gate Radial normal?

Very low for mid-October. Compared with 21 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:53151
Coordinates
51.38213, -2.39739 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Surface elevation 15.42 m 2026-10-19 00:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Bath Twerton Gate Radial (ea:53151). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/somerset/bath-twerton-gate-radial-53151

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.