Bathford water level

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

River gauge, River Avon, Somerset, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.74m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 15:30 BST (2 hours ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Bathford reads 0.74 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.70 m to 2.50 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.70 m and 0.76 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: 0.70 m – 2.50 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.70 m – 0.76 m
Highest on record: 4.26 mDecember 24, 2013
Lowest on record: 0.12 mSeptember 23, 2007

On the river at Bathford

A level in the typical range is usually good news for both anglers and canoeists, but conditions can change quickly after rain in the hills.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Avon

The River Avon is a river in the southwest of England. To distinguish it from a number of other rivers of the same name, it is often called the Bristol Avon. The name 'Avon' is from an ancestor of the Welsh word afon, meaning 'river'.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 14° 6° – Wind 16 km/h

18 Sun 13° 5° – Wind 17 km/h

19 Mon 13° 8° 1.8 mm, 47% Wind 21 km/h

20 Tue 14° 7° 6.0 mm, 41% Wind 11 km/h

21 Wed 11° 7° 3.6 mm, 49% Wind 43 km/h

22 Thu 14° 6° 2.4 mm, 35% Wind 27 km/h

23 Fri 12° 8° 11 mm, 78% Wind 30 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:37 AM Sunset 06:14 PM Daylight 10 hr, 37 min First quarter 41%

Map

Other gauges on the River Avon

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Bath Destructor BridgeRiver gauge, River Avon	3.41 m	Normal	±0	5.0 km
Bradford on AvonRiver gauge, River Avon	1.04 m	Normal	±0	7.2 km
CorshamRiver gauge, River Avon	0.02 m	Very low	±0	8.8 km
SaltfordRiver gauge, River Avon	0.52 m	Normal	+0.01 m	9.5 km
Keynsham, RivermeadRiver gauge, River Avon	4.69 m	Low	−0.01 m	12 km
Netham WeirRiver gauge, River Avon	0.26 m	Normal	±0	18 km
Bristol Netham LockRiver gauge, River Avon	6.11 m	Normal	+0.01 m	18 km
Bristol Bedminster St Johns Lane UpstreamRiver gauge, River Avon	0.34 m	Normal	−0.01 m	20 km
Bristol Bedminster St Johns Lane DownstreamRiver gauge, River Avon	0.33 m	No reference yet	±0	20 km
Ashton ValeRiver gauge, River Avon	0.95 m	Normal	−0.01 m	22 km
Great SomerfordRiver gauge, River Avon	0.14 m	Low	−0.01 m	24 km
Upavon EastRiver gauge, River Avon	0.19 m	Low	±0	36 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
MiddlehillRiver gauge, By Brook	0.15 m	Very low	±0	3.4 km
PulteneyRiver gauge	17.24 m	Normal	±0	3.9 km
MidfordRiver gauge, Midford Brook	0.40 m	Low	±0	6.2 km
Bath Twerton Gate RadialRiver gauge	15.43 m	Very low	±0	6.4 km
Corsham AqueductRiver gauge	0.01 m	Very low	−0.01 m	8.6 km
WellowRiver gauge, Wellow Brook	0.25 m	Very low	−0.05 m	10 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Avon at Bathford?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.70 m to 2.50 m for this gauge.

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 0.74 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Bathford today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 15:30 BST, the water level was 0.74 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Bathford rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Bathford normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Bathford?

The highest level on record is 4.26 m on December 24, 2013. The lowest is 0.12 m on September 23, 2007.

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:53129 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.40161, -2.31045 (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	0.74 m	2026-10-17 14:30	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Bathford (ea:53129). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/somerset/bathford

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