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Chew Stoke water level

River gauge, Chew Stoke Brook, Somerset, United Kingdom

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Lower than ever recorded here

Water level

0.01m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 3 Highest onrecord 3.13 m Lowest on record 0.05 m

History

0.020.040.06mOct 16Oct 16Oct 17Oct 17Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.020.040.06mOct 16Oct 17Oct 18Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

At 0.01 m, Chew Stoke Brook at Chew Stoke is at a record low.

It has now dropped past the published record low of 0.05 m (June 29, 2015). The usual range here runs from 0.06 m to 0.90 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly.

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

Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range
0.06 m – 0.90 m
Highest on record
3.13 mSeptember 24, 2012
Lowest on record
0.05 mJune 29, 2015
Lowest on record
0.04 m below the lowest level on record

On the river at Chew Stoke

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.

Weather at the gauge

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 07:39 AM Sunset 06:13 PM Daylight 10 hr, 34 min First quarter 46%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Chew Magna LevelRiver gauge, Winford Brook 0.16 m Normal ±0 1.7 km
Colliters BrookRiver gauge 0.01 m Low ±0 8.3 km
Compton DandoRiver gauge, River Chew 0.45 m Very low ±0 9.2 km
Ashton ValeRiver gauge, River Avon 0.92 m Normal +0.03 m 9.5 km
Bristol Bedminster St Johns Lane UpstreamRiver gauge, River Avon 0.33 m Normal −0.01 m 9.6 km
BrislingtonRiver gauge, Brislington Brook 0.04 m Very low ±0 10 km
IwoodRiver gauge, Congresbury Yeo 0.05 m Low ±0 11 km
Bristol Harbour Passage StreetRiver gauge, Bristol Frome 6.16 m Low ±0 12 km

Questions and answers

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

What is the water level of Chew Stoke today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 05:45 BST, the water level was 0.01 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Chew Stoke rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Chew Stoke normal?

Lower than ever recorded here. Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Chew Stoke?

The highest level on record is 3.13 m on September 24, 2012. The lowest is 0.05 m on June 29, 2015.

How often is this data updated?

The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the Environment Agency, the official operator of this gauge, and are published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:53139 (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.35329, -2.63265 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 0.01 m 2026-10-18 04:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Chew Stoke (ea:53139). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/somerset/chew-stoke

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