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Oath water level

River gauge, Somerset, United Kingdom

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Right now

Very low for mid-October

Surface elevation

6.59m Steady over the last 24 hours

6.8 7.0

History

History
6.66.8mOct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 18Oct 206.66.8mOct 13Oct 16Oct 20
6.66.8mSep 20Sep 27Oct 5Oct 12Oct 206.66.8mSep 20Oct 5Oct 20
678mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026678mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
678mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026678mJanAprJulOct2026

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Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

At 6.59 m, Oath is far below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 6.62 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.03 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 6.60 m, a difference of −0.01 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 6.56 m and 6.64 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
6.62 m0.03 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
6.60 m – 7.09 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year
6.60 m−0.01 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
6.56 m – 6.64 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
5.30 m – 8.00 m

On the river at Oath

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

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 11° 6° 7.1 mm, 100% Wind 14 km/h
21 Wed 12° 8° 6.7 mm, 97% Wind 36 km/h
22 Thu 14° 8° 18 mm, 94% Wind 27 km/h
23 Fri 13° 9° 26 mm, 96% Wind 58 km/h
24 Sat 13° 10° 7.4 mm, 96% Wind 41 km/h
25 Sun 17° 14° 9.8 mm, 64% Wind 17 km/h
26 Mon 18° 12° 1.4 mm, 53% Wind 23 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:43 AM Sunset 06:11 PM Daylight 10 hr, 27 min First quarter 67%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
West Sedgemoor Pumping StationRiver gauge, River Parrett 4.68 m Low −0.04 m 1.0 km
West Sedgemoor Pumping StationRiver gauge, West Sedgemoor Drain 4.65 m High +0.01 m 1.0 km
Westover Pumping StationRiver gauge, Huish Level Rhyne 0.96 m Normal −0.11 m 3.6 km
Beerwall UpstreamRiver gauge, River Sowy 3.91 m Low −0.01 m 3.7 km
Saltmoor PSRiver gauge 3.31 m Very low +0.01 m 4.2 km
Baltmoor Wall Saltmoor BarrierRiver gauge, Saltmoor Main Drain 3.63 m Very low −0.03 m 4.4 km
MidelneyRiver gauge, River Isle 1.41 m Normal ±0 5.5 km
MidelneyRiver gauge, West Moor Drain 1.01 m Normal ±0 5.5 km

Questions and answers

Is Oath higher than last year?

No, it is 0.01 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 6.60 m.

What is a normal level for Oath in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 6.62 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 6.60 m and 7.09 m, based on 21 years of records.

Is Oath really 6.59 m deep?

No. 6.59 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 Oath today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 10:00 BST, the surface elevation was 6.59 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Oath rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Oath 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:52237
Coordinates
51.04712, -2.88154 (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 6.59 m 2026-10-20 09:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Oath (ea:52237). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/somerset/oath-52237

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.