Saltford water level

Name: Saltford 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

0.52m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 07:45 BST (33 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Saltford reads 0.52 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.48 m to 1.23 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.43 m and 0.55 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: 0.48 m – 1.23 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.43 m – 0.55 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.46 m – 0.53 m
Highest on record: 2.39 mJanuary 5, 2024
Lowest on record: 0.41 mOctober 18, 2011

On the river at Saltford

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

17 Sat 13° 4° – Wind 16 km/h

18 Sun 13° 4° 0.1 mm Wind 19 km/h

19 Mon 14° 7° 2.3 mm, 82% Wind 15 km/h

20 Tue 13° 8° 7.2 mm, 59% Wind 11 km/h

21 Wed 14° 8° 5.7 mm, 58% Wind 24 km/h

22 Thu 14° 6° 3.3 mm, 64% Wind 17 km/h

23 Fri 14° 8° 26 mm, 86% Wind 32 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:39 AM Sunset 06:12 PM Daylight 10 hr, 34 min First quarter 47%

Map

Other gauges on the River Avon

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Keynsham, RivermeadRiver gauge, River Avon	4.69 m	Low	±0	3.5 km
Bath Destructor BridgeRiver gauge, River Avon	3.41 m	Normal	±0	5.2 km
Netham WeirRiver gauge, River Avon	0.26 m	Normal	±0	9.4 km
Bristol Netham LockRiver gauge, River Avon	6.10 m	Normal	±0	9.4 km
BathfordRiver gauge, River Avon	0.73 m	Normal	±0	9.5 km
Bristol Bedminster St Johns Lane UpstreamRiver gauge, River Avon	0.34 m	Normal	−0.01 m	11 km
Bristol Bedminster St Johns Lane DownstreamRiver gauge, River Avon	0.33 m	No reference yet	±0	11 km
Ashton ValeRiver gauge, River Avon	0.92 m	Normal	+0.01 m	13 km
Bradford on AvonRiver gauge, River Avon	1.03 m	Normal	±0	14 km
CorshamRiver gauge, River Avon	0.02 m	Very low	±0	18 km
Great SomerfordRiver gauge, River Avon	0.14 m	Low	±0	32 km
Upavon EastRiver gauge, River Avon	0.19 m	Low	±0	46 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
BittonRiver gauge, River Boyd	0.12 m	Low	±0	3.2 km
Bath Twerton Gate RadialRiver gauge	15.43 m	Very low	±0	4.0 km
Compton DandoRiver gauge, River Chew	0.45 m	Very low	±0	4.6 km
WickRiver gauge, River Boyd	0.12 m	Normal	±0	6.1 km
PulteneyRiver gauge	17.23 m	Normal	+0.01 m	6.6 km
BrislingtonRiver gauge, Brislington Brook	0.04 m	Very low	±0	8.1 km
MidfordRiver gauge, Midford Brook	0.42 m	Low	−0.01 m	9.3 km

Questions and answers

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

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.48 m to 1.23 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 0.52 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Saltford today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 07:45 BST, the water level was 0.52 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Saltford rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Saltford 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 Saltford?

The highest level on record is 2.39 m on January 5, 2024. The lowest is 0.41 m on October 18, 2011.

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:53126 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.39949, -2.44773 (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	0.52 m	2026-10-18 06:45	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Saltford (ea:53126). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/somerset/saltford

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