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Rugby water level

River gauge, River Avon, Warwickshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.52m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 3 4 Highest onrecord 3.77 m Lowest on record -0.10 m

History

History
-0.00.51.0mOct 11Oct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.51.0mOct 11Oct 14Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.51.0mSep 18Sep 25Oct 3Oct 10Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.51.0mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-012mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-012mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.51.01.52.0mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.51.01.52.0mJanAprJulOct2026

20252026

Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Rugby reads 0.52 m, a normal level for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.52 m, based on 21 years of readings, and the gauge is right on it. On the same day last year the reading was 0.45 m, a difference of +0.07 m.

The level is falling, down 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.48 m and 0.62 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
0.52 m0.00 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.45 m – 0.74 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.04 m – 1.08 m
Same day last year
0.45 m+0.07 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.48 m – 0.62 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.49 m – 2.09 m
Highest on record
3.77 mDecember 24, 2020
Lowest on record
−0.10 mOctober 25, 1978

On the river at Rugby

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

River Avon, Bristol

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'.

Read more on Wikipedia

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 7° 1.1 mm, 32% Wind 23 km/h
19 Mon 13° 8° 7.3 mm, 100% Wind 22 km/h
20 Tue 12° 10° 9.7 mm, 69% Wind 14 km/h
21 Wed 11° 6° 2.1 mm, 45% Wind 22 km/h
22 Thu 13° 5° 1.4 mm, 68% Wind 19 km/h
23 Fri 9° 6° 21 mm, 78% Wind 27 km/h
24 Sat 10° 4° 0.5 mm, 51% Wind 26 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:36 AM Sunset 06:06 PM Daylight 10 hr, 30 min First quarter 48%

Map

Other gauges on the River Avon

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
LilbourneRiver gauge, River Avon 0.10 m Low ±0 6.2 km
StaretonRiver gauge, River Avon 0.16 m Normal +0.01 m 18 km
WarwickRiver gauge, River Avon 1.12 m Normal ±0 23 km
StratfordRiver gauge, River Avon 0.58 m Normal −0.02 m 37 km
Bidford on AvonRiver gauge, River Avon 1.31 m Normal −0.04 m 47 km
EveshamRiver gauge, River Avon 0.47 m Low −0.02 m 57 km
PershoreRiver gauge, River Avon 3.27 m Low +0.02 m 63 km
Eckington SluiceRiver gauge, River Avon 1.98 m Low −0.01 m 69 km
BredonRiver gauge, River Avon 0.75 m Normal ±0 70 km
Upper PoundRiver gauge, River Avon 2.23 m Normal ±0 75 km
Great SomerfordRiver gauge, River Avon 0.14 m Very low ±0 108 km
PewseyRiver gauge, River Avon 0.06 m Normal ±0 121 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
ChurchoverRiver gauge, River Swift 0.23 m Normal −0.06 m 4.1 km
Kites HardwickRiver gauge, River Leam 0.10 m Very low ±0 8.8 km
Clay CotonRiver gauge, Clay Coton Brook 0.28 m Normal ±0 9.1 km
EathorpeRiver gauge, River Leam 0.23 m Low +0.01 m 14 km
SharnfordRiver gauge, River Soar 0.21 m Normal ±0 15 km
Hall Green RoadRiver gauge, River Sowe 0.29 m Normal −0.01 m 16 km
Charterhouse BridgeRiver gauge, River Sherbourne 0.14 m Very low ±0 16 km
LongfordRiver gauge, River Sowe 0.35 m Normal −0.03 m 17 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Avon at Rugby higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.07 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.45 m.

What is a normal level for the River Avon at Rugby in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.52 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.45 m and 0.74 m, based on 21 years of records.

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 Rugby today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 08:45 BST, the water level was 0.52 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Rugby rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.01 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Rugby normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Rugby?

The highest level on record is 3.77 m on December 24, 2020. The lowest is −0.10 m on October 25, 1978.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:2090 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.38548, -1.26252 (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 0.52 m 2026-10-18 07:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Rugby (ea:2090). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/warwickshire/rugby

How we check values

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