Bradford on Avon water level

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

River gauge, River Avon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

1.05m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST (43 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Avon at Bradford on Avon is at 1.05 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 1.01 m to 1.58 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 1.03 m and 1.05 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: 1.01 m – 1.58 m
Highest on record: 3.51 mNovember 25, 2024
Lowest on record: 0.93 mAugust 1, 2004

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings 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: 2.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 14° 8° 1.8 mm, 88% Wind 16 km/h

20 Tue 11° 7° 20 mm, 99% Wind 16 km/h

21 Wed 10° 7° 20 mm, 53% Wind 34 km/h

22 Thu 13° 7° 10 mm, 94% Wind 26 km/h

23 Fri 13° 8° 18 mm, 92% Wind 48 km/h

24 Sat 14° 6° 8.2 mm, 70% Wind 25 km/h

25 Sun 16° 11° 4.4 mm, 67% Wind 38 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:10 PM Daylight 10 hr, 30 min First quarter 60%

Map

Other gauges on the River Avon

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
BathfordRiver gauge, River Avon	0.73 m	Normal	±0	7.2 km
Bath Destructor BridgeRiver gauge, River Avon	3.41 m	Normal	±0	8.9 km
CorshamRiver gauge, River Avon	0.03 m	Low	+0.01 m	11 km
SaltfordRiver gauge, River Avon	0.52 m	Normal	±0	14 km
Keynsham, RivermeadRiver gauge, River Avon	4.70 m	Low	±0	18 km
Netham WeirRiver gauge, River Avon	0.25 m	Normal	±0	23 km
Bristol Netham LockRiver gauge, River Avon	6.09 m	Normal	−0.02 m	23 km
Bristol Bedminster St Johns Lane UpstreamRiver gauge, River Avon	0.34 m	Normal	+0.01 m	25 km
Bristol Bedminster St Johns Lane DownstreamRiver gauge, River Avon	0.33 m	No reference yet	±0	25 km
Ashton ValeRiver gauge, River Avon	0.96 m	Normal	+0.01 m	27 km
Great SomerfordRiver gauge, River Avon	0.15 m	Low	+0.01 m	27 km
Upavon EastRiver gauge, River Avon	0.19 m	Low	±0	32 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
TellisfordRiver gauge, Somerset Frome	0.46 m	Low	−0.01 m	4.1 km
TrowbridgeRiver gauge, River Biss	0.18 m	Low	+0.01 m	5.0 km
MidfordRiver gauge, Midford Brook	0.46 m	Low	+0.07 m	5.2 km
Trowbridge PaxcroftRiver gauge	0.11 m	Very low	+0.01 m	5.3 km
Trowbridge SouthwickRiver gauge, Lambrok Stream	0.11 m	Low	±0	5.9 km
PulteneyRiver gauge	17.24 m	Normal	±0	7.7 km
WellowRiver gauge, Wellow Brook	0.31 m	Very low	+0.03 m	7.9 km
MiddlehillRiver gauge, By Brook	0.16 m	Very low	±0	8.3 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Avon at Bradford on Avon?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 1.01 m to 1.58 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 1.05 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Bradford on Avon today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST, the water level was 1.05 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Bradford on Avon rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Bradford on Avon 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 Bradford on Avon?

The highest level on record is 3.51 m on November 25, 2024. The lowest is 0.93 m on August 1, 2004.

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:53155 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.34297, -2.26661 (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	1.05 m	2026-10-19 16:00	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Bradford on Avon (ea:53155). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/wiltshire/bradford-on-avon

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer