Netham Weir water level

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

River gauge, River Avon, Bristol, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.26m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 18:30 BST (23 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Avon at Netham Weir is at 0.26 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.15 m to 2.91 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.14 m and 1.63 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: 0.15 m – 2.91 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.14 m – 1.63 m
Highest on record: 3.22 mJune 26, 2011
Lowest on record: 0.00 mDecember 2, 1998

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

17 Sat 14° 7° – Wind 16 km/h

18 Sun 13° 6° – Wind 18 km/h

19 Mon 14° 8° 2.6 mm, 82% Wind 16 km/h

20 Tue 13° 9° 6.3 mm, 59% Wind 12 km/h

21 Wed 14° 8° 5.1 mm, 58% Wind 19 km/h

22 Thu 14° 6° 5.1 mm, 64% Wind 16 km/h

23 Fri 14° 8° 27 mm, 86% Wind 29 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:38 AM Sunset 06:15 PM Daylight 10 hr, 37 min First quarter 42%

Map

Other gauges on the River Avon

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Bristol Netham LockRiver gauge, River Avon	6.11 m	Normal	+0.01 m	0.1 km
Bristol Bedminster St Johns Lane UpstreamRiver gauge, River Avon	0.34 m	Normal	−0.01 m	3.4 km
Bristol Bedminster St Johns Lane DownstreamRiver gauge, River Avon	0.33 m	No reference yet	±0	3.4 km
Ashton ValeRiver gauge, River Avon	0.94 m	Normal	±0	5.1 km
Keynsham, RivermeadRiver gauge, River Avon	4.69 m	Low	±0	5.8 km
SaltfordRiver gauge, River Avon	0.52 m	Normal	±0	9.4 km
Bath Destructor BridgeRiver gauge, River Avon	3.42 m	Normal	±0	14 km
BathfordRiver gauge, River Avon	0.74 m	Normal	±0	18 km
Bradford on AvonRiver gauge, River Avon	1.04 m	Normal	±0	23 km
CorshamRiver gauge, River Avon	0.02 m	Very low	±0	25 km
Great SomerfordRiver gauge, River Avon	0.14 m	Low	−0.01 m	37 km
Upavon EastRiver gauge, River Avon	0.19 m	Low	±0	54 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
BrislingtonRiver gauge, Brislington Brook	0.04 m	Very low	±0	2.2 km
Bristol Harbour Passage StreetRiver gauge, Bristol Frome	6.17 m	Low	+0.02 m	2.2 km
EastvilleRiver gauge, Bristol Frome	7.54 m	Normal	−0.10 m	2.3 km
FrenchayRiver gauge, Bristol Frome	0.24 m	Very low	−0.13 m	5.1 km
Colliters BrookRiver gauge	0.01 m	Low	±0	6.1 km
Filton Southmead RoadRiver gauge, River Trym	0.02 m	Normal	±0	6.4 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Avon at Netham Weir?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.15 m to 2.91 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 0.26 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Netham Weir today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 18:30 BST, the water level was 0.26 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Netham Weir rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Netham Weir 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 Netham Weir?

The highest level on record is 3.22 m on June 26, 2011. The lowest is 0.00 m on December 2, 1998.

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:53133 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.45103, -2.55481 (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	0.26 m	2026-10-17 17:30	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Netham Weir (ea:53133). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/bristol/netham-weir

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