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Aylesbury water level

River gauge, Bear Brook, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

1.08m Steady over the last 24 hours

0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 Highest onrecord 2.00 m Lowest on record 0.61 m

History

1.01.11.2mOct 12Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 19Bottom of normal range1.01.11.2mOct 12Oct 15Oct 19Bottom of normal range
1.01.11.2mSep 19Sep 26Oct 4Oct 11Oct 19Bottom of normal range1.01.11.2mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19Bottom of normal range
1.01.21.41.6mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range1.01.21.41.6mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
1.01.21.41.6mJanMarMayJulSepNov20261.01.21.41.6mJanAprJulOct2026

20252026

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

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Aylesbury, where the gauge shows 1.08 m.

The median for mid-October is 1.10 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.02 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 1.11 m, a difference of −0.03 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 1.06 m – 1.10 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
1.10 m0.02 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
1.04 m – 1.20 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.97 m – 1.49 m
Same day last year
1.11 m−0.03 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
1.06 m – 1.10 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
1.06 m – 1.63 m
Highest on record
2.00 mOctober 4, 2020
Lowest on record
0.61 mAugust 31, 2001

For anglers and canoeists

This is an ordinary level for the river: most put-ins, beats and weirs behave as they usually do.

Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 4.4 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 13° 9° 2.9 mm, 96% Wind 13 km/h
20 Tue 13° 8° 13 mm, 94% Wind 13 km/h
21 Wed 10° 6° 15 mm, 51% Wind 36 km/h
22 Thu 12° 6° 1.4 mm, 71% Wind 23 km/h
23 Fri 13° 8° 17 mm, 78% Wind 42 km/h
24 Sat 12° 7° 1.4 mm, 64% Wind 34 km/h
25 Sun 16° 10° 0.9 mm, 61% Wind 29 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:35 AM Sunset 06:03 PM Daylight 10 hr, 28 min First quarter 56%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Bearbrook FDRiver gauge 0.30 m Very low +0.01 m 1.1 km
Churchill AvenueRiver gauge, Southcourt Brook 0.69 m Normal +0.01 m 1.8 km
Aylesbury ThameRiver gauge, River Thame 0.75 m Normal +0.04 m 3.9 km
Rowsham BridgeRiver gauge, River Thame 0.10 m Low ±0 4.2 km
Weston TurvilleRiver gauge, Wendover Springs 0.30 m Normal +0.01 m 4.7 km
CuddingtonRiver gauge, River Thame 1.02 m Very low −0.03 m 10 km
Thame BridgeRiver gauge, River Thame 1.05 m Low −0.03 m 14 km
PiddingtonGroundwater well 96.44 m Normal −0.03 m 16 km

Questions and answers

Is Bear Brook at Aylesbury higher than last year?

No, it is 0.03 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 1.11 m.

What is a normal level for Bear Brook at Aylesbury in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.10 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.04 m and 1.20 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 1.08 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Aylesbury today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 05:15 BST, the water level was 1.08 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Aylesbury rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Aylesbury 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 Aylesbury?

The highest level on record is 2.00 m on October 4, 2020. The lowest is 0.61 m on August 31, 2001.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:1925TH (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.81779, -0.80162 (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 1.08 m 2026-10-19 04:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Aylesbury (ea:1925TH). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/buckinghamshire/aylesbury

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