Buckingham water level

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

River gauge, River Great Ouse, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.14m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 20:30 BST (29 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Buckingham, where the gauge shows 0.14 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.13 m to 0.53 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.12 m – 0.16 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: 0.13 m – 0.53 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.12 m – 0.16 m
Highest on record: 2.16 mDecember 23, 2020
Lowest on record: 0.07 mJuly 28, 2010

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.

About the River Great Ouse

The River Great Ouse is a river in England, the fifth longest in the United Kingdom, and longest of several British rivers called "Ouse". It flows mostly north and east, from Syresham in Northamptonshire, through Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk, before draining into the Wash and the North Sea near Kings Lynn. Authorities disagree both on the river's source and its length, with one quoting 160 mi (260 km) and another 143 mi (230 km). The Great Ouse has been historically important for commercial navigation, and for draining the low-lying region through which it flows; its best-known tributary is the Cam, which runs through Cambridge. Its lower course passes through drained wetlands and fens and has been extensively modified, or channelised, to relieve flooding, stabilise its path, and provide a better route for barge traffic.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 12° 5° – Wind 19 km/h

18 Sun 13° 6° 2.6 mm, 59% Wind 26 km/h

19 Mon 13° 8° 5.4 mm, 87% Wind 16 km/h

20 Tue 12° 9° 3.3 mm, 51% Wind 15 km/h

21 Wed 12° 8° – Wind 21 km/h

22 Thu 14° 4° 1.2 mm, 47% Wind 19 km/h

23 Fri 13° 7° 19 mm, 74% Wind 41 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:32 AM Sunset 06:08 PM Daylight 10 hr, 36 min First quarter 43%

Map

Other gauges on the River Great Ouse

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
ThornboroughRiver gauge, River Great Ouse	0.30 m	Low	±0	4.4 km
BrackleyRiver gauge, River Great Ouse	0.20 m	Normal	±0	10 km
PassenhamRiver gauge, River Great Ouse	2.18 m	Normal	−0.01 m	11 km
Stony StratfordRiver gauge, River Great Ouse	0.13 m	Low	±0	11 km
HavershamRiver gauge, River Great Ouse	0.20 m	Normal	±0	15 km
Newport PagnellRiver gauge, River Great Ouse	0.15 m	Low	−0.03 m	21 km
Newport Pagnell CemeteryRiver gauge, River Great Ouse	0.04 m	Very low	−0.06 m	21 km
OlneyRiver gauge, River Great Ouse	0.08 m	Normal	±0	26 km
TurveyRiver gauge, River Great Ouse	0.28 m	Normal	−0.02 m	31 km
BromhamRiver gauge, River Great Ouse	28.99 m	Normal	+0.01 m	36 km
BedfordRiver gauge, River Great Ouse	0.28 m	Normal	±0	39 km
SharnbrookRiver gauge, River Great Ouse	0.19 m	Normal	+0.02 m	41 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Grendon UnderwoodRiver gauge, River Ray	0.03 m	Low	±0	13 km
CappenhamRiver gauge, River Tove	0.11 m	Very low	±0	15 km
Langford VillageRiver gauge, Langford Brook	0.24 m	Normal	−0.01 m	15 km
TowcesterRiver gauge, River Tove	0.18 m	Low	−0.02 m	15 km
Lower ArncottRiver gauge, River Ray	0.45 m	Normal	−0.01 m	18 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Great Ouse at Buckingham?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.13 m to 0.53 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 0.14 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Buckingham today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 20:30 BST, the water level was 0.14 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Buckingham rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Buckingham 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 Buckingham?

The highest level on record is 2.16 m on December 23, 2020. The lowest is 0.07 m on July 28, 2010.

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:E25055 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.99805, -0.99200 (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	0.14 m	2026-10-17 19:30	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Buckingham (ea:E25055). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/buckinghamshire/buckingham

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