Rowsham Bridge water level
River gauge, River Thame, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
Right now
Low for mid-October
Water level
History
20252026
What this means
The River Thame at Rowsham Bridge is running below normal at 0.10 m.
That puts it 0.07 m below the median of 0.17 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.06 m (+0.04 m).
It has risen 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.04 m and 0.10 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
- 0.17 m0.07 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 0.07 m – 0.86 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
- Normal range
- 0.07 m – 1.51 m
- Same day last year
- 0.06 m+0.04 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 0.04 m – 0.10 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.01 m – 1.39 m
- Highest on record
- 2.03 mFebruary 10, 2009
- Lowest on record
- 0.00 mJanuary 21, 2001
Fishing and paddling
At low levels, many rivers become a walk-and-paddle trip. Fish hold in deeper pools and spook easily.
Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.
About the River Thame
The River Thames, or simply the Thames, known alternatively in parts as the River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London. At 215 miles (346 km), it is the longest river entirely in England and the second-longest in the United Kingdom, after the River Severn.
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 2.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
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Other gauges on the River Thame
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aylesbury ThameRiver gauge, River Thame | 0.69 m | Normal | −0.04 m | 6.4 km |
| CuddingtonRiver gauge, River Thame | 1.05 m | Low | −0.04 m | 13 km |
| Thame BridgeRiver gauge, River Thame | 1.08 m | Normal | +0.06 m | 18 km |
| WheatleyRiver gauge, River Thame | 3.89 m | Normal | ±0 | 27 km |
| StadhamptonRiver gauge, River Thame | 0.68 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 32 km |
| DorchesterRiver gauge, River Thame | 0.25 m | Very low | −0.01 m | 36 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bearbrook FDRiver gauge | 0.29 m | Very low | −0.01 m | 3.6 km |
| AylesburyRiver gauge, Bear Brook | 1.08 m | Normal | ±0 | 4.2 km |
| Churchill AvenueRiver gauge, Southcourt Brook | 0.68 m | Normal | ±0 | 5.8 km |
| Weston TurvilleRiver gauge, Wendover Springs | 0.30 m | Low | ±0 | 7.4 km |
| Clipstone BrookRiver gauge | 0.04 m | Very low | −0.01 m | 13 km |
| BletchleyRiver gauge, River Ouzel | 0.24 m | Low | +0.01 m | 15 km |
| Grendon UnderwoodRiver gauge, River Ray | 0.03 m | Low | ±0 | 17 km |
Questions and answers
How does the River Thame at Rowsham Bridge compare with last year?
It is 0.04 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.06 m.
What is a normal level for the River Thame at Rowsham Bridge in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 0.17 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.07 m and 0.86 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 0.10 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Rowsham Bridge today?
On 18 Oct 2026, 07:30 BST, the water level was 0.10 m. Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.
Is Rowsham Bridge rising or falling?
Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.02 m over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Rowsham Bridge normal?
Low for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.
What is the highest water level ever recorded at Rowsham Bridge?
The highest level on record is 2.03 m on February 10, 2009. The lowest is 0.00 m on January 21, 2001.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:1904TH(Agency page)- Coordinates
51.85067, -0.77258(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 | 0.10 m | 2026-10-18 06:30 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Rowsham Bridge (ea:1904TH). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/buckinghamshire/rowsham-bridge
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