Nivelmap
EN

Uxbridge, Fountains Mill water level

River gauge, Frays River, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Right now

Very low for mid-October

Water level

0.61m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.06 m Lowest on record 0.08 m

History

History
0.60.70.8mOct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.60.70.8mOct 12Oct 16Oct 19Bottom of normal range
0.60.70.8mSep 19Sep 27Oct 4Oct 12Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.60.70.8mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19Bottom of normal range
0.60.81.0mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range0.60.81.0mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range
0.60.81.0mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.60.81.0mJanAprJulOct2026

20252026

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

What this means

The Frays River at Uxbridge, Fountains Mill is running far below normal at 0.61 m.

That puts it 0.06 m below the median of 0.67 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.61 m as well. The lowest reading on record is 0.08 m (March 27, 2001).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.60 m and 0.84 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
0.67 m0.06 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.64 m – 0.80 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.59 m – 1.77 m
Same day last year
0.61 m0.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.60 m – 0.84 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.61 m – 0.78 m
Highest on record
2.06 mJanuary 28, 2002
Lowest on record
0.08 mMarch 27, 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 Frays River

Frays River

Frays River is a semi-canalised short river in England that branches off the River Colne at Uxbridge Moor and rejoins it at West Drayton. It is believed to be a mainly man-made anabranch north of the confluence with the River Pinn to feed watermills in the Parish of Hillingdon. The river is believed to be named after John Fray who owned Cowley Hall in the fifteenth century. Other names for the river are the Uxbridge and Cowley Mill Stream, the Cowley Stream or the Colham Mill Stream. Two of the three mills in Hillingdon Parish recorded in the Domesday Book are believed to have been located on the southern section of the river.

Read more on Wikipedia

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 14° 7° 2.2 mm, 94% Wind 22 km/h
19 Mon 14° 7° 0.8 mm, 85% Wind 15 km/h
20 Tue 13° 11° 16 mm, 73% Wind 10 km/h
21 Wed 13° 7° 11 mm, 52% Wind 26 km/h
22 Thu 12° 5° 0.8 mm, 66% Wind 13 km/h
23 Fri 13° 8° 23 mm, 78% Wind 35 km/h
24 Sat 13° 6° 2.2 mm, 44% Wind 23 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:33 AM Sunset 06:02 PM Daylight 10 hr, 29 min First quarter 62%

Map

Other gauges on the Frays River

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
YiewsleyRiver gauge, Frays River 0.74 m Very low +0.02 m 4.5 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
WillowbankRiver gauge, River Colne 0.83 m Very low −0.01 m 1.1 km
Uxbridge, Hercies RoadRiver gauge, River Pinn 0.76 m Normal +0.02 m 1.3 km
Denham ColneRiver gauge, River Colne 0.13 m Low −0.02 m 1.9 km
UxbridgeRiver gauge, River Pinn 0.07 m Normal +0.04 m 1.9 km
Denham LodgeRiver gauge, River Misbourne 0.07 m Normal ±0 2.1 km
Iver, Clisbys BridgeRiver gauge, River Colne 0.35 m Normal −0.02 m 2.3 km
Ickenham, Swakeleys RoadRiver gauge, River Pinn 0.57 m Very low +0.01 m 2.7 km
Uxbridge, Philpots BridgeRiver gauge, River Pinn 0.82 m Normal +0.04 m 3.6 km

Questions and answers

How does the Frays River at Uxbridge, Fountains Mill compare with last year?

It is about the same as on this day last year, when the reading was 0.61 m.

What is a normal level for the Frays River at Uxbridge, Fountains Mill in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.67 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.64 m and 0.80 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 0.61 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Uxbridge, Fountains Mill today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 21:45 BST, the water level was 0.61 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Uxbridge, Fountains Mill rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.05 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Uxbridge, Fountains Mill normal?

Very 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 Uxbridge, Fountains Mill?

The highest level on record is 2.06 m on January 28, 2002. The lowest is 0.08 m on March 27, 2001.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:2881TH (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.54950, -0.48270 (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 0.61 m 2026-10-19 20:45 Provisional

Download

Embed this gauge

Add a live card for this gauge to your website. It updates on its own and links back here.

How to cite

Environment Agency: Uxbridge, Fountains Mill (ea:2881TH). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/buckinghamshire/uxbridge-fountains-mill

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.