Willen water level
River gauge, River Ouzel, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
Right now
Low for mid-October
Water level
History
20252026
What this means
Low water at Willen: the gauge reads 0.26 m, below normal for mid-October.
That puts it 0.05 m below the median of 0.31 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.25 m (+0.01 m).
It is still going down, by 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is 0.26 m – 0.28 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
- 0.31 m0.05 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 0.25 m – 0.53 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
- Normal range
- 0.27 m – 0.72 m
- Same day last year
- 0.25 m+0.01 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 0.26 m – 0.28 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.23 m – 0.42 m
- Highest on record
- 1.69 mJanuary 3, 2003
- Lowest on record
- 0.21 mOctober 5, 2011
For anglers and canoeists
Low rivers are hard going for paddlers, with exposed gravel and weirs that are awkward to shoot. Salmon and sea trout usually wait for the next spate to run.
Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.
About the River Ouzel
The River Ouzel, also known as the River Lovat, is a river in England, and a tributary of the River Great Ouse. It rises in the Chiltern Hills and flows 20 miles (32 km) north to join the Ouse at Newport Pagnell.
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 1.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Other gauges on the River Ouzel
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BletchleyRiver gauge, River Ouzel | 0.23 m | Low | ±0 | 8.6 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BroughtonRiver gauge, Broughton Brook | 0.12 m | Normal | −0.03 m | 0.7 km |
| Newport Pagnell CemeteryRiver gauge, River Great Ouse | 0.04 m | Very low | −0.06 m | 3.2 km |
| Newport PagnellRiver gauge, River Great Ouse | 0.15 m | Low | −0.03 m | 3.5 km |
| HavershamRiver gauge, River Great Ouse | 0.20 m | Normal | ±0 | 6.4 km |
| PassenhamRiver gauge, River Great Ouse | 2.18 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 9.5 km |
| Stony StratfordRiver gauge, River Great Ouse | 0.13 m | Low | ±0 | 9.6 km |
| OlneyRiver gauge, River Great Ouse | 0.08 m | Normal | ±0 | 9.9 km |
| TurveyRiver gauge, River Great Ouse | 0.29 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 13 km |
Questions and answers
How does the River Ouzel at Willen compare with last year?
It is 0.01 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.25 m.
What is a normal level for the River Ouzel at Willen in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 0.31 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.25 m and 0.53 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 0.26 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Willen today?
On 17 Oct 2026, 19:45 BST, the water level was 0.26 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.
Is Willen rising or falling?
Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.
Is the level of Willen 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 Willen?
The highest level on record is 1.69 m on January 3, 2003. The lowest is 0.21 m on October 5, 2011.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:E21511(Agency page)- Coordinates
52.05869, -0.71475(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 18:45 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Willen (ea:E21511). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/buckinghamshire/willen
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