Penton Hook water level

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

River gauge, River Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.17m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST (30 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Thames at Penton Hook is at 0.17 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.08 m to 0.30 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.15 m and 0.18 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: 0.08 m – 0.30 m
Highest on record: 1.40 mFebruary 11, 2014
Lowest on record: −0.18 mNovember 10, 2008

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Thames

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 14° 6° – Wind 21 km/h

18 Sun 12° 7° 1.7 mm, 44% Wind 25 km/h

19 Mon 14° 9° 0.1 mm, 47% Wind 10 km/h

20 Tue 14° 12° 2.9 mm, 35% Wind 11 km/h

21 Wed 13° 9° 0.9 mm, 47% Wind 19 km/h

22 Thu 15° 6° 1.6 mm, 35% Wind 18 km/h

23 Fri 14° 8° 15 mm, 56% Wind 35 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:29 AM Sunset 06:07 PM Daylight 10 hr, 37 min First quarter 40%

Map

Other gauges on the River Thames

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
StainesRiver gauge, River Thames	2.66 m	Low	−0.02 m	2.1 km
Chertsey LockRiver gauge, River Thames	0.21 m	Normal	±0	2.8 km
Bell WeirRiver gauge, River Thames	0.25 m	Very high	±0	3.7 km
Shepperton LockRiver gauge, River Thames	0.13 m	Normal	±0	4.6 km
WaltonRiver gauge, River Thames	3.33 m	Normal	−0.02 m	6.0 km
Sunbury LockRiver gauge, River Thames	0.23 m	High	±0	6.1 km
Old Windsor LockRiver gauge, River Thames	0.24 m	Very high	±0	7.2 km
Windsor ParkRiver gauge, River Thames	3.29 m	Normal	−0.01 m	10 km
Molesey LockRiver gauge, River Thames	0.15 m	Normal	+0.01 m	10 km
Romney LockRiver gauge, River Thames	0.24 m	Very high	−0.01 m	11 km
Thames Ditton IslandRiver gauge, River Thames	4.27 m	Very low	±0	12 km
Teddington LockRiver gauge, River Thames	−0.07 m	Very low	−0.01 m	13 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Knowle GreenRiver gauge, River Ash	0.51 m	Normal	±0	1.8 km
Pound Mill, StainesRiver gauge, Wraysbury River	0.10 m	Low	+0.01 m	2.6 km
Staines Trading EstateRiver gauge, River Colne	1.20 m	Normal	+0.01 m	2.7 km
Guildford StreetRiver gauge, Chertsey Bourne	0.48 m	Normal	−0.03 m	2.8 km
Staines AshRiver gauge, River Ash	0.10 m	Very high	±0	3.0 km
Free Prae RoadRiver gauge, Chertsey Bourne	1.00 m	Normal	−0.12 m	3.1 km
Hythe EndRiver gauge, Colne Brook	0.45 m	Normal	±0	3.8 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Thames at Penton Hook?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.08 m to 0.30 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 0.17 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Penton Hook today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST, the water level was 0.17 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Penton Hook rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Penton Hook 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 Penton Hook?

The highest level on record is 1.40 m on February 11, 2014. The lowest is −0.18 m on November 10, 2008.

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:2901TH (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.41453, -0.49973 (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	0.17 m	2026-10-17 13:00	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Penton Hook (ea:2901TH). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/surrey/penton-hook

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer