Staines water level

Name: Staines 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

Below the normal range

Water level

2.68m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 11:15 BST (42 min ago)

Flow: 8.49 m³/s

History

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Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

At 2.68 m, the River Thames at Staines is below normal.

The usual range here runs from 2.70 m to 4.00 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 2.59 m and 2.76 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: 2.70 m – 4.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 2.59 m – 2.76 m
Highest on record: 4.96 mFebruary 11, 2014
Lowest on record: 0.41 mJuly 3, 1992

On the river at Staines

Low, clear water makes fish wary, and anglers often do better early and late in the day. For canoeists, shallow riffles mean scraped hulls and the odd portage.

Flood warnings for the area 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: 2.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 14° 6° – Wind 20 km/h

18 Sun 12° 8° 1.7 mm, 44% Wind 25 km/h

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

20 Tue 13° 11° 2.9 mm, 35% Wind 11 km/h

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

22 Thu 15° 6° 2.1 mm, 35% Wind 18 km/h

23 Fri 14° 8° 15 mm, 56% Wind 36 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:29 AM Sunset 06:07 PM Daylight 10 hr, 37 min First quarter 39%

Map

Other gauges on the River Thames

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Bell WeirRiver gauge, River Thames	0.24 m	Very high	±0	1.9 km
Penton HookRiver gauge, River Thames	0.19 m	Normal	+0.03 m	2.1 km
Chertsey LockRiver gauge, River Thames	0.21 m	Normal	+0.01 m	4.9 km
Old Windsor LockRiver gauge, River Thames	0.24 m	Very high	−0.02 m	5.3 km
Shepperton LockRiver gauge, River Thames	0.15 m	Normal	+0.02 m	6.6 km
Sunbury LockRiver gauge, River Thames	0.21 m	High	−0.02 m	7.6 km
WaltonRiver gauge, River Thames	3.33 m	Normal	−0.01 m	7.7 km
Windsor ParkRiver gauge, River Thames	3.29 m	Normal	−0.02 m	8.0 km
Romney LockRiver gauge, River Thames	0.24 m	Very high	−0.01 m	9.2 km
Boveney LockRiver gauge, River Thames	0.19 m	Normal	±0	11 km
Molesey LockRiver gauge, River Thames	0.09 m	Very low	−0.05 m	12 km
Thames Ditton IslandRiver gauge, River Thames	4.28 m	Very low	+0.04 m	13 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Pound Mill, StainesRiver gauge, Wraysbury River	0.10 m	Normal	+0.01 m	0.5 km
Staines Trading EstateRiver gauge, River Colne	1.20 m	Normal	+0.01 m	0.6 km
Staines AshRiver gauge, River Ash	0.11 m	Very high	±0	1.0 km
Knowle GreenRiver gauge, River Ash	0.51 m	Normal	±0	1.1 km
Hythe EndRiver gauge, Colne Brook	0.45 m	Normal	+0.01 m	1.9 km
Stanwell MillRiver gauge, River Colne	0.69 m	Very high	+0.01 m	3.9 km
Horton MillRiver gauge, Colne Brook	0.13 m	Normal	+0.01 m	4.7 km
Guildford StreetRiver gauge, Chertsey Bourne	0.44 m	Low	−0.02 m	4.7 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Thames at Staines?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 2.70 m to 4.00 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 2.68 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Staines today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 11:15 BST, the water level was 2.68 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Staines rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Staines normal?

Below the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Staines?

The highest level on record is 4.96 m on February 11, 2014. The lowest is 0.41 m on July 3, 1992.

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:2900TH (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.43161, -0.51225 (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	2.68 m	2026-10-17 10:15	Provisional
Flow	8.49 m³/s	2026-10-17 10:15	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Staines (ea:2900TH). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/surrey/staines

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