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Codford water level

River gauge, Chitterne Brook, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

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High for mid-October

Water level

0.04m Steady over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 Highest onrecord 1.35 m Lowest on record 0.00 m

History

0.030.030.040.04mOct 16Oct 16Oct 16Oct 16Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.030.030.040.04mOct 16Oct 16Oct 17Bottom of normal range
-0.00.5mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.5mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.5mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.5mJanAprJulOct2026

20252026

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

What this means

Chitterne Brook at Codford is above normal at 0.04 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.04 m, based on 21 years of readings, and the gauge is right on it. A year ago it stood at 0.04 m as well.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours.

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
0.04 m0.00 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.03 m – 0.04 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.03 m – 0.44 m
Same day last year
0.04 m0.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.04 m – 0.04 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.04 m – 0.93 m
Highest on record
1.35 mJanuary 9, 2014
Lowest on record
0.00 mOctober 21, 1994

Fishing and paddling

Coloured, rising water usually ends the fishing for a day or two. As it fines down, it can bring fresh fish up the river.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.5 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 13° 5° – Wind 19 km/h
18 Sun 12° 5° 0.9 mm, 20% Wind 19 km/h
19 Mon 12° 7° 3.6 mm, 37% Wind 23 km/h
20 Tue 13° 7° 5.4 mm, 39% Wind 12 km/h
21 Wed 11° 7° 3.0 mm, 45% Wind 46 km/h
22 Thu 13° 6° 1.2 mm, 30% Wind 26 km/h
23 Fri 11° 8° 11 mm, 72% Wind 32 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:35 AM Sunset 06:13 PM Daylight 10 hr, 38 min First quarter 38%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Chitterne DownGroundwater well 78.82 m Normal −0.04 m 6.0 km
HeytesburyRiver gauge, River Wylye 0.62 m Very low −0.01 m 6.4 km
Oakley Industrial EstateGroundwater well 84.65 m Normal −0.02 m 6.5 km
Musseldean CopseGroundwater well 132.87 m Normal ±0 7.5 km
The Terraces FonthillGroundwater well 104.32 m Normal +0.01 m 9.5 km
ShrewtonRiver gauge, River Till −0.07 m Lowest on record +0.01 m 10 km
Warminster George StreetRiver gauge 0.08 m Low −0.01 m 11 km
TisburyRiver gauge, River Nadder 0.60 m Normal −0.01 m 11 km

Questions and answers

Is Chitterne Brook at Codford higher than last year?

It is about the same as on this day last year, when the reading was 0.04 m.

What is a normal level for Chitterne Brook at Codford in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.04 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.03 m and 0.04 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 0.04 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Codford today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 06:45 BST, the water level was 0.04 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Codford rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Codford normal?

High for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Codford?

The highest level on record is 1.35 m on January 9, 2014. The lowest is 0.00 m on October 21, 1994.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:43117 (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.16059, -2.04327 (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 0.04 m 2026-10-17 05:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Codford (ea:43117). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/wiltshire/codford

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