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Crabb Mill water level

River gauge, Woodbridge Brook, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Very low for mid-October

Water level

0.05m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 3 Highest onrecord 2.73 m Lowest on record 0.01 m

History

History
-0.00.20.40.6mOct 16Oct 16Oct 16Oct 17Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.20.40.6mOct 16Oct 16Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.51.0mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.51.0mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.51.0mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.51.0mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

At 0.05 m, Woodbridge Brook at Crabb Mill is far below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.10 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.05 m below typical. A year ago it stood at 0.05 m as well. The lowest reading on record is 0.01 m (August 18, 1997).

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly.

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
0.10 m0.05 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.05 m – 0.35 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.05 m – 0.68 m
Same day last year
0.05 m0.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.05 m – 0.05 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.05 m – 1.23 m
Highest on record
2.73 mJuly 20, 2007
Lowest on record
0.01 mAugust 18, 1997

On the river at Crabb Mill

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 13° 5° – Wind 18 km/h
18 Sun 13° 6° 0.3 mm, 21% Wind 23 km/h
19 Mon 14° 7° 2.7 mm, 71% Wind 21 km/h
20 Tue 12° 8° 5.7 mm, 59% Wind 13 km/h
21 Wed 13° 7° 2.4 mm, 59% Wind 27 km/h
22 Thu 14° 5° 2.7 mm, 56% Wind 17 km/h
23 Fri 14° 7° 25 mm, 82% Wind 37 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:36 AM Sunset 06:13 PM Daylight 10 hr, 37 min First quarter 43%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
St Johns WeirRiver gauge, Sherston Avon 0.10 m Normal ±0 1.4 km
RodbourneRiver gauge, Gauze Brook 0.04 m Low ±0 2.9 km
Great SomerfordRiver gauge, River Avon 0.14 m Low ±0 3.8 km
BrokenboroughRiver gauge, Tetbury Avon 0.13 m Low ±0 4.4 km
FossewayRiver gauge, Sherston Avon 0.17 m Low ±0 5.8 km
SeagryRiver gauge 53.42 m Normal ±0 6.3 km
DauntseyRiver gauge, Dauntsey Brook 0.04 m Very low −0.02 m 6.7 km
Avon WeirRiver gauge 50.47 m Very low −0.01 m 7.4 km

Questions and answers

Is Woodbridge Brook at Crabb Mill higher than last year?

It is about the same as on this day last year, when the reading was 0.05 m.

What is a normal level for Woodbridge Brook at Crabb Mill in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.10 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.05 m and 0.35 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 0.05 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Crabb Mill today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 21:45 BST, the water level was 0.05 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Crabb Mill rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Crabb 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 Crabb Mill?

The highest level on record is 2.73 m on July 20, 2007. The lowest is 0.01 m on August 18, 1997.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:53154 (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.57823, -2.07498 (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 0.05 m 2026-10-17 20:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Crabb Mill (ea:53154). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/wiltshire/crabb-mill

How we check values

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