Downton Iron Bridge water level

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

River gauge, River Avon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.04m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST (50 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Downton Iron Bridge, where the gauge shows 0.04 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.00 m to 0.65 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours.

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: 0.00 m – 0.65 m
Highest on record: 1.38 mJanuary 9, 2014
Lowest on record: 0.00 mFebruary 21, 2012

For anglers and canoeists

This is an ordinary level for the river: most put-ins, beats and weirs behave as they usually do.

Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.

About the River Avon

The River Avon is a river in the southwest of England. To distinguish it from a number of other rivers of the same name, it is often called the Bristol Avon. The name 'Avon' is from an ancestor of the Welsh word afon, meaning 'river'.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.2 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 6° – Wind 21 km/h

19 Mon 14° 8° 2.6 mm, 77% Wind 16 km/h

20 Tue 13° 8° 9.0 mm, 83% Wind 10 km/h

21 Wed 14° 6° 2.4 mm, 41% Wind 23 km/h

22 Thu 15° 5° 4.1 mm, 79% Wind 16 km/h

23 Fri 10° 7° 31 mm, 80% Wind 37 km/h

24 Sat 10° 4° 1.4 mm, 60% Wind 26 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:37 AM Sunset 06:08 PM Daylight 10 hr, 31 min First quarter 58%

Map

Other gauges on the River Avon

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
East Mills FlumeRiver gauge, River Avon	0.59 m	Very low	±0	7.6 km
Salisbury Harnham BridgeRiver gauge, River Avon	0.27 m	Low	±0	8.1 km
Salisbury Ashley RoadRiver gauge, River Avon	0.15 m	Normal	±0	10.0 km
AmesburyRiver gauge, River Avon	0.14 m	Very low	±0	20 km
Knapp MillRiver gauge, River Avon	0.29 m	Low	−0.01 m	27 km
Upavon EastRiver gauge, River Avon	0.19 m	Low	±0	35 km
Upavon WestRiver gauge, River Avon	0.05 m	Very low	±0	35 km
PewseyRiver gauge, River Avon	0.06 m	Normal	±0	38 km
Bradford on AvonRiver gauge, River Avon	1.04 m	Normal	+0.01 m	53 km
CorshamRiver gauge, River Avon	0.03 m	Low	+0.01 m	57 km
BathfordRiver gauge, River Avon	0.72 m	Normal	−0.01 m	60 km
Bath Destructor BridgeRiver gauge, River Avon	3.40 m	Normal	±0	62 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
OdstockGroundwater well	48.22 m	Normal	−0.03 m	4.2 km
Nunton BridgeRiver gauge, River Ebble	0.43 m	Low	±0	5.0 km
Salisbury BourneRiver gauge, River Bourne	0.69 m	Low	±0	8.0 km
ClarendonGroundwater well	55.99 m	Normal	±0	9.6 km
WindwhistleGroundwater well	0.38 m	Normal	−0.01 m	11 km
WiltonRiver gauge, River Nadder	0.09 m	Low	±0	12 km
DunbridgeRiver gauge, River Dun	22.96 m	Low	±0	15 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Avon at Downton Iron Bridge?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.00 m to 0.65 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 0.04 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Downton Iron Bridge today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST, the water level was 0.04 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Downton Iron Bridge rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Downton Iron Bridge 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 Downton Iron Bridge?

The highest level on record is 1.38 m on January 9, 2014. The lowest is 0.00 m on February 21, 2012.

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:43162 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.99411, -1.74801 (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	0.04 m	2026-10-19 11:00	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Downton Iron Bridge (ea:43162). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/wiltshire/downton-iron-bridge

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