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SwedenDraycot Foliat water level
Groundwater well, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
Right now
Below the normal range
Surface elevation
History
What this means
Low water at Draycot Foliat: the gauge reads 143.22 m, below normal.
The usual range here runs from 143.70 m to 160.45 m.
It is still going down, by 0.14 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 143.22 m – 144.93 m.
Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge. How to read levels
Key numbers
- Normal range
- 143.70 m – 160.45 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 143.22 m – 144.93 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 143.22 m – 145.00 m
- Highest on record
- 162.97 mJanuary 7, 2014
- Lowest on record
- 140.85 mDecember 14, 2011
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 2.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kestrel DriveRiver gauge, Dorcan Brook | 0.70 m | Lowest on record | −0.01 m | 6.7 km |
| Rushey PlattRiver gauge, River Ray | 0.71 m | Lowest on record | ±0 | 7.1 km |
| Lower StrattonRiver gauge, River Cole | 1.96 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 7.3 km |
| Water AcreGroundwater well | 126.78 m | Normal | −0.05 m | 7.6 km |
| Poulton FarmRiver gauge, River Og | 0.06 m | Low | ±0 | 8.6 km |
| RodbourneRiver gauge, River Ray | 0.11 m | Very low | ±0 | 9.3 km |
| Highworth BridgeRiver gauge, South Marston Brook | 0.07 m | Lowest on record | −0.01 m | 9.7 km |
| MarlboroughRiver gauge, River Kennet | 0.04 m | Low | ±0 | 9.8 km |
Questions and answers
What is the typical range for Draycot Foliat?
The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 143.70 m to 160.45 m for this gauge.
Is Draycot Foliat really 143.22 m deep?
No. 143.22 m is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.
What is the water level of Draycot Foliat today?
On 17 Oct 2026, 09:00 BST, the surface elevation was 143.22 m. Down 0.14 m over the last 24 hours.
Is Draycot Foliat rising or falling?
Down 0.14 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.46 m over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Draycot Foliat 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 Draycot Foliat?
The highest level on record is 162.97 m on January 7, 2014. The lowest is 140.85 m on December 14, 2011.
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:SU17_110(Agency page)- Coordinates
51.50419, -1.73879(WGS84)- Vertical datum
- ODN
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface elevation | 143.22 m | 2026-10-17 08:00 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Draycot Foliat (ea:SU17_110). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/wiltshire/draycot-foliat
How we check values
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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer