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Lower Stratton water level

River gauge, River Cole, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

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Normal for mid-October

Water level

1.97m Down 0.11 m over the last 24 hours

1 3 4 Highest onrecord 4.30 m Lowest on record 0.91 m

History

2.02.12.2mOct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 15Oct 172.02.12.2mOct 10Oct 14Oct 17
2.02.5mSep 17Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17Top of normal range2.02.5mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Top of normal range
2.02.5mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal range2.02.5mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal range
2.02.22.42.6mJanMarMayJulSepNov20262.02.22.42.6mJanAprJulOct2026

20252026

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

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Lower Stratton, where the gauge shows 1.97 m.

The median for mid-October is 1.97 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.01 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 1.95 m, a difference of +0.02 m.

It is still going down, by 0.11 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 1.95 m – 2.36 m.

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
1.97 m0.01 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
1.93 m – 2.21 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.94 m – 2.82 m
Same day last year
1.95 m+0.02 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
1.95 m – 2.36 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
1.93 m – 2.58 m
Highest on record
4.30 mJuly 20, 2007
Lowest on record
0.91 mNovember 29, 2010

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 Cole

River Cole, West Midlands

The River Cole is a 25-mile-long (40-kilometre) river in the English Midlands. It rises on the lower slopes of Forhill, one of the south-western ramparts of the Birmingham Plateau, at Red Hill and flows south before flowing largely north-east across the plateau to enter the River Blythe below Coleshill, near Ladywalk, shortly before the Blythe meets the Tame. This then joins the Trent, whose waters reach the North Sea via the Humber Estuary. Its source is very near the main watershed of Midland England: tributaries are few and very short except in the lower reaches, so the Cole is only a small stream. The stretch between Shard End and Tyseley formed part of the historic border between Warwickshire and Worcestershire.

Read more on Wikipedia

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 13° 6° – Wind 20 km/h
18 Sun 12° 6° 0.9 mm, 22% Wind 19 km/h
19 Mon 12° 6° 2.8 mm, 45% Wind 22 km/h
20 Tue 13° 6° 6.3 mm, 39% Wind 10 km/h
21 Wed 12° 7° 5.1 mm, 47% Wind 39 km/h
22 Thu 13° 6° 1.2 mm, 31% Wind 29 km/h
23 Fri 12° 7° 10 mm, 76% Wind 28 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:35 AM Sunset 06:11 PM Daylight 10 hr, 37 min First quarter 40%

Map

Other gauges on the River Cole

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
IngleshamRiver gauge, River Cole 0.07 m Normal ±0 12 km
Solihull LodgeRiver gauge, River Cole 0.27 m Normal −0.01 m 92 km
Bacons EndRiver gauge, River Cole 0.15 m Normal −0.07 m 102 km
Swans BarnRiver gauge, River Cole 0.94 m Normal −0.23 m 104 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Kestrel DriveRiver gauge, Dorcan Brook 0.71 m Lowest on record −0.04 m 1.1 km
Highworth BridgeRiver gauge, South Marston Brook 0.08 m Lowest on record −0.04 m 2.5 km
Rushey PlattRiver gauge, River Ray 0.71 m Lowest on record −0.03 m 5.0 km
RodbourneRiver gauge, River Ray 0.22 m Normal +0.01 m 5.6 km
Draycot FoliatGroundwater well 143.22 m Low −0.14 m 7.3 km
Water EatonRiver gauge, River Ray 0.90 m Normal −0.05 m 10 km
Hannington BridgeRiver gauge, River Thames 2.02 m Low +0.06 m 10 km
Purton StokeRiver gauge, River Key 0.49 m Very low −0.02 m 11 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Cole at Lower Stratton higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.02 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 1.95 m.

What is a normal level for the River Cole at Lower Stratton in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.97 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.93 m and 2.21 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 1.97 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Lower Stratton today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 13:00 BST, the water level was 1.97 m. Down 0.11 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Lower Stratton rising or falling?

Down 0.11 m over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Lower Stratton normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Lower Stratton?

The highest level on record is 4.30 m on July 20, 2007. The lowest is 0.91 m on November 29, 2010.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:0710TH (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.56969, -1.73591 (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 1.97 m 2026-10-17 12:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Lower Stratton (ea:0710TH). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/wiltshire/lower-stratton

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