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Water Eaton water level

River gauge, River Ray, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.96m Up 0.13 m over the last 24 hours

Flow
0.65 m³/s
1 2 Highest onrecord 2.68 m Lowest on record 0.50 m

History

History
1.01.52.0mOct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range1.01.52.0mOct 12Oct 16Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
1.01.52.0mSep 19Sep 27Oct 4Oct 12Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range1.01.52.0mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.51.01.52.0mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.01.52.0mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.51.01.52.0mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.51.01.52.0mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The River Ray at Water Eaton is at 0.96 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.74 m, based on 20 years of readings, so the river level is 0.22 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.82 m, a difference of +0.14 m.

It has risen 0.13 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.81 m and 1.43 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with 20 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.74 m0.22 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.63 m – 2.01 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
Normal range
0.63 m – 1.90 m
Same day last year
0.82 m+0.14 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.81 m – 1.43 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.82 m – 2.30 m
Highest on record
2.68 mOctober 20, 2024
Lowest on record
0.50 mDecember 16, 1999

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Ray

River Ray

The River Ray is a tributary of the River Cherwell in south east England. It rises at Quainton Hill, Buckinghamshire and flows west through flat countryside for around 25 km (16 mi) to meet the Cherwell at Islip in Oxfordshire.

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: 2.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 6° 0.5 mm, 37% Wind 26 km/h
19 Mon 14° 8° 7.4 mm, 91% Wind 19 km/h
20 Tue 12° 7° 7.5 mm, 77% Wind 9 km/h
21 Wed 12° 6° 4.2 mm, 50% Wind 23 km/h
22 Thu 13° 5° 0.7 mm, 64% Wind 16 km/h
23 Fri 9° 6° 22 mm, 78% Wind 33 km/h
24 Sat 10° 4° 0.5 mm, 59% Wind 27 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:38 AM Sunset 06:07 PM Daylight 10 hr, 29 min First quarter 59%

Map

Other gauges on the River Ray

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
RodbourneRiver gauge, River Ray 0.18 m Low −0.02 m 7.6 km
Rushey PlattRiver gauge, River Ray 0.72 m Low +0.01 m 9.8 km
IslipRiver gauge, River Ray 6.76 m Normal ±0 45 km
Lower ArncottRiver gauge, River Ray 0.45 m Normal ±0 55 km
Grendon UnderwoodRiver gauge, River Ray 0.03 m Low ±0 62 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Sheeppen BridgeRiver gauge, Ampney Brook −0.12 m Low ±0 2.3 km
CrickladeRiver gauge, River Thames 0.05 m Very low ±0 2.8 km
Whetstone BridgeRiver gauge, Marston Meysey Brook 0.08 m Normal ±0 3.1 km
Purton StokeRiver gauge, River Key 0.49 m Very low +0.01 m 4.4 km
Cerney WickRiver gauge, River Churn −0.09 m Very low ±0 5.3 km
Hannington BridgeRiver gauge, River Thames 1.96 m Lowest on record −0.01 m 5.9 km
FairfordRiver gauge, River Coln 0.42 m Low +0.01 m 8.2 km
South CerneyRiver gauge, River Churn 0.29 m Lowest on record +0.02 m 8.3 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Ray at Water Eaton higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.14 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.82 m.

What is a normal level for the River Ray at Water Eaton in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.74 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.63 m and 2.01 m, based on 20 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 0.96 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Water Eaton today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 13:45 BST, the water level was 0.96 m. Up 0.13 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Water Eaton rising or falling?

Up 0.13 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.10 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Water Eaton normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 20 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Water Eaton?

The highest level on record is 2.68 m on October 20, 2024. The lowest is 0.50 m on December 16, 1999.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:0390TH (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.64017, -1.82654 (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 0.96 m 2026-10-19 12:45 Provisional
Flow 0.65 m³/s 2026-10-19 12:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Water Eaton (ea:0390TH). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/wiltshire/water-eaton

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.