Winterborne Monkton water level

What this means

The River Kennet at Winterborne Monkton is at −0.12 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is −0.12 m, based on 20 years of readings, and the gauge is right on it. A year ago it stood at −0.15 m (+0.02 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between −0.13 m and −0.12 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

−0.12 m0.00 m above the median for this date

Normal for this date

−0.16 m – 0.09 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)

Normal range

0.00 m – 1.11 m

Same day last year

−0.15 m+0.02 m

Lowest and highest in 30 days

−0.13 m – −0.12 m

Lowest and highest in 12 months

−0.15 m – 0.63 m

Highest on record

2.33 mJuly 20, 2007

Lowest on record

−0.16 mJune 15, 2015