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Eastbury Flood Control Structure water level

River gauge, River Lambourn, Berkshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.81m Steady over the last 24 hours

1 2 3 Highest onrecord 2.85 m Lowest on record 0.94 m

History

History
0.60.81.0mOct 12Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.60.81.0mOct 12Oct 15Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.60.81.0mSep 19Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.60.81.0mSep 19Oct 3Oct 18Bottom of normal range
12mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range12mOct 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

Water levels are unremarkable at Eastbury Flood Control Structure, where the gauge shows 0.81 m.

That puts it 0.03 m above the median of 0.78 m for mid-October, based on 11 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.81 m (+0.01 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.81 m – 0.83 m.

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

Compared with 11 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.78 m0.03 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.55 m – 1.03 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Normal range
0.90 m – 2.65 m
Same day last year
0.81 m+0.01 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.81 m – 0.83 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.78 m – 1.83 m
Highest on record
2.85 mJanuary 5, 2024
Lowest on record
0.94 mFebruary 8, 2016
Lowest on record
0.13 m below the lowest level on record

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 Lambourn

River Lambourn

The River Lambourn is a chalk stream in the English county of Berkshire. It rises in the Berkshire Downs near its namesake village of Lambourn and is a tributary of the River Kennet, which is itself a tributary of the River Thames.

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

18 Sun 12° 6° 0.3 mm, 58% Wind 24 km/h
19 Mon 13° 8° 9.0 mm, 98% Wind 17 km/h
20 Tue 12° 9° 12 mm, 80% Wind 12 km/h
21 Wed 13° 6° 4.2 mm, 50% Wind 26 km/h
22 Thu 13° 5° 0.3 mm, 81% Wind 18 km/h
23 Fri 9° 6° 32 mm, 81% Wind 36 km/h
24 Sat 9° 3° 0.5 mm, 59% Wind 28 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:35 AM Sunset 06:09 PM Daylight 10 hr, 33 min First quarter 53%

Map

Other gauges on the River Lambourn

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
LambournRiver gauge, River Lambourn 0.79 m Very low ±0 1.8 km
ShawRiver gauge, River Lambourn 1.33 m Normal ±0 16 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
LongacreGroundwater well 126.42 m Normal −0.05 m 5.3 km
Knighton SideRiver gauge, River Kennet −0.16 m Lowest on record ±0 8.1 km
Water AcreGroundwater well 126.73 m Normal −0.05 m 8.1 km
Letcombe BassettRiver gauge, Letcombe Brook 0.10 m Low ±0 8.4 km
Letcombe RegisRiver gauge, Letcombe Brook −0.17 m Lowest on record ±0 9.3 km
Hungerford DunRiver gauge, River Dun 0.05 m Very low ±0 9.4 km
Hungerford ShalbourneRiver gauge, River Shalbourne 0.04 m Low ±0 9.4 km
WantageRiver gauge, Letcombe Brook 0.48 m Normal +0.01 m 12 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Lambourn at Eastbury Flood Control Structure compare with last year?

It is 0.01 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.81 m.

What is a normal level for the River Lambourn at Eastbury Flood Control Structure in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.78 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.55 m and 1.03 m, based on 11 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 0.81 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Eastbury Flood Control Structure today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST, the water level was 0.81 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Eastbury Flood Control Structure rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Eastbury Flood Control Structure normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 11 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Eastbury Flood Control Structure?

The highest level on record is 2.85 m on January 5, 2024. The lowest is 0.94 m on February 8, 2016.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:2254TH (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.49718, -1.51162 (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 0.81 m 2026-10-18 23:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Eastbury Flood Control Structure (ea:2254TH). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/berkshire/eastbury-flood-control-structure

How we check values

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