Lodden Bridge water level

Name: Lodden Bridge water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, River Lodden, Dorset, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.18m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 15:30 BST (45 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Lodden Bridge reads 0.18 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.09 m to 1.82 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.15 m and 0.31 m.

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

Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range: 0.09 m – 1.82 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.15 m – 0.31 m
Highest on record: 3.46 mJanuary 10, 2007
Lowest on record: 0.01 mJuly 6, 2008

On the river at Lodden Bridge

A level in the typical range is usually good news for both anglers and canoeists, but conditions can change quickly after rain in the hills.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

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.

17 Sat 13° 6° – Wind 18 km/h

18 Sun 13° 6° 0.5 mm Wind 20 km/h

19 Mon 12° 8° 3.9 mm, 29% Wind 22 km/h

20 Tue 14° 8° 3.3 mm, 43% Wind 14 km/h

21 Wed 10° 4° 7.0 mm, 53% Wind 44 km/h

22 Thu 14° 7° 1.7 mm, 40% Wind 21 km/h

23 Fri 12° 8° 12 mm, 62% Wind 37 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:36 AM Sunset 06:14 PM Daylight 10 hr, 39 min First quarter 41%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Gillingham Le Neubourg WayRiver gauge, River Stour	0.35 m	Normal	−0.01 m	1.0 km
ColesbrookRiver gauge, Shreen Water	0.10 m	Normal	±0	1.9 km
MotcombeRiver gauge, Motcombe Stream	0.13 m	Lowest on record	−0.01 m	3.4 km
Huntingford BridgeRiver gauge, Shreen Water	0.28 m	Lowest on record	±0	3.7 km
WincantonRiver gauge, River Cale	0.05 m	Low	−0.01 m	10 km
HammoonRiver gauge, River Stour	0.14 m	Low	−0.01 m	11 km
The Terraces FonthillGroundwater well	104.32 m	Normal	±0	12 km
Brixton DeverillRiver gauge, River Wylye	0.13 m	Normal	−0.03 m	13 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Lodden at Lodden Bridge?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.09 m to 1.82 m for this gauge.

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 0.18 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Lodden Bridge today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 15:30 BST, the water level was 0.18 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Lodden Bridge rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Lodden Bridge normal?

Within the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Lodden Bridge?

The highest level on record is 3.46 m on January 10, 2007. The lowest is 0.01 m on July 6, 2008.

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:43208 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.03414, -2.26569 (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

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	0.18 m	2026-10-17 14:30	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Lodden Bridge (ea:43208). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/dorset/lodden-bridge

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.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer