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Abbeymead Avenue water level

River gauge, River Twyver, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Lower than ever recorded here

Water level

0.04m Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.5 1.0 Highest onrecord 1.29 m Lowest on record 0.05 m

History

History
-0.00.10.2mOct 12Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.10.2mOct 12Oct 15Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.10.2mSep 19Sep 26Oct 4Oct 11Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.10.2mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.10.20.3mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.10.20.3mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.10.20.3mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.10.20.3mJanAprJulOct2026

20252026

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

What this means

The River Twyver at Abbeymead Avenue is running at a record low at 0.04 m.

No reading on record has been lower: the old record low was 0.05 m, from October 3, 2011. That puts it 0.10 m below the median of 0.14 m for mid-October, based on 20 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.08 m (−0.04 m).

It has risen 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.01 m and 0.06 m.

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

Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.14 m0.10 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.07 m – 0.19 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
Normal range
0.08 m – 0.27 m
Same day last year
0.08 m−0.04 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.01 m – 0.06 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.01 m – 0.35 m
Highest on record
1.29 mNovember 21, 2012
Lowest on record
0.05 mOctober 3, 2011
Lowest on record
0.01 m below the lowest level on record

Fishing and paddling

At low levels, many rivers become a walk-and-paddle trip. Fish hold in deeper pools and spook easily.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 4.5 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 4° 0.2 mm, 31% Wind 19 km/h
19 Mon 14° 8° 5.9 mm, 92% Wind 15 km/h
20 Tue 11° 6° 3.9 mm, 76% Wind 7 km/h
21 Wed 10° 6° 5.1 mm, 65% Wind 27 km/h
22 Thu 14° 6° 3.3 mm, 67% Wind 18 km/h
23 Fri 10° 5° 19 mm, 82% Wind 28 km/h
24 Sat 10° 4° 0.9 mm, 58% Wind 28 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:09 PM Daylight 10 hr, 28 min First quarter 55%

Map

Other gauges on the River Twyver

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Bondend RoadRiver gauge, River Twyver 0.30 m Normal +0.02 m 0.9 km
India RoadRiver gauge, River Twyver 0.14 m Very low +0.07 m 2.5 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Cheyney CloseRiver gauge, Sud Brook 0.11 m Normal +0.06 m 1.5 km
Kingscroft RoadRiver gauge, Wotton Brook 0.49 m High +0.12 m 1.6 km
HucclecoteRiver gauge, Horsbere Brook 0.14 m Normal +0.08 m 2.4 km
Matson PlaceRiver gauge, Sud Brook 0.29 m Normal +0.15 m 2.5 km
Armscroft PlaceRiver gauge, Wotton Brook 0.12 m Normal +0.12 m 2.8 km
Zoons Court Flood StorageRiver gauge, Horsbere Brook 0.06 m Lowest on record ±0 3.1 km
Zoons CourtRiver gauge, Horsbere Brook 0.31 m Normal +0.13 m 3.1 km
WitcombeRiver gauge, Horsbere Brook 0.00 m Low ±0 4.1 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Twyver at Abbeymead Avenue compare with last year?

It is 0.04 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.08 m.

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

What is the water level of Abbeymead Avenue today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 04:15 BST, the water level was 0.04 m. Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Abbeymead Avenue rising or falling?

Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Abbeymead Avenue normal?

Lower than ever recorded here. Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Abbeymead Avenue?

The highest level on record is 1.29 m on November 21, 2012. The lowest is 0.05 m on October 3, 2011.

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:2662 (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.84093, -2.20224 (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 0.04 m 2026-10-19 03:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Abbeymead Avenue (ea:2662). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/gloucestershire/abbeymead-avenue

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.