Arle water level
River gauge, River Chelt, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Right now
Low for mid-October
Water level
History
20252026
What this means
At 0.40 m, the River Chelt at Arle is below normal for mid-October.
The median for mid-October is 0.44 m, based on 20 years of readings, so the river level is 0.04 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.43 m, a difference of −0.03 m.
It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.40 m and 0.60 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
- 0.44 m0.04 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 0.39 m – 0.65 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
- Normal range
- 0.34 m – 0.66 m
- Same day last year
- 0.43 m−0.03 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 0.40 m – 0.60 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.40 m – 1.08 m
- Highest on record
- 2.98 mJuly 20, 2007
- Lowest on record
- 0.11 mApril 16, 2012
On the river at Arle
Low, clear water makes fish wary, and anglers often do better early and late in the day. For canoeists, shallow riffles mean scraped hulls and the odd portage.
Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.
About the River Chelt
The River Chelt is a tributary of England's largest river, the Severn. The Chelt flows through the western edge of the Cotswolds and the town of Cheltenham, from which it derives its name, before its confluence with the River Severn at Wainlodes Hill.
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 2.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Other gauges on the River Chelt
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| College RoadRiver gauge, River Chelt | 0.17 m | Normal | ±0 | 2.9 km |
| Cox's Meadow Storage AreaRiver gauge, River Chelt | 0.05 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 3.5 km |
| Cox's FlumeRiver gauge, River Chelt | 0.29 m | Normal | ±0 | 3.8 km |
| Charlton KingsRiver gauge, River Chelt | 0.30 m | Very low | ±0 | 4.5 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windyridge RoadRiver gauge, Wymans Brook | 0.63 m | High | −0.05 m | 1.0 km |
| Prestbury RoadRiver gauge, Wymans Brook | 0.02 m | Low | ±0 | 2.8 km |
| Merestones RoadRiver gauge, Hatherley Brook | 0.00 m | Lowest on record | ±0 | 3.1 km |
| Moorend RoadRiver gauge, Lilley Brook | 0.33 m | Normal | ±0 | 4.3 km |
| Tewkesbury TredingtonRiver gauge, River Swilgate | 0.30 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 6.6 km |
| Leigh CourtRiver gauge, Leigh Brook | 0.44 m | Normal | ±0 | 6.8 km |
Questions and answers
Is the River Chelt at Arle higher than last year?
No, it is 0.03 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.43 m.
What is a normal level for the River Chelt at Arle in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 0.44 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.39 m and 0.65 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 0.40 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Arle today?
On 17 Oct 2026, 19:30 BST, the water level was 0.40 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.
Is Arle rising or falling?
Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.02 m over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Arle normal?
Low for mid-October. Compared with 20 years of daily readings for this time of year.
What is the highest water level ever recorded at Arle?
The highest level on record is 2.98 m on July 20, 2007. The lowest is 0.11 m on April 16, 2012.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:2650(Agency page)- Coordinates
51.91358, -2.10088(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 | 0.40 m | 2026-10-17 18:30 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Arle (ea:2650). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/gloucestershire/arle
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