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Arle water level

River gauge, River Chelt, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Low for mid-October

Water level

0.40m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 3 Highest onrecord 2.98 m Lowest on record 0.11 m

History

History
0.40.50.6mOct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.40.50.6mOct 10Oct 14Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.40.50.6mSep 17Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.40.50.6mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.50.81.0mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.50.81.0mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.50.81.0mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.50.81.0mJanAprJulOct2026

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

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

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.

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: 2.9 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° 4° 0.2 mm, 21% Wind 17 km/h
19 Mon 13° 6° 1.8 mm, 57% Wind 18 km/h
20 Tue 14° 5° 5.9 mm, 39% Wind 10 km/h
21 Wed 12° 8° 5.2 mm, 48% Wind 37 km/h
22 Thu 12° 6° 1.2 mm, 33% Wind 27 km/h
23 Fri 12° 7° 10 mm, 66% Wind 33 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:37 AM Sunset 06:12 PM Daylight 10 hr, 36 min First quarter 42%

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

ParameterLast valueTime (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

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