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Charlton Kings water level

River gauge, River Chelt, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.36m Up 0.06 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.66 m Lowest on record 0.27 m

History

History
0.300.350.400.45mOct 12Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.300.350.400.45mOct 12Oct 15Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.300.350.400.45mSep 19Sep 26Oct 4Oct 11Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.300.350.400.45mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.40.6mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.40.6mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.40.6mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.40.6mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The gauge at Charlton Kings reads 0.36 m, a normal level for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.35 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.01 m above typical. A year ago it stood at 0.36 m as well.

The water is rising: up 0.06 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.30 m and 0.42 m.

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

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.35 m0.01 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.31 m – 0.43 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.28 m – 0.45 m
Same day last year
0.36 m0.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.30 m – 0.42 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.29 m – 0.68 m
Highest on record
2.66 mJuly 20, 2007
Lowest on record
0.27 mOctober 29, 2005

On the river at Charlton Kings

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.

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

18 Sun 12° 4° 0.4 mm, 23% Wind 16 km/h
19 Mon 14° 7° 8.9 mm, 92% Wind 13 km/h
20 Tue 11° 6° 6.0 mm, 76% Wind 7 km/h
21 Wed 12° 5° 5.4 mm, 65% Wind 27 km/h
22 Thu 13° 5° 2.2 mm, 60% Wind 18 km/h
23 Fri 9° 5° 21 mm, 75% Wind 29 km/h
24 Sat 9° 4° 0.5 mm, 54% Wind 30 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:08 PM Daylight 10 hr, 28 min First quarter 54%

Map

Other gauges on the River Chelt

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Cox's FlumeRiver gauge, River Chelt 0.29 m Normal ±0 0.8 km
Cox's Meadow Storage AreaRiver gauge, River Chelt 0.04 m Normal +0.02 m 1.1 km
College RoadRiver gauge, River Chelt 0.20 m Normal +0.03 m 1.6 km
ArleRiver gauge, River Chelt 0.48 m Normal +0.08 m 4.5 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Moorend RoadRiver gauge, Lilley Brook 0.36 m Normal +0.03 m 0.7 km
Prestbury RoadRiver gauge, Wymans Brook 0.10 m Very high +0.08 m 2.5 km
Merestones RoadRiver gauge, Hatherley Brook 0.16 m Normal +0.16 m 2.8 km
Windyridge RoadRiver gauge, Wymans Brook 0.95 m Very high +0.31 m 4.2 km
WitcombeRiver gauge, Horsbere Brook 0.00 m Low ±0 8.0 km
HucclecoteRiver gauge, Horsbere Brook 0.14 m Normal +0.08 m 9.3 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Chelt at Charlton Kings higher than last year?

It is about the same as on this day last year, when the reading was 0.36 m.

What is a normal level for the River Chelt at Charlton Kings in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.35 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.31 m and 0.43 m, based on 21 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 0.36 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Charlton Kings today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 02:00 BST, the water level was 0.36 m. Up 0.06 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Charlton Kings rising or falling?

Up 0.06 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.06 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Charlton Kings normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Charlton Kings?

The highest level on record is 2.66 m on July 20, 2007. The lowest is 0.27 m on October 29, 2005.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:2139 (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.88594, -2.05267 (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 0.36 m 2026-10-19 01:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Charlton Kings (ea:2139). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/gloucestershire/charlton-kings

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