Dunbridge water level

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

River gauge, River Dun, Hampshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Very low for mid-October

Surface elevation

22.95m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 21:45 BST (30 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

20252026

Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Dun at Dunbridge is running far below normal at 22.95 m.

That puts it 0.07 m below the median of 23.03 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 22.96 m (−0.01 m). The lowest reading on record is 22.92 m (September 22, 2010).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 22.94 m and 23.00 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: 23.03 m0.07 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 22.96 m – 23.08 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range: 22.94 m – 23.80 m
Same day last year: 22.96 m−0.01 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 22.94 m – 23.00 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 22.95 m – 23.53 m
Highest on record: 23.87 mJune 3, 2008
Lowest on record: 22.92 mSeptember 22, 2010

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.

About the River Dun

The River Dun is a tributary of the River Kennet, flowing through Wiltshire and Berkshire in England. Its main source is in the parish of Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire and it flows 16 kilometres (10 mi) in a northeasterly direction into Berkshire. It discharges into the Kennet at Hungerford.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 14° 5° – Wind 17 km/h

18 Sun 13° 6° 0.6 mm, 27% Wind 20 km/h

19 Mon 13° 8° 6.1 mm, 29% Wind 22 km/h

20 Tue 14° 8° 6.0 mm, 41% Wind 13 km/h

21 Wed 11° 6° 3.3 mm, 47% Wind 43 km/h

22 Thu 14° 6° 1.2 mm, 34% Wind 21 km/h

23 Fri 13° 8° 8.7 mm, 61% Wind 32 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:33 AM Sunset 06:12 PM Daylight 10 hr, 39 min First quarter 43%

Map

Other gauges on the River Dun

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Hungerford DunRiver gauge, River Dun	0.05 m	Very low	±0	42 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
BossingtonRiver gauge, Wallop Brook	0.03 m	Lowest on record	±0	5.4 km
FishlakeRiver gauge, Fishlake Stream	0.46 m	Normal	−0.01 m	5.5 km
OxleaseRiver gauge, River Test	14.91 m	Low	±0	5.5 km
Brewery GrillRiver gauge, Oxlease Drain	16.91 m	Normal	±0	5.8 km
RivermeadRiver gauge, River Test	10.95 m	High	±0	5.9 km
Plaza GrillRiver gauge, Barge Canal	16.27 m	Low	−0.01 m	6.3 km
Romsey Botley RoadRiver gauge, Tadburn Lake	0.31 m	High	−0.01 m	6.7 km
Kings SomborneRiver gauge, Somborne Stream	33.12 m	Very high	±0	6.9 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Dun at Dunbridge compare with last year?

It is 0.01 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 22.96 m.

What is a normal level for the River Dun at Dunbridge in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 23.03 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 22.96 m and 23.08 m, based on 21 years of records.

Is Dunbridge really 22.95 m deep?

No. 22.95 m is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.

What is the water level of Dunbridge today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 21:45 BST, the surface elevation was 22.95 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Dunbridge rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Dunbridge normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Dunbridge?

The highest level on record is 23.87 m on June 3, 2008. The lowest is 22.92 m on September 22, 2010.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment Agency
Station code: ea:E13540 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.03411, -1.54827 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: ODN
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
Surface elevation	22.95 m	2026-10-17 20:45	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Dunbridge (ea:E13540). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/hampshire/dunbridge

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