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Wincanton water level

River gauge, River Cale, Somerset, United Kingdom

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Right now

Low for mid-October

Water level

0.05m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 3 Highest onrecord 2.94 m Lowest on record 0.00 m

History

History
-0.00.10.2mOct 16Oct 16Oct 16Oct 17Oct 17Bottom of normal range-0.00.10.2mOct 16Oct 16Oct 17Bottom of normal range
-0.00.51.0mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.51.0mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.30.50.8mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.30.50.8mJanAprJulOct2026

20252026

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

What this means

At 0.05 m, the River Cale at Wincanton is below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.03 m below the median of 0.08 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.03 m (+0.02 m).

The level is falling, down 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.05 m and 0.06 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
0.08 m0.03 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.02 m – 0.19 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.01 m – 1.28 m
Same day last year
0.03 m+0.02 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.05 m – 0.06 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.02 m – 0.82 m
Highest on record
2.94 mDecember 13, 2008
Lowest on record
0.00 mSeptember 11, 2013

On the river at Wincanton

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.3 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 13° 6° – Wind 17 km/h
18 Sun 13° 5° 0.4 mm Wind 20 km/h
19 Mon 12° 8° 3.6 mm, 33% Wind 22 km/h
20 Tue 14° 7° 3.3 mm, 40% Wind 13 km/h
21 Wed 10° 5° 8.0 mm, 53% Wind 48 km/h
22 Thu 14° 6° 3.1 mm, 39% Wind 22 km/h
23 Fri 12° 8° 12 mm, 63% Wind 35 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:36 AM Sunset 06:15 PM Daylight 10 hr, 39 min First quarter 42%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Bruton SurgeryRiver gauge, River Brue 0.26 m Normal ±0 7.5 km
Bruton DamRiver gauge, River Brue 0.25 m Normal +0.01 m 7.6 km
Gillingham Le Neubourg WayRiver gauge, River Stour 0.34 m Normal ±0 9.4 km
ColesbrookRiver gauge, Shreen Water 0.10 m Normal ±0 9.5 km
Huntingford BridgeRiver gauge, Shreen Water 0.28 m Lowest on record ±0 10 km
Lodden BridgeRiver gauge, River Lodden 0.18 m Normal −0.01 m 10 km
Weston BampfyldeRiver gauge, River Cam −0.01 m Lowest on record −0.01 m 11 km
LovingtonRiver gauge, River Brue 0.07 m Very low ±0 13 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Cale at Wincanton compare with last year?

It is 0.02 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.03 m.

What is a normal level for the River Cale at Wincanton in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.08 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.02 m and 0.19 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 0.05 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Wincanton today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 18:45 BST, the water level was 0.05 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Wincanton rising or falling?

Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Wincanton normal?

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 Wincanton?

The highest level on record is 2.94 m on December 13, 2008. The lowest is 0.00 m on September 11, 2013.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:43217 (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.04900, -2.41251 (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 0.05 m 2026-10-17 17:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Wincanton (ea:43217). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/somerset/wincanton

How we check values

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