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Wilton water level

River gauge, River Nadder, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

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Low for mid-October

Water level

0.09m Steady over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.5 1.0 Highest onrecord 1.19 m Lowest on record 0.04 m

History

0.100.15mOct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.100.15mOct 10Oct 14Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.100.15mSep 17Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.100.15mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.30.50.8mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.30.50.8mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.30.50.8mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.30.50.8mJanAprJulOct2026

20252026

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

What this means

At 0.09 m, the River Nadder at Wilton is below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.10 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.01 m below typical. A year ago it stood at 0.09 m as well.

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 0.09 m and 0.10 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
0.10 m0.01 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.08 m – 0.18 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.09 m – 0.57 m
Same day last year
0.09 m0.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.09 m – 0.10 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.09 m – 0.83 m
Highest on record
1.19 mJanuary 27, 2026
Lowest on record
0.04 mSeptember 15, 2010

On the river at Wilton

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 Nadder

River Nadder

The River Nadder is a tributary of the River Avon, flowing in south Wiltshire, England.

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

17 Sat 13° 5° – Wind 21 km/h
18 Sun 13° 5° 0.7 mm, 27% Wind 22 km/h
19 Mon 14° 7° 0.7 mm, 57% Wind 17 km/h
20 Tue 13° 8° 5.7 mm, 60% Wind 13 km/h
21 Wed 13° 8° 5.3 mm, 69% Wind 27 km/h
22 Thu 15° 6° 2.4 mm, 80% Wind 20 km/h
23 Fri 14° 8° 34 mm, 84% Wind 36 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:34 AM Sunset 06:13 PM Daylight 10 hr, 38 min First quarter 44%

Map

Other gauges on the River Nadder

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
TisburyRiver gauge, River Nadder 0.61 m Normal −0.01 m 15 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
WindwhistleGroundwater well 0.38 m Normal −0.01 m 3.0 km
South NewtonRiver gauge, River Wylye 0.12 m Very low ±0 3.6 km
Salisbury Ashley RoadRiver gauge, River Avon 0.15 m Normal ±0 4.1 km
Salisbury Harnham BridgeRiver gauge, River Avon 0.27 m Low −0.01 m 5.1 km
Stoford CrossGroundwater well 11.46 m Normal −0.02 m 5.8 km
Salisbury BourneRiver gauge, River Bourne 0.69 m Low ±0 6.0 km
Nunton BridgeRiver gauge, River Ebble 0.43 m Low ±0 7.7 km
OdstockGroundwater well 48.27 m Normal −0.03 m 8.1 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Nadder at Wilton higher than last year?

It is about the same as on this day last year, when the reading was 0.09 m.

What is a normal level for the River Nadder at Wilton in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.10 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.08 m and 0.18 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 0.09 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Wilton today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 22:30 BST, the water level was 0.09 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Wilton rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Wilton 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 Wilton?

The highest level on record is 1.19 m on January 27, 2026. The lowest is 0.04 m on September 15, 2010.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:43109 (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.07637, -1.86257 (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 0.09 m 2026-10-17 21:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Wilton (ea:43109). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/wiltshire/wilton

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer