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Ashton Vale water level

River gauge, River Avon, Bristol, United Kingdom

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Below the normal range

Water level

0.91m Steady over the last 24 hours

1 2 3 Highest onrecord 3.60 m Lowest on record 0.83 m

History

0.91.01.1mOct 11Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.91.01.1mOct 11Oct 14Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.91.01.1mSep 18Sep 25Oct 3Oct 10Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.91.01.1mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

At 0.91 m, the River Avon at Ashton Vale is below normal.

The usual range here runs from 0.91 m to 1.16 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.89 m and 1.07 m.

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

Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range
0.91 m – 1.16 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.89 m – 1.07 m
Highest on record
3.60 mMarch 8, 2016
Lowest on record
0.83 mJuly 17, 2006

On the river at Ashton Vale

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 Avon

River Avon, Bristol

The River Avon is a river in the southwest of England. To distinguish it from a number of other rivers of the same name, it is often called the Bristol Avon. The name 'Avon' is from an ancestor of the Welsh word afon, meaning 'river'.

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

18 Sun 12° 4° 0.1 mm Wind 18 km/h
19 Mon 14° 6° 5.3 mm, 92% Wind 15 km/h
20 Tue 12° 7° 1.5 mm, 76% Wind 7 km/h
21 Wed 13° 6° 4.2 mm, 45% Wind 21 km/h
22 Thu 14° 7° 3.7 mm, 74% Wind 16 km/h
23 Fri 10° 7° 15 mm, 88% Wind 25 km/h
24 Sat 10° 6° 3.6 mm, 65% Wind 24 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:13 PM Daylight 10 hr, 34 min First quarter 45%

Map

Other gauges on the River Avon

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Bristol Bedminster St Johns Lane DownstreamRiver gauge, River Avon 0.33 m No reference yet ±0 1.9 km
Bristol Bedminster St Johns Lane UpstreamRiver gauge, River Avon 0.33 m Normal −0.01 m 1.9 km
Netham WeirRiver gauge, River Avon 0.26 m Normal ±0 5.1 km
Bristol Netham LockRiver gauge, River Avon 6.11 m Normal ±0 5.1 km
Keynsham, RivermeadRiver gauge, River Avon 4.69 m Low ±0 9.8 km
SaltfordRiver gauge, River Avon 0.51 m Normal ±0 13 km
Bath Destructor BridgeRiver gauge, River Avon 3.40 m Normal −0.01 m 18 km
BathfordRiver gauge, River Avon 0.74 m Normal ±0 22 km
Bradford on AvonRiver gauge, River Avon 1.04 m Normal ±0 27 km
CorshamRiver gauge, River Avon 0.02 m Very low −0.01 m 30 km
Great SomerfordRiver gauge, River Avon 0.14 m Low ±0 42 km
Upavon EastRiver gauge, River Avon 0.19 m Low ±0 59 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Colliters BrookRiver gauge 0.01 m Low ±0 1.4 km
Bristol Harbour Passage StreetRiver gauge, Bristol Frome 6.16 m Low ±0 3.2 km
BrislingtonRiver gauge, Brislington Brook 0.04 m Very low ±0 5.1 km
EastvilleRiver gauge, Bristol Frome 7.52 m Normal −0.06 m 5.4 km
Markham BrookRiver gauge 5.30 m Very low ±0 6.1 km
Filton Southmead RoadRiver gauge, River Trym 0.01 m Normal ±0 7.7 km
Chew Magna LevelRiver gauge, Winford Brook 0.16 m Normal ±0 8.0 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Avon at Ashton Vale?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.91 m to 1.16 m for this gauge.

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 0.91 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Ashton Vale today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 03:00 BST, the water level was 0.91 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Ashton Vale rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Ashton Vale normal?

Below the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Ashton Vale?

The highest level on record is 3.60 m on March 8, 2016. The lowest is 0.83 m on July 17, 2006.

How often is this data updated?

The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:53184 (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.43902, -2.62578 (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 0.91 m 2026-10-18 02:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Ashton Vale (ea:53184). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/bristol/ashton-vale

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