River Avon at Great Somerford

Current River Level: 0.144m, falling

Below normal for this location

Current level recorded at 5:00am, Thursday 16th August BST
(4:00am, Thursday 16th August GMT)

Change from previous measurement: -0.003m
(recorded at 5:00pm, Wednesday 15th August BST)

The normal level of the River Avon at Great Somerford in average weather conditions is between 0.14m and 0.74m. It has been between these levels for at least 151 days in the past year.

The usual range of the River Avon at Great Somerford in more extreme weather conditions is between 0.15m and 0.70m. It has been between these levels for 90% of the time since monitoring began.

The most recent high is 2.11m, reached on Tuesday 24th December 2013 at 11:30am.

The highest level ever recorded at the River Avon at Great Somerford is 2.43m, reached on Thursday 11th July 1968 at 10:15am.

Monitoring Station: Great Somerford
Environment Agency Location ID: 53143
Watercourse: River Avon, Bristol
Operational Area: Bristol Avon Rural
Catchment Area: Avon Bristol and North Somerset Streams
UK Hydrometric Area: Avon (Bristol)
Environment Agency Region: South West

Nearest Town/Village: Great Somerford
Local Authority: Wiltshire
Ceremonial County: Wiltshire

Latitude: 51.547559
Longitude: -2.049871
OS Grid Reference: ST966831
Level Datum AOD: 57.5m

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Nearby Flood Warning Locations

Upper Bristol Avon Area
Upper River Avon and tributaries including Malmesbury and Chippenham

No current or recent warnings.

Bristol Avon (upper) from Malmesbury to Chippenham
Bristol Avon and tributaries from downstream of Malmesbury to Chippenham including Cow Bridge, Hullavington, Corston, Rodbourne, Kingsmead Mill, Great Somerford, Lower Seagry, Christian Malford, Sutton Benger, Kellaways, East Tytherton and Stanley

No current or recent warnings.

Dauntsey Brook at Dauntsey, Olivemead Lane, Sodom Lane, Church Lane and Swallet Gate areas
Olivemead Lane, The Green and Sodom Lane including Great Dairy Farm. Church Lane including Dauntsey Fields Farm and Union Farm and the Swallet Gate area including St James and St Johns

No current or recent warnings.

Dauntsey Brook at Dauntsey, Old Sodom Lane and The Green areas
Riverside properties on Old Sodom Lane, The Green and Dauntsey Green including Earl Danbys Primary School. Sodom Lane including Barn Farm and Evergreen Farm and the area around the Providance Chapel

No current or recent warnings.

Sherston Avon at Malmesbury
Sherston Avon and tributary at Malmesbury

No current or recent warnings.

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