River Levels

River Avon at Great Somerford

 

Current River Level: 0.14m, rising

Below normal for this location

Current level recorded at 4:00pm, Monday 16th October GMT
(5:00pm, Monday 16th October BST)

Change from previous measurement: 0.003m

The normal level of the River Avon at Great Somerford in average weather conditions is between 0.14m and 0.50m. It has been between these levels for at least 150 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
  • Catchment Area: Bristol Avon Little Avon Axe and North Somerset St
  • UK Hydrometric Area: Avon (Bristol)
  • Environment Agency Region: South West
  • Nearest Town/Village: Great Somerford
  • Local Authority: Wiltshire
  • Ceremonial County: Wiltshire

Nearby Monitoring Locations

Other monitoring locations on the River Avon
River Avon Map
Monitoring locations on nearby rivers

Nearby Flood Warning Locations

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.

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, 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.

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

No current or recent warnings.

Sherston Avon at Malmesbury
Sherston Avon and tributary at Malmesbury

No current or recent warnings.

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Long Term

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