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River Thames level downstream at Shifford Lock

Latest at 10:00am on 26 December

Height
3.70m
Trend
Steady
State
High

Normal range 1.74m to 3.53m

Height in metres over the last 5 days

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How levels here could affect nearby areas

4.41m
Water reaches the highest level recorded at this measuring station (23 July 2007)
4.05m
Property flooding is possible above this level
3.70m
Latest level
3.53m (level exceeded)
Top of normal range. Low-lying land flooding possible above this level. One or more flood alerts may be issued.

Flooding might not happen again at the same historical levels. This may be because flood management schemes are now in place.

How we measure river, sea and groundwater levels