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River Thames level upstream at Benson Lock

This measuring station takes 2 measurements. You're viewing the upstream level. View the downstream level.

Latest at 7:00am on 22 November

Height
0.09m
Trend
Falling
State
Normal

Normal range 0.04m to 0.31m

Height in metres over the last 5 days

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How levels here could affect nearby areas

1.56m
Water reaches the highest level recorded at this measuring station (4 January 2003)
0.31m
Top of normal range. Low-lying land flooding possible above this level
0.09m
Latest level

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