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River Thames level upstream at Caversham Lock

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

Latest at 6:30am on 2 May

Height
0.24m
Trend
Steady
State
Normal

Normal range 0.07m to 0.30m

Height in metres over the last 5 days

Threshold: 0.3m Top of normal range0.21m 6:00am, 27 Apr0.24m 11:15am, 27 Apr0.18m 12:30pm, 27 Apr0.24m 3:00pm, 27 Apr0.22m 7:00pm, 27 Apr0.27m 7:00am, 28 Apr0.19m 9:30am, 28 Apr0.29m 11:15am, 28 Apr0.20m 1:00pm, 28 Apr0.28m 1:30pm, 28 Apr0.25m 5:30pm, 28 Apr0.28m 7:00pm, 28 Apr0.28m 8:45am, 29 Apr0.23m 10:15am, 29 Apr0.27m 11:30am, 29 Apr0.25m 12:15pm, 29 Apr0.27m 1:45pm, 29 Apr0.25m 12:00am, 30 Apr0.26m 9:45am, 30 Apr0.24m 11:00am, 30 Apr0.27m 2:00pm, 30 Apr0.23m 4:00pm, 30 Apr0.25m 4:30pm, 30 Apr0.25m 9:45am, 1 May0.23m 10:15am, 1 May0.27m 11:45am, 1 May0.23m 2:45pm, 1 May0.26m 3:30pm, 1 May0.23m 6:00pm, 1 May0.24m 5:30am, 2 May
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How levels here could affect nearby areas

1.02m
Water reaches the highest level recorded at this measuring station (16 June 2003)
0.30m
Top of normal range. Low-lying land flooding possible above this level
0.24m
Latest level

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

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