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No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Updated 2026-10-10 04:45:03 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Thame is a market town and civil parish in Oxfordshire, England. It is located about 13 miles (21 km) east of the city of Oxford, 10 miles (16 km) south-west of Aylesbury and 40 miles (64 km) north-west of London. It derives its name from the River Thame, which flows along the north side of the town and forms part of the county border with Buckinghamshire. The parish includes the hamlet of Moreton, just south of the town. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 11,561. Thame was founded in the Anglo-Saxon era and was in the kingdom of Wessex.
The nearest watercourse on the river map is the River Thame, about 30 m from the middle of Thame's gauges. It flows into the River Thames about 37 km downstream.
A gauge downstream shows water that has already passed this point; one upstream sees it first. Distances along the river are from the point on the River Thame nearest the middle of Thame's gauges. From Ordnance Survey’s river map (OS Open Rivers), which leaves out small streams, ditches and culverts, so a nearer one may exist. This describes where water goes on the map; it says nothing about flooding at any address. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.
Thame is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the River Thame, in Buckinghamshire. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The River Thame is monitored by 1 station (Thame Bridge). Each station records water levels continuously, with data synced to FloodRadar every 5 minutes.
There are 3 Environment Agency flood warning areas within 10km of Thame. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: River Thame from Marsworth to Dorchester including, Long Marston, Rowsham, North Aylesbury, Cuddington, Thame, Ickford, Wheatley, Drayton St Leonard, Overy, the Horsenden Stream at Princes Risborough and the Chalgrove Brook at Chalgrove and Stadhampton; River Thame from North Aylesbury to Chiselhampton including Eythrope, Cuddington, Thame, Shabbington, Ickford, Waterperry, Cuddesdon, Wheatley and Chippinghurst; Horsenden Stream at Summerleys Road, Willow Way, Station Road and Angood Close..
There are 5 storm overflows within 5km of Thame. None of the 5 with a reporting monitor are currently discharging. Enable "Sewage" on the map above to see their locations.
Each has its own page of live status and past discharges:
If flooding is forecast in Thame, call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 for the latest information. Move valuables upstairs, turn off gas and electricity if safe to do so, and avoid walking or driving through flood water. Sign up for flood warnings on any station page above to receive email alerts when water levels rise. For emergency numbers, a preparation checklist and insurance guidance, see our flood help & preparation guide.
Thame gets about 631 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 68 mm; driest March, 39 mm). That is 46% drier than the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year. See the rain gauges →
A thirty-year average for the area, not a forecast and not a flood risk on its own. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 2.4 km away. Average rainfall: HadUK-Grid v1.3.2, Met Office. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Floods whose mapped extent (EA Recorded Flood Outlines) reached within ~5 km of the town centre — most recent first. These are records of mapped extents, not a full list of floods. See them on the map →
Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded.
Current verdict: Normal. No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Thame has river level monitoring on River Thame — 1 monitoring station in total.
Use the GOV.UK Check for Flooding service (check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk) or call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 (24 hours). You can also set up free FloodRadar email or browser alerts from any station page above.
Follow official advice: move valuables and vehicles to safety, never walk or drive through flood water, turn off gas and electricity if safe, and check on vulnerable neighbours. See our flood preparation guide at floodradar.co.uk/flood-help.
Yes — the Environment Agency's Recorded Flood Outlines dataset shows 2 recorded flood extents around the town centre since 1703, most recently in 1992. That is a count of mapped extents, not of separate floods. Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded. See the flood history link below.
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