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Saltford

Avon
Bristol Avon Little Avon Axe and North Somerset St catchment • Saltford • Bath and North East Somerset • ID: 53126 • Level
(21m ago) • 3 readings/hr • 195 views

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Current Level
0.526 mASD
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.538 mASD
24h Min
0.519 mASD
Typical Range
0.48 - 1.23
mASD
Highest Recorded
2.39 mASD
EA official record
2.39 in our data (since Nov 2012)
Current level is 22% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -0.6 cm over 6h
09 Oct 14:15 ▼ -0.5 cm 0.526 mASD
09 Oct 14:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.531 mASD
09 Oct 13:45 ▬ steady 0.530 mASD
09 Oct 13:15 ▬ steady 0.530 mASD
09 Oct 13:00 ▬ steady 0.530 mASD
09 Oct 12:45 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.530 mASD
09 Oct 12:30 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.532 mASD
09 Oct 12:00 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.530 mASD
09 Oct 11:45 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.528 mASD
09 Oct 11:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.530 mASD
09 Oct 11:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.531 mASD
09 Oct 11:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.532 mASD
09 Oct 10:45 ▬ steady 0.531 mASD
09 Oct 10:30 ▲ +0.3 cm 0.531 mASD
09 Oct 10:00 ▼ -0.3 cm 0.528 mASD
09 Oct 09:45 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.531 mASD
09 Oct 09:15 ▲ +0.3 cm 0.533 mASD
09 Oct 09:00 ▼ -0.3 cm 0.530 mASD
09 Oct 08:30 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.533 mASD
09 Oct 08:15 0.532 mASD

Station Details

Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 53126
  • RLOI id: 3043 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 53126-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD
  • Typical rise rate: 4 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Bristol Avon Little Avon Axe and North Somerset St
  • Datum: 12.200m AOD
  • Typical Range: 0.482 – 1.234 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.53 mASD (EA at 9 Oct 13:45)

Geographic coordinates may reflect the access point for the gauge, and not the precise location in the watercourse that it is taking readings from.

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Distances by river: OS Open Rivers. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

💧 Storm overflows upstream of this gauge

Storm overflows whose water reaches this gauge on the mapped river network, nearest first by distance along the river. The status is each water company's monitor: it says whether an overflow is discharging, not how much or what it contains.

245 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 190 m away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 232 report not discharging, and for 13 the monitor is offline or has not reported, so their status is not known.

💧
Wessex Water · into River Avon · 190 m upstream along the river
9 spills · 2 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Wessex Water · into Corston Brook · 1.9 km upstream along the river
29 spills · 99 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Wessex Water · into River Avon (Via Sws) · 4.2 km upstream along the river
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
Reaches the river through a sewer, so where it enters is approximate.
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Wessex Water · into River Avon Via Sws · 4.6 km upstream along the river
6 spills · 12 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
Reaches the river through a sewer, so where it enters is approximate.
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Wessex Water · into River Avon · 4.6 km upstream along the river
18 spills · 115 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Wessex Water · into River Avon(S) · 4.6 km upstream along the river
44 spills · 26 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Wessex Water · into River Avon (S) · 4.6 km upstream along the river
6 spills · 43 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Wessex Water · into River Avon · 5.0 km upstream along the river
3 spills · 3 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

237 more further upstream, up to 99.1 km away along the river.

Nearby, connection not known

Within 6 km in a straight line, but the river map cannot say whether their water passes this gauge.

💧
Wessex Water · into Charlton Bottom Via Sws · 4.7 km away in a straight line · reaches the river through a sewer or culvert
24 spills · 6 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Wessex Water · into Charlton Bottom Via Sws · 4.7 km away in a straight line · reaches the river through a sewer or culvert
7 spills · 8 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Wessex Water · into A Culverted Trib Of River Avon · 5.3 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
6 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

17 other overflows within 6 km are downstream of this gauge or on another branch of the river network, so they are not listed.

These are the water companies' monitor statuses; a spill does not by itself explain a change in the gauge level. River connections and distances are traced on OS Open Rivers (edition 2026-04), which leaves out many small channels. Explore the sewage map →

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

Rainfall & Weather

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How often this river runs high

In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 1.23 m on about 12 days. This year so far: 14 days.

2026 14 days so far
2025 16 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
2024 27 days, 14 of them high · 14 high
2023 25 days, 5 of them high · 5 high
2022 4 days
2021 6 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
2020 15 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
2019 10 days
2018 6 days
2017 1 day

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out. The darker part is days above 1.46 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2007 for the 10 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 4.2 km away).

27flood warnings 83flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 27 Jan 2026 — River Chew from Stanton Drew to the Bristol Avon at Keynsham

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 1 1
2025 3 5
2024 7 10
2023 4 5
2021 0 1
2020 3 4
2019 0 4
2018 0 2
2016 2 6
2015 0 1
2014 1 8
2013 2 6
2012 4 15
2011 0 4
2009 0 2
2008 0 7
2007 0 2

Warnings apply to a whole flood area, not necessarily this exact spot. Years before 2006 aren't covered by the EA's historic record. See also the Saltford flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 10 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the River Avon at Saltford flooding today?

The current level is 0.53m, which is within the typical range of 0.48 to 1.23m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Saltford?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently steady. The chart above shows the last 12 hours of measurements by default (up to 7 days), updated roughly every 15 minutes.

What is a normal level for the River Avon at Saltford?

The typical range at this station is 0.48m to 1.23m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 1.23m are higher than usually seen and may indicate a flood risk.

How often is this river level data updated?

Readings are supplied by the Environment Agency gauge. FloodRadar checks for updates roughly every 15 minutes; the timestamp above shows how recent the latest available reading is.

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