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Water Level Easing
Easing — down from 96.66 at 17:00, now 96.61
96.61

Piddington

Groundwater Level 💧 Groundwater
Wye catchment • Wye • Buckinghamshire • ID: SU89/7 • Level
(2h ago) • 1 reading/hr • 79 views

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Current Level
96.611 mAOD
▼ Easing
24h Max
96.741 mAOD
24h Min
96.611 mAOD
Typical Range
94.21 - 104.50
mAOD
Highest Recorded
107.65 mAOD
EA official record
102.46 in our data (since Feb 2026)
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Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -4 cm over 29h
10 Oct 11:00 ▼ -1 cm 96.611 mAOD
10 Oct 00:00 ▼ -0.2 cm 96.625 mAOD
09 Oct 23:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 96.627 mAOD
09 Oct 22:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 96.628 mAOD
09 Oct 21:00 ▬ steady 96.629 mAOD
09 Oct 20:00 ▼ -0.2 cm 96.630 mAOD
09 Oct 19:00 ▬ steady 96.632 mAOD
09 Oct 18:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 96.633 mAOD
09 Oct 17:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 96.634 mAOD
09 Oct 16:00 ▼ -0.2 cm 96.635 mAOD
09 Oct 15:00 ▼ -0.2 cm 96.637 mAOD
09 Oct 14:00 ▬ steady 96.639 mAOD
09 Oct 13:00 ▼ -0.2 cm 96.639 mAOD
09 Oct 12:00 ▬ steady 96.641 mAOD
09 Oct 11:00 ▬ steady 96.642 mAOD
09 Oct 10:00 ▼ -0.2 cm 96.642 mAOD
09 Oct 09:00 ▬ steady 96.644 mAOD
09 Oct 08:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 96.645 mAOD
09 Oct 07:00 ▼ -0.2 cm 96.646 mAOD
09 Oct 06:00 96.648 mAOD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Piddington
  • Watercourse: Groundwater Level
  • Nearest Town: Wye
  • County: Buckinghamshire
  • Coordinates: 51°40'37"N 0°49'46"W (51.676815, -0.829357)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 6 Dec 2000
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: Groundwater (borehole)
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: SU89/7
  • RLOI id: 9582 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: SU89_7-level-groundwater-i-1_h-mAOD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mAOD
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Wye
  • Typical Range: 94.207 – 104.500 mAOD
  • EA Cross-check: 96.61 mAOD (EA at 10 Oct 11:00)

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Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2014 for the 3 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 2.1 km away).

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Most recent flood alert: 26 Mar 2024 — flooding in the High Wycombe area

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2024 0 1
2020 0 1
2014 0 1

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Frequently asked questions

Is the Groundwater Level at Piddington flooding today?

The current level is 96.61m, which is within the typical range of 94.21 to 104.50m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Piddington?

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

Why is the level slowly falling?

When little or no rain has fallen for a while, a river level gradually drops as the water stored in the ground and soil drains away with nothing to replace it. This is called baseflow recession and is normal in dry spells. Only about 5.0mm of rain has fallen nearby in the last 7 days, so the flow is being sustained mainly by groundwater. A gentle decline like this is expected and is not a sign of a problem — downstream gauges often recede a little faster than headwaters further upstream, and levels recover once rain returns.

What is a normal level for the Groundwater Level at Piddington?

The typical range at this station is 94.21m to 104.50m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 104.50m 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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