Bristol Avon Little Avon Axe and North Somerset St catchment
• Malago • City of Bristol • ID: E6487 • Level
(36m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 167 views
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Current Level
0.328 mASD
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.352 mASD
24h Min
0.327 mASD
Typical Range
0.30 - 0.75
mASD
Highest Recorded
0.85 mASD
EA official record
0.78 in our data (since Mar 2025)
Current level is 38% of this
🚽Sewage overflows nearby
Recent Water Levels
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1 day
EA forecast (official)
Flood predictions aren't generated for
lock / structure gauges —
their levels are driven by gate operation,
not by catchment rainfall, so the forecast models would have no skill here.
Bristol Bedminster St Johns Lane Upstream (E6480) — level at this site
7 days
A separate gauge 1.4 m from this one at the same site, shown here for context.
Its readings are its own and are never merged with this page's.
Long Term
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Consecutive rainy days0 → 10+
Days Above Normal
This year vs 5-year monthly range
Recent Readings
Falling · -0.4 cm over 6h
10 Oct 00:30▬ steady0.328 mASD
10 Oct 00:15▬ steady0.328 mASD
10 Oct 00:00▬ steady0.328 mASD
09 Oct 23:45▬ steady0.328 mASD
09 Oct 23:30▬ steady0.328 mASD
09 Oct 22:30▼ -0.1 cm0.328 mASD
09 Oct 22:15▬ steady0.329 mASD
09 Oct 22:00▬ steady0.329 mASD
09 Oct 21:45▬ steady0.329 mASD
09 Oct 21:30▬ steady0.329 mASD
09 Oct 21:15▼ -0.1 cm0.329 mASD
09 Oct 21:00▬ steady0.330 mASD
09 Oct 20:45▬ steady0.330 mASD
09 Oct 20:30▼ -0.1 cm0.330 mASD
09 Oct 20:15▬ steady0.331 mASD
09 Oct 20:00▬ steady0.331 mASD
09 Oct 19:45▬ steady0.331 mASD
09 Oct 19:30▼ -0.1 cm0.331 mASD
09 Oct 19:15▬ steady0.332 mASD
09 Oct 19:000.332 mASD
Station Details
Monitoring Station: Bristol Bedminster St Johns Lane Downstream
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.
10 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 180 m away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 9 report not discharging, and for 1 the monitor is offline or has not reported, so their status is not known.
Wessex Water · into River Avon Via Sws · 1.1 km away in a straight line · discharges into a tidal reach, where the water moves both ways
15 spills · 43 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
131 more within 6 km whose connection is not known.
1 other overflow within 6 km is downstream of this gauge or on another branch of the river network, so it is 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 →
Days this gauge reached its typical high of 0.75 m, year by year.
This year so far: 0 days.
20260 days so far
20253 days patchy data
Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out, so a year marked patchy may have run high more often than shown.
Flood history near this gauge
Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2007 for the 18 flood
areas linked to this gauge (nearest 1.6 km away).
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 Malago flood history.
Flood areas linked to this gauge
Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 18 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.
Is the River Avon at Bristol Bedminster St Johns Lane Downstream flooding today?
The current level is 0.33m, which is within the typical range of 0.30 to 0.75m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.
Is the river level rising or falling at Bristol Bedminster St Johns Lane Downstream?
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 Bristol Bedminster St Johns Lane Downstream?
The typical range at this station is 0.30m to 0.75m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 0.75m 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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