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Doles Ash

Groundwater Level 💧 Groundwater
Frome, Piddle, Poole Harbour and Purbeck catchment • Dorset • ID: 44236 • Level
The official "typical high" for this gauge is routinely exceeded (often the case on regulated rivers), so FloodRadar uses a threshold computed from this station's own data.
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Current Level
113.837 mAOD
▬ Steady
24h Max
113.846 mAOD
24h Min
113.837 mAOD
Typical Range
113.79 - 122.84
mAOD
Highest Recorded
125.99 mAOD
EA official record
126.07 in our data (since Mar 2017)
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Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -0.3 cm over 10h
09 Oct 19:00 ▬ steady 113.837 mAOD
09 Oct 18:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 113.838 mAOD
09 Oct 17:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 113.839 mAOD
09 Oct 16:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 113.838 mAOD
09 Oct 15:00 ▬ steady 113.839 mAOD
09 Oct 13:00 ▬ steady 113.839 mAOD
09 Oct 12:45 ▬ steady 113.839 mAOD
09 Oct 12:30 ▬ steady 113.839 mAOD
09 Oct 12:15 ▬ steady 113.839 mAOD
09 Oct 12:00 ▬ steady 113.839 mAOD
09 Oct 11:45 ▬ steady 113.839 mAOD
09 Oct 11:30 ▬ steady 113.839 mAOD
09 Oct 11:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 113.839 mAOD
09 Oct 11:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 113.840 mAOD
09 Oct 10:45 ▬ steady 113.839 mAOD
09 Oct 10:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 113.839 mAOD
09 Oct 10:15 ▬ steady 113.840 mAOD
09 Oct 10:00 ▬ steady 113.841 mAOD
09 Oct 09:45 ▬ steady 113.840 mAOD
09 Oct 09:30 113.840 mAOD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Doles Ash
  • Watercourse: Groundwater Level
  • County: Dorset
  • Nearest reservoir: Sutton Bingham (19.5 km) · 44.6% full (as of 31 Aug 2026)
  • Coordinates: 50°48'24"N 2°24'2"W (50.806765, -2.400522)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 7 Feb 2008
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: Groundwater (borehole)
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 44236
  • RLOI id: 9159 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 44236-level-groundwater-i-15_min-mAOD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mAOD
  • Typical rise rate: 1 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Frome, Piddle, Poole Harbour and Purbeck
  • Typical Range: 113.794 – 122.840 mAOD
  • EA Cross-check: 113.84 mAOD (EA at 9 Oct 19:00)

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How often this river runs high

In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 122.84 m on about 2 days. This year so far: 20 days.

2026 20 days so far
2025 0 days
2024 0 days
2023 14 days
2022 0 days
2021 0 days
2020 2 days
2018 0 days
2017 0 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 2012 for the 5 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 5.2 km away).

48flood warnings 32flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 18 Mar 2026 — Groundwater flooding for the Piddle Valley

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 21 8
2025 2 3
2024 8 4
2023 8 4
2021 0 1
2020 4 2
2019 4 3
2018 1 1
2016 0 1
2014 0 1
2013 0 1
2012 0 3

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

Flood areas linked to this gauge

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Frequently asked questions

Is the Groundwater Level at Doles Ash flooding today?

The current level is 113.84m, which is within the typical range of 113.79 to 122.84m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Doles Ash?

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 Groundwater Level at Doles Ash?

The typical range at this station is 113.79m to 122.84m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 122.84m 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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