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Ampney St Peter

Ampney Brook ⚙ Structure
Cotswolds catchment • Ampney St Peter • Gloucestershire • ID: 0470TH • Level
(21m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 206 views

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Current Level
0.081 mASD
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.086 mASD
24h Min
0.081 mASD
Typical Range
0.04 - 0.93
mASD
Highest Recorded
1.23 mASD
EA official record
1.22 in our data (since Apr 1987)
Current level is 7% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Steady over 5h
08 Oct 16:45 ▬ steady 0.081 mASD
08 Oct 16:30 ▬ steady 0.081 mASD
08 Oct 16:15 ▬ steady 0.081 mASD
08 Oct 16:00 ▬ steady 0.081 mASD
08 Oct 15:45 ▬ steady 0.081 mASD
08 Oct 15:30 ▬ steady 0.081 mASD
08 Oct 15:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.081 mASD
08 Oct 15:00 ▬ steady 0.082 mASD
08 Oct 14:45 ▬ steady 0.082 mASD
08 Oct 14:30 ▬ steady 0.082 mASD
08 Oct 14:15 ▬ steady 0.082 mASD
08 Oct 13:45 ▬ steady 0.082 mASD
08 Oct 13:30 ▬ steady 0.082 mASD
08 Oct 13:15 ▬ steady 0.082 mASD
08 Oct 13:00 ▬ steady 0.082 mASD
08 Oct 12:45 ▬ steady 0.082 mASD
08 Oct 12:15 ▬ steady 0.082 mASD
08 Oct 12:00 ▬ steady 0.082 mASD
08 Oct 11:45 ▬ steady 0.082 mASD
08 Oct 11:30 0.082 mASD

Station Details

Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 0470TH
  • RLOI id: 7021 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 0470TH-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD
  • Typical rise rate: 0 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: ⚙ Yes — lock, weir, sluice or pump
  • Catchment Area: Cotswolds
  • Typical Range: 0.044 – 0.930 mASD
  • Drainage Area: 45 km² upstream of this gauge
  • Flow Data: Daily mean flow (m³/s) to 6 Oct (2 days behind — the EA publishes each day's mean a day or two after it ends; unchecked, provisional) via EA Hydrology
  • EA Cross-check: 0.08 mASD (EA at 8 Oct 16:15)
  • Flow Archive: National River Flow Archive ↗

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

Nearby Stations

Gauges connected to this river, and others nearby. A distance “by river” follows the river on the map; any other is in a straight line.

Connected downstream

Same river system, separate branch

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

💧 Storm overflows upstream of this gauge

None of the storm overflows FloodRadar holds is traced upstream of this gauge on the mapped river network. That is not the same as none: the map leaves out many small streams and culverts, so an overflow it cannot place may still drain here, and not every company publishes every overflow.

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 →

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

Rainfall & Weather

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How often this river runs high

This gauge rarely reaches its typical high of 0.93 m: 0 days since 2017. This year so far: 0 days.

2026 0 days so far
2025 0 days
2024 0 days
2023 0 days
2022 0 days
2021 0 days
2020 0 days
2019 0 days
2018 0 days
2017 0 days

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2012 for the 11 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 2.6 km away).

36flood warnings 118flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 3 Mar 2026 — River Coln from Fossebridge to Quennington

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 12 56
2025 0 7
2024 1 12
2023 8 12
2022 0 1
2021 1 4
2020 5 4
2019 1 4
2018 0 3
2017 0 3
2016 0 3
2014 1 2
2013 0 1
2012 7 6

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 Ampney St Peter flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 11 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

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Catchment Character

🌊 Groundwater-fed Slow and steady — fed largely by groundwater, so levels change gradually, not in sudden spikes.

Your catchment is all the land that drains rainfall into the river above this gauge. Its character — how steep, wet, wooded, urban or chalky that land is — decides how fast rain here turns into a rising river. A steep, bare or clay catchment is “flashy” (rises and falls quickly, floods easily); a flat, chalk or well-wooded one is slow and steady. The tiles below put numbers to that; the flow-duration curve reads left-to-right from the river’s typical high flows (Q5) down to its low flows (Q95) — a steep curve means a flashy river.

The physical character of the land that drains to this gauge, and how it shapes its flood response — from the National River Flow Archive (UKCEH).

Baseflow Index
0.81
groundwater-fed — slow & steady
Avg Annual Rainfall
873 mm/yr
1991–2020 · +4% since 1941–70
Urban Extent
0.4%
largely rural
Highest Daily Mean Flow
9.64 m³/s
24 Dec 2012 · daily mean, not the instantaneous peak
Flow-Duration Curve
mean 0.6121.850.4470.0185% (high)% of days exceeded95% (low)
Daily flow (m³/s) exceeded each % of the time — a steep curve is flashy, a flat one is steady. Q5 high · Q50 median · Q95 low.
Land Cover (2023)
Woodland 7%Grassland 49%Arable 42%Urban 2%
Arable 67% → 42% since 1990

Flow affected by: groundwater abstraction, industrial / agricultural abstraction.

Photos

Gauging-station photographs from the National River Flow Archive (UKCEH).

Photos © NRFA / UKCEH & the measuring authority — shown at web resolution. Full gallery on the NRFA ↗

About this gauge

The station is located within the upper Thames catchment in the headwaters of Ampney Brook.

More detail

The catchment

The Ampney Brook is a dip-slope stream draining the pervious Great Oolite of the Cotswolds. A rural catchment with small, scattered settlements. The contributing area is greater than the topographical catchment.

The station

Flat V weir, 1:10 cross-slope.

How it measures flow

Theoretical calibration confirmed by gaugings. Drowning unlikely (but d/s stilling well installed). Full range.

Flow regime

Primarily natural baseflow-dominated regime but gw abstraction lower down the Churn catchment is likely to have an impact. Station is located just d/s of a fish farm (now closed).

The flow record

Realistic late-2000 flow pattern (rare amongst Cotswold stations).

Descriptions from the National River Flow Archive (UKCEH). NRFA station record ↗

Gauge Details

How this gauging station is built and how long it has measured (NRFA / UKCEH).

Gauge type
Flat-V weir
Operating since
1983
Station datum
95.3 mAOD
Flow record
1983–2024 · 41 yrs · 100% complete
Hydrometric area
39
Measured by
Environment Agency

Frequently asked questions

Is the Ampney Brook at Ampney St Peter flooding today?

The current level is 0.08m, which is within the typical range of 0.04 to 0.93m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Ampney St Peter?

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 Ampney Brook at Ampney St Peter?

The typical range at this station is 0.04m to 0.93m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 0.93m 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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