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Easing — down from 1.00 at 04:30, now 0.97
0.97

Bampton

Shill Brook
Cotswolds catchment • Bampton • Oxfordshire • ID: 0913TH • Level
(31m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 193 views

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Current Level
0.971 mASD?
▼ Easing (-1cm/hr)
24h Max
0.998 mASD
24h Min
0.919 mASD
Typical Range
0.87 - 1.06
mASD
Highest Recorded
2.17 mASD
EA official record
1.62 in our data (since Jun 2009)
Current level is 45% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -2 cm over 5h
25 Oct 08:00 ▬ steady 0.971 mASD
25 Oct 07:45 ▼ -0.5 cm 0.971 mASD
25 Oct 07:30 ▲ +0.4 cm 0.976 mASD
25 Oct 07:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.972 mASD
25 Oct 07:00 ▼ -0.3 cm 0.973 mASD
25 Oct 06:45 ▼ -0.5 cm 0.976 mASD
25 Oct 06:30 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.981 mASD
25 Oct 06:15 ▬ steady 0.980 mASD
25 Oct 06:00 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.980 mASD
25 Oct 05:45 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.982 mASD
25 Oct 05:30 ▼ -0.7 cm 0.981 mASD
25 Oct 05:15 ▲ +2 cm 0.988 mASD
25 Oct 05:00 ▼ -0.5 cm 0.969 mASD
25 Oct 04:45 ▼ -2 cm 0.974 mASD
25 Oct 04:30 ▲ +2 cm 0.998 mASD
25 Oct 04:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.983 mASD
25 Oct 04:00 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.984 mASD
25 Oct 03:45 ▲ +1 cm 0.988 mASD
25 Oct 03:30 ▼ -1 cm 0.977 mASD
25 Oct 03:15 0.987 mASD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Bampton
  • Watercourse: Shill Brook
  • Nearest Town: Bampton
  • County: Oxfordshire
  • Nearest reservoir: Farmoor (13.3 km) · 68.0% full (as of 30 Sep 2026)
  • Coordinates: 51°43'29"N 1°32'56"W (51.724660, -1.548870)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 9 Jun 2009
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 0913TH
  • RLOI id: 7001 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 0913TH-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: Cotswolds
  • Typical Range: 0.870 – 1.061 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.97 mASD (EA at 25 Oct 07:45)

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

Nearby Stations

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Connected downstream

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Nearby

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.

1 storm overflow is traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 4.9 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 1 reports not discharging.

💧
Thames Water · into Shill Brook · 4.9 km upstream along the river
25 spills · 404 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

Nearby, connection not known

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

💧
Thames Water · into Halfacre Brook · 2.5 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
14 spills · 185 hours in 2025
Monitor offline: it cannot say whether it is discharging

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. Sewage & storm overflows →

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 1.06 m on about 23 days. This year so far: 45 days.

2026 45 days, 3 of them high · 3 high so far
2025 65 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
2024 67 days, 17 of them high · 17 high
2023 18 days, 11 of them high · 11 high
2022 2 days
2021 12 days, 3 of them high · 3 high
2020 17 days, 6 of them high · 6 high
2019 20 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
2018 5 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
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 1.28 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2009 for the 6 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 1.4 km away).

9flood warnings 42flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 25 Nov 2024 — River Windrush at Witney and Ducklington

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 0 2
2025 0 3
2024 2 5
2023 0 6
2022 0 1
2021 1 1
2020 1 6
2019 0 3
2017 0 1
2016 0 1
2014 2 5
2013 0 3
2012 3 3
2009 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 Bampton flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 6 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Shill Brook at Bampton flooding today?

The current level is 0.97m, which is within the typical range of 0.87 to 1.06m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Bampton?

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.

What is a normal level for the Shill Brook at Bampton?

The typical range at this station is 0.87m to 1.06m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 1.06m 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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