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character. The shaded band is its 10–90% range, widened so that about 80% of recent outcomes fall inside it.
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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.
8 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 20.8 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 7 report not discharging, and for 1 the monitor is offline or has not reported, so their status is not known.
Thames Water · into Howbery Ditch · 5.3 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
18 spills · 361 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
2 other overflows within 6 km are downstream of this gauge or on another branch of the river network, so they are 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 →
In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 1.38 m
on about 56 days.
This year so far: 45 days.
202645 days so far
202540 days
2024131 days, 16 of them high · 16 high
2023102 days
202217 days
202148 days, 10 of them high · 10 high
202082 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
201942 days, 3 of them high · 3 high
201836 days
201710 days
Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out.
The darker part is days above 2.48 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.
Flood history near this gauge
Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2008 for the 12 flood
areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.8 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 Dorchester flood history.
Flood areas linked to this gauge
Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 12 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.
The current level is 0.40m, which is within the typical range of 0.22 to 1.38m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.
Is the river level rising or falling at Dorchester?
Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently rising 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 River Thame at Dorchester?
The typical range at this station is 0.22m to 1.38m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 1.38m 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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