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0.46

Steventon

Ginge Brook
Vale of White Horse catchment • Steventon • Oxfordshire • ID: 1796TH • Level
(22m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 207 views

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Current Level
0.461 mASD?
▼ Falling (-2cm/hr)
24h Max
0.543 mASD
24h Min
0.461 mASD
Typical Range
0.52 - 1.02
mASD
Highest Recorded
1.67 mASD
EA official record
A 1.92 reading (25 Nov 2025) sits in our unverified raw history and is not treated as the record
Current level is 28% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -8 cm over 5h
25 Oct 09:15 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.461 mASD
25 Oct 09:00 ▼ -0.6 cm 0.465 mASD
25 Oct 08:45 ▼ -0.5 cm 0.471 mASD
25 Oct 08:30 ▼ -0.6 cm 0.476 mASD
25 Oct 08:15 ▼ -0.5 cm 0.482 mASD
25 Oct 08:00 ▼ -0.6 cm 0.487 mASD
25 Oct 07:45 ▼ -0.6 cm 0.493 mASD
25 Oct 07:30 ▼ -0.3 cm 0.499 mASD
25 Oct 07:15 ▼ -0.5 cm 0.502 mASD
25 Oct 07:00 ▼ -0.5 cm 0.507 mASD
25 Oct 06:45 ▼ -0.5 cm 0.512 mASD
25 Oct 06:30 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.517 mASD
25 Oct 06:15 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.521 mASD
25 Oct 06:00 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.525 mASD
25 Oct 05:45 ▼ -0.3 cm 0.529 mASD
25 Oct 05:30 ▼ -0.3 cm 0.532 mASD
25 Oct 05:15 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.535 mASD
25 Oct 05:00 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.537 mASD
25 Oct 04:45 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.539 mASD
25 Oct 04:30 0.541 mASD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Steventon
  • Watercourse: Ginge Brook
  • Nearest Town: Steventon
  • County: Oxfordshire
  • Nearest reservoir: Farmoor (14.5 km) · 68.0% full (as of 30 Sep 2026)
  • Coordinates: 51°37'16"N 1°19'25"W (51.621195, -1.323534)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 1 Jan 2005
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 1796TH
  • RLOI id: 7082 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 1796TH-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD?
  • 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: Vale of White Horse
  • Typical Range: 0.523 – 1.023 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.47 mASD (EA at 25 Oct 08:45)

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

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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. Those nearby are listed below.

Nearby, connection not known

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

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Thames Water · into Odhay Hill Ditch/River Thames · 4.2 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
13 spills · 112 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 →

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 1.02 m on about 16 days. This year so far: 29 days.

2026 29 days, 7 of them high · 7 high so far
2025 9 days, 6 of them high · 6 high
2024 85 days, 20 of them high · 20 high
2023 7 days, 5 of them high · 5 high
2022 0 days
2021 5 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
2020 29 days, 8 of them high · 8 high
2019 5 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
2018 1 day
2017 0 days

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out. The darker part is days above 1.12 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 8 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.8 km away).

14flood warnings 174flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 25 Nov 2024 — River Ock at Abingdon and Caldecott

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 0 46
2025 0 6
2024 9 16
2023 1 19
2022 0 1
2021 0 5
2020 1 13
2019 0 4
2018 0 5
2017 0 3
2016 0 8
2015 1 3
2014 2 8
2013 0 11
2012 0 16
2011 0 1
2010 0 3
2009 0 5
2008 0 1

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 Steventon flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 8 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Ginge Brook at Steventon flooding today?

The current level is 0.46m, which is below the typical range. Flooding is very unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Steventon?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently falling. 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 Ginge Brook at Steventon?

The typical range at this station is 0.52m to 1.02m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 1.02m 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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