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Water Level Rising Slightly
Up 0.02 m since 13:45, rising slightly
0.08

Mapledurham Lock

Thames ⚙ Structure
Vale of White Horse catchment • Mapledurham • West Berkshire • ID: 2199TH • Level
(33m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 150 views

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Current Level
0.079 mASD
▲ Rising slightly
24h Max
0.082 mASD
24h Min
0.057 mASD
Typical Range
0.02 - 0.30
mASD
Highest Recorded
0.85 mASD
EA official record
A 1.08 reading (20 Jul 2021) sits in our unverified raw history and is not treated as the record
Current level is 9% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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1 day

Flood predictions aren't generated for lock / structure gauges — their levels are driven by gate operation, not by catchment rainfall, so the forecast models would have no skill here.

Recent Readings

Rising · +0.3 cm over 5h
09 Oct 22:30 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.079 mASD
09 Oct 22:15 ▬ steady 0.078 mASD
09 Oct 22:00 ▬ steady 0.078 mASD
09 Oct 21:45 ▬ steady 0.078 mASD
09 Oct 21:30 ▬ steady 0.078 mASD
09 Oct 21:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.078 mASD
09 Oct 21:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.077 mASD
09 Oct 20:45 ▬ steady 0.078 mASD
09 Oct 20:30 ▬ steady 0.078 mASD
09 Oct 20:15 ▬ steady 0.078 mASD
09 Oct 20:00 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.078 mASD
09 Oct 19:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.076 mASD
09 Oct 19:30 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.077 mASD
09 Oct 19:15 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.076 mASD
09 Oct 19:00 ▲ +0.3 cm 0.080 mASD
09 Oct 18:45 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.077 mASD
09 Oct 18:30 ▲ +0.3 cm 0.076 mASD
09 Oct 18:15 ▼ -0.7 cm 0.073 mASD
09 Oct 18:00 ▲ +0.4 cm 0.080 mASD
09 Oct 17:45 0.076 mASD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Mapledurham Lock
  • Watercourse: River Thames
  • Nearest Town: Mapledurham
  • County: West Berkshire
  • Coordinates: 51°29'10"N 1°2'23"W (51.486033, -1.039654)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 1 Jan 1995
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station (multi-sensor)
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 2199TH
  • RLOI id: 7109 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 2199TH-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD
  • Typical rise rate: 5 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: Vale of White Horse
  • Typical Range: 0.017 – 0.300 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 2.17 mASD (EA at 9 Oct 22:15)

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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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.

73 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 12.6 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 71 report not discharging, and for 2 the monitor is offline or has not reported, so their status is not known.

💧
Thames Water · into River Thames · 12.6 km upstream along the river
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
No live feed for this overflow
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Thames Water · into Tributary Of River Bourne · 15.7 km upstream along the river
21 spills · 253 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
Placed on the river by its position alone.
💧
Thames Water · into Cholsey Brook · 19.4 km upstream along the river
4 spills · 44 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Thames Water · into Mill Brook · 25.0 km upstream along the river
137 spills · 2,721 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Thames Water · into Thame · 28.0 km upstream along the river
15 spills · 121 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Thames Water · into Moor Ditch · 38.2 km upstream along the river
26 spills · 339 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Thames Water · into Ginge Brook · 42.7 km upstream along the river
47 spills · 639 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Thames Water · into Pyrton Stream · 49.0 km upstream along the river
30 spills · 137 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
Placed on the river by its position alone.

65 more further upstream, up to 140.6 km away along the river.

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 River Sul · 2.4 km away in a straight line · its recorded watercourse is not the one mapped beside it
14 spills · 271 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Thames Water · into Into Land · 5.6 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

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.

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Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2008 for the 17 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.3 km away).

55flood warnings 199flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 16 Feb 2026 — River Thames at Purley Village

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 4 51
2025 2 10
2024 13 21
2023 1 17
2022 0 2
2021 1 10
2020 5 16
2019 1 10
2018 0 4
2016 0 13
2015 0 1
2014 18 7
2013 4 11
2012 5 15
2011 0 3
2010 0 4
2009 1 3
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 Mapledurham flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 17 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the River Thames at Mapledurham Lock flooding today?

The current level is 0.08m, which is within the typical range of 0.02 to 0.30m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Mapledurham Lock?

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 Thames at Mapledurham Lock?

The typical range at this station is 0.02m to 0.30m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 0.30m 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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