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Easing — down from 0.22 at 01:00, now 0.18
0.18

Calne

Marden
Bristol Avon Little Avon Axe and North Somerset St catchment • Calne • Wiltshire • ID: 531112 • Level
(22m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 217 views

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Current Level
0.183 mASD?
▼ Easing
24h Max
0.280 mASD
24h Min
0.145 mASD
Typical Range
0.04 - 0.48
mASD
Highest Recorded
1.28 mASD
EA official record
1.29 in our data (since Mar 2004)
Current level is 14% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -2 cm over 5h
25 Oct 09:15 ▬ steady 0.183 mASD
25 Oct 09:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.183 mASD
25 Oct 08:45 ▬ steady 0.184 mASD
25 Oct 08:30 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.184 mASD
25 Oct 08:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.186 mASD
25 Oct 08:00 ▬ steady 0.187 mASD
25 Oct 07:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.187 mASD
25 Oct 07:30 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.188 mASD
25 Oct 07:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.190 mASD
25 Oct 06:45 ▬ steady 0.191 mASD
25 Oct 06:30 ▼ -0.3 cm 0.191 mASD
25 Oct 06:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.194 mASD
25 Oct 05:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.195 mASD
25 Oct 05:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.196 mASD
25 Oct 05:15 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.197 mASD
25 Oct 05:00 ▲ +0.4 cm 0.199 mASD
25 Oct 04:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.195 mASD
25 Oct 04:30 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.196 mASD
25 Oct 04:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.198 mASD
25 Oct 04:00 0.199 mASD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Calne
  • Watercourse: River Marden
  • Nearest Town: Calne
  • County: Wiltshire
  • Coordinates: 51°26'18"N 2°0'13"W (51.438369, -2.003555)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 3 Sep 2009
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 531112
  • RLOI id: 3383 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 531112-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: Bristol Avon Little Avon Axe and North Somerset St
  • Typical Range: 0.040 – 0.477 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.18 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

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 1.9 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 1 reports not discharging.

💧
Wessex Water · into River Marden · 1.9 km upstream along the river
12 spills · 45 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.

💧
Wessex Water · into River Marden Via Sws · 20 m away in a straight line · too close to the gauge to say which side
1 spill · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Wessex Water · into Rivers Brook(S) · 1.9 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
16 spills · 192 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Wessex Water · into River Marden · 2.4 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
23 spills · 396 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Wessex Water · into Trib Of River Marden(S) · 3.7 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
54 spills · 1,058 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Wessex Water · into Tributary Of Abberd Brook · 3.9 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
70 spills · 1,501 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

8 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.

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How often this river runs high

In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 0.48 m on about 22 days. This year so far: 25 days.

2026 25 days so far
2025 17 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
2024 63 days, 17 of them high · 17 high
2023 41 days, 7 of them high · 7 high
2022 8 days
2021 11 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
2020 24 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
2019 15 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
2018 15 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
2017 6 days

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out. The darker part is days above 0.76 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.

Frequently asked questions

Is the River Marden at Calne flooding today?

The current level is 0.18m, which is within the typical range of 0.04 to 0.48m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Calne?

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 River Marden at Calne?

The typical range at this station is 0.04m to 0.48m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 0.48m 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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