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Cricklade

Thames ⚙ Structure
Cotswolds catchment • Cricklade • Wiltshire • ID: 0190TH • Level
(22m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 187 views

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Current Level
0.043 mASD
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.061 mASD
24h Min
0.043 mASD
Typical Range
0.06 - 1.08
mASD
Highest Recorded
3.91 mASD
16 Mar 2013
Since Nov 2012
Current level is 1% of this
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Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -1 cm over 5h
08 Oct 21:00 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.043 mASD
08 Oct 20:45 ▬ steady 0.045 mASD
08 Oct 20:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.045 mASD
08 Oct 20:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.046 mASD
08 Oct 20:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.045 mASD
08 Oct 19:45 ▬ steady 0.046 mASD
08 Oct 19:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.046 mASD
08 Oct 19:15 ▬ steady 0.047 mASD
08 Oct 19:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.047 mASD
08 Oct 18:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.048 mASD
08 Oct 18:30 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.049 mASD
08 Oct 18:15 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.048 mASD
08 Oct 18:00 ▬ steady 0.050 mASD
08 Oct 17:45 ▬ steady 0.050 mASD
08 Oct 17:30 ▬ steady 0.050 mASD
08 Oct 17:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.051 mASD
08 Oct 17:00 ▬ steady 0.052 mASD
08 Oct 16:45 ▬ steady 0.052 mASD
08 Oct 16:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.052 mASD
08 Oct 16:15 0.053 mASD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Cricklade
  • Watercourse: River Thames
  • Nearest Town: Cricklade
  • County: Wiltshire
  • Coordinates: 51°38'48"N 1°51'56"W (51.646694, -1.865536)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 1 Jan 1986
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 0190TH
  • RLOI id: 7014 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 0190TH-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: ⚙ Yes — lock, weir, sluice or pump
  • Catchment Area: Cotswolds
  • Typical Range: 0.058 – 1.083 mASD
  • Drainage Area: 185 km² upstream of this gauge
  • Flow Data: Daily mean flow (m³/s) to 6 Oct (2 days behind — the EA publishes each day's mean a day or two after it ends; unchecked, provisional) via EA Hydrology
  • EA Cross-check: 0.05 mASD (EA at 8 Oct 20:45)
  • Flow Archive: National River Flow Archive ↗

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

Gauges connected to this river, and others nearby. A distance “by river” follows the river on the map; any other is in a straight line.

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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.

3 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. Explore the sewage map →

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

Rainfall & Weather

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How often this river runs high

This gauge rarely reaches its typical high of 1.08 m: 0 days since 2017. This year so far: 0 days.

2026 0 days so far
2025 0 days
2024 0 days
2023 0 days
2022 0 days
2021 0 days
2020 0 days
2019 0 days
2018 0 days
2017 0 days

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2010 for the 17 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 3.0 km away).

23flood warnings 235flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 25 Nov 2024 — River Thames from Calcutt to Lechlade including Hannington Wick

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 0 36
2025 0 20
2024 3 28
2023 9 30
2022 0 4
2021 0 10
2020 3 11
2019 1 15
2018 0 10
2017 0 6
2016 1 15
2015 0 6
2014 0 9
2013 0 8
2012 6 20
2011 0 6
2010 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 Cricklade 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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Catchment Character

🌊 Mixed response A balance of quick runoff and slower groundwater baseflow.

Your catchment is all the land that drains rainfall into the river above this gauge. Its character — how steep, wet, wooded, urban or chalky that land is — decides how fast rain here turns into a rising river. A steep, bare or clay catchment is “flashy” (rises and falls quickly, floods easily); a flat, chalk or well-wooded one is slow and steady. The tiles below put numbers to that; the flow-duration curve reads left-to-right from the river’s typical high flows (Q5) down to its low flows (Q95) — a steep curve means a flashy river.

The physical character of the land that drains to this gauge, and how it shapes its flood response — from the National River Flow Archive (UKCEH).

Baseflow Index
0.64
mixed response
Avg Annual Rainfall
810 mm/yr
1991–2020 · +0% since 1941–70
Urban Extent
0.8%
largely rural
Highest Daily Mean Flow
10.40 m³/s
28 Dec 1979 · daily mean, not the instantaneous peak
Flow-Duration Curve
mean 1.424.830.7700.0725% (high)% of days exceeded95% (low)
Daily flow (m³/s) exceeded each % of the time — a steep curve is flashy, a flat one is steady. Q5 high · Q50 median · Q95 low.
Land Cover (2023)
Woodland 10%Grassland 45%Arable 36%Urban 4%Other 5%
Grassland 48% → 45% since 1990

Flow affected by: public water supply, groundwater abstraction, effluent returns, industrial / agricultural abstraction.

Photos

Gauging-station photographs from the National River Flow Archive (UKCEH).

Photos © NRFA / UKCEH & the measuring authority — shown at web resolution. Full gallery on the NRFA ↗

About this gauge

Compound Crump weir based in the main channel within the Upper Thames Catchment.

More detail

The catchment

The catchment is characterised by a mixed geology. he Thames rises on the Cotswolds (Oolitic L'st) with the lower catchment being chiefly Oxford Clay. Overall the catchment is predominantly Great Oolite and Oxford Clay with some Cornbrash. The predominant land use is agricultural. Extensive gravel workings in the main valley.

The station

Compound Crump weir (crests: 2.5m and 4.5m wide) with crest-tapping. The site is adjacent to a SSSI site and an SAC. The weir is believed to assist in maintaining levels in the meadow.

How it measures flow

Gaugings suggest the tail reduces the flow too much. The d/s levels is used for drowning adjustment and this may reduce flows too much. Standard Crump weir calculation (2 crests) using tail levels. Needs more calibration at peak flows. The channel capacity d/s has decreased over time. The weir becomes non-modular at a lower head level than previously. This should not affect calculated flows.

Flow regime

Groundwater-fed regime but notable seasonal recoveries during wet autumns. Artificial influences evident at low flows. Runoff is somewhat diminished by gw abstractions for PWS, industry (gravel dewatering) and agriculture but more than compensated for by effluent imports from Cirencester. Small daily fluctuations in levels are caused by STW effluent returns.

The flow record

Drowning now more frequent during high flows due to reduced channel capacity d/s. Bypassing during extreme floods e.g. during winter of 2000/2001.

Descriptions from the National River Flow Archive (UKCEH). NRFA station record ↗

Gauge Details

How this gauging station is built and how long it has measured (NRFA / UKCEH).

Gauge type
Gauging structure
Operating since
1972
Station datum
78.5 mAOD
Flow record
1972–2024 · 52 yrs · 100% complete
Hydrometric area
39
Measured by
Environment Agency

Frequently asked questions

Is the River Thames at Cricklade flooding today?

The current level is 0.04m, which is below the typical range. Flooding is very unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Cricklade?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently steady. 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 Cricklade?

The typical range at this station is 0.06m to 1.08m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 1.08m 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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