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Current Level
0.029 mASD
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.046 mASD
24h Min
0.029 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
🚽Sewage overflows nearby
Recent Water Levels
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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.
River Flow
90 days
Daily mean discharge (m³/s) with the daily min–max band, from the EA Hydrology API. Flow is the volume of water passing the gauge — often a more direct flood signal than level.
Downstream level
7 days
The level on the DOWNSTREAM side of this lock/weir structure — a separate EA
measure from the main (upstream) reading shown on the Current tab. Threshold bands
are computed from this gauge's own downstream history.
Long Term
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Consecutive rainy days0 → 10+
Days Above Normal
This year vs 5-year monthly range
Recent Readings
Falling · -1.0 cm over 6h
23 Aug 22:45▼ -0.3 cm0.029 mASD
23 Aug 21:30▬ steady0.032 mASD
23 Aug 21:15▬ steady0.032 mASD
23 Aug 21:00▼ -0.1 cm0.032 mASD
23 Aug 20:45▬ steady0.033 mASD
23 Aug 20:30▼ -0.1 cm0.033 mASD
23 Aug 20:15▲ +0.2 cm0.034 mASD
23 Aug 20:00▼ -0.2 cm0.032 mASD
23 Aug 19:45▬ steady0.034 mASD
23 Aug 19:30▼ -0.1 cm0.034 mASD
23 Aug 19:15▬ steady0.035 mASD
23 Aug 19:00▼ -0.2 cm0.035 mASD
23 Aug 18:45▲ +0.1 cm0.037 mASD
23 Aug 18:30▼ -0.1 cm0.036 mASD
23 Aug 18:15▼ -0.1 cm0.037 mASD
23 Aug 18:00▲ +0.1 cm0.038 mASD
23 Aug 17:45▬ steady0.037 mASD
23 Aug 17:30▬ steady0.037 mASD
23 Aug 17:15▼ -0.2 cm0.037 mASD
23 Aug 17:000.039 mASD
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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).
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.
Geographic coordinates may reflect the access point for the gauge, and not the precise location in the watercourse that it is taking readings from.
Catchment Character
🌊 Mixed responseA 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 Recorded Flow
10.40 m³/s
28 Dec 1979
Flow-Duration Curve
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.
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.
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
Nearby Groundwater
Soil Moisture
🚽 Storm overflows on this river
Frequently asked questions
Is the River Thames at Cricklade flooding today?
The current level is 0.03m, 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 7 days of measurements, 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 taken by the Environment Agency gauge roughly every 15 minutes and FloodRadar refreshes its data continuously, so the level shown is normally less than an hour old.
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📮 Flood risk by postcode near this gauge
Postcodes within 5 km with properties in the Environment Agency’s rivers-and-sea flood-risk bands:
23 Apr 2023 Looking upstream at station. Stage 0.74m. High flow drowning out weir.
23 Apr 2023 Looking downstream at station. Stage 0.74m. High flow drowning out weir.
