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Oakley Industrial Estate

Groundwater Level 💧 Groundwater
Hampshire Avon catchment • Dinton • Wiltshire • ID: 43172 • Level
(1h ago) • 1 reading/hr • 144 views

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Current Level
84.760 mAOD
▬ Steady
24h Max
84.776 mAOD
24h Min
84.760 mAOD
Typical Range
0.00 - 93.00
mAOD
Highest Recorded
104.43 mAOD
EA official record
103.96 in our data (since Mar 2017)
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Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -1 cm over 17h
09 Oct 22:00 ▼ -1.0 cm 84.760 mAOD
09 Oct 10:00 ▬ steady 84.770 mAOD
09 Oct 09:45 ▲ +0.1 cm 84.769 mAOD
09 Oct 09:30 ▬ steady 84.768 mAOD
09 Oct 09:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 84.768 mAOD
09 Oct 09:00 ▲ +0.2 cm 84.769 mAOD
09 Oct 08:45 ▼ -0.2 cm 84.767 mAOD
09 Oct 08:30 ▬ steady 84.769 mAOD
09 Oct 08:15 ▬ steady 84.770 mAOD
09 Oct 08:00 ▲ +0.2 cm 84.770 mAOD
09 Oct 07:45 ▼ -0.2 cm 84.768 mAOD
09 Oct 07:30 ▬ steady 84.770 mAOD
09 Oct 07:15 ▬ steady 84.769 mAOD
09 Oct 07:00 ▼ -0.2 cm 84.769 mAOD
09 Oct 06:45 ▬ steady 84.771 mAOD
09 Oct 06:30 ▲ +0.1 cm 84.771 mAOD
09 Oct 06:15 ▬ steady 84.770 mAOD
09 Oct 06:00 ▼ -0.2 cm 84.770 mAOD
09 Oct 05:45 ▲ +0.1 cm 84.772 mAOD
09 Oct 05:30 84.771 mAOD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Oakley Industrial Estate
  • Watercourse: Groundwater Level
  • Nearest Town: Dinton
  • County: Wiltshire
  • Coordinates: 51°6'37"N 1°59'46"W (51.110151, -1.996228)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 20 Feb 2002
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: Groundwater (borehole)
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 43172
  • RLOI id: 9266 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 43172-level-groundwater-i-15_min-mAOD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mAOD
  • 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: Hampshire Avon
  • Typical Range: 0.000 – 93.000 mAOD
  • EA Cross-check: 84.76 mAOD (EA at 9 Oct 22:00)

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How often this river runs high

In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 93.00 m on about 39 days. This year so far: 43 days.

2026 43 days, 11 of them high · 11 high so far
2025 26 days
2024 95 days, 5 of them high · 5 high
2023 70 days, 8 of them high · 8 high patchy data
2022 1 day patchy data
2021 33 days
2020 64 days
2019 15 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
2018 31 days
2017 10 days, 9 of them high · 9 high

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out, so a year marked patchy may have run high more often than shown. The darker part is days above 100.37 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 9 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 2.2 km away).

72flood warnings 119flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 19 Mar 2026 — Groundwater flooding for the Wylye Valley

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 24 10
2025 6 11
2024 21 21
2023 7 14
2022 0 2
2021 1 2
2020 3 7
2019 0 6
2018 0 2
2017 0 1
2016 1 6
2014 3 7
2013 2 7
2012 2 21
2011 0 2
2009 1 0
2008 1 0

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 Dinton flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 9 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the Groundwater Level at Oakley Industrial Estate flooding today?

The current level is 84.76m, which is within the typical range of 0.00 to 93.00m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Oakley Industrial Estate?

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 Groundwater Level at Oakley Industrial Estate?

The typical range at this station is 0.00m to 93.00m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 93.00m 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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