Live river level, flow, historical records and forecast for River Blythe at Cheswick Green in England, United Kingdom, built from official government gauge data.
River Blythe at Cheswick Green is a gauged river in England.
At this station, the river tends to be highest in January at 0.36 m (1.18 ft) and lowest in July at 0.24 m (0.78 ft). That is a modest seasonal range, with a typical annual swing of 12.3 cm (4.8 in). For a dock, intake, or low crossing, that means the water usually moves through a fairly narrow band here, even though day-to-day changes still matter.
The regional pattern fits temperate hydrology: higher water in the cool season and lower water in summer. On this reach, the seasonal signal is clear enough to matter for planning, but not so large that the river is usually far outside its typical range.
The highest level in the record is 1.29 m (4.24 ft), set in October 2023. The lowest is 0.18 m (0.58 ft), set in February 2016. Those two points show the spread this gauge has already seen: the river can sit near its seasonal norm for long stretches, then move well beyond it when conditions shift.
With 26 years on record, the gauge has enough history to show what is ordinary and what is not. For people using the river, that matters more than a single reading. A level near the record high suggests a reach that has already handled more water than usual; a level near the record low points to shallow conditions that can expose margins, limit draft, or reduce available flow at a take point.
The hero number on this page is most useful when you read today’s level against the median for this calendar day across the station record. That comparison tells you whether the river is running above, below, or near its usual place for the date. Raw elevation by itself is less useful, because 0.36 m (1.18 ft) means something different in January than it does in July.
This station is published by the Environment Agency.
Readings come from official government gauges and are rolled into daily records: the daily mean, high and low for every day on record. Each calendar day gets its own baseline from the full history, so the level you see is compared against what this specific date usually looks like rather than an annual average.
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