River Thames at Benson Lock
The River Thames at Benson Lock read -0.001 m at .
- Newest reading
- -0.001 mProvisional
- Change
- -0.001 m in a day
- -0.008 m in a week
That is below the typical range of 0.038 m to 0.31 m that the Environment Agency gives for this station.
The last 90 days
- Level
- Our record
Table: The last 90 days
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Normal range and official levels
- Typical range, low: 0.038 m. The newest reading is 0.039 m below it.Set by This uses Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta).
- Typical range, high: 0.31 m. The newest reading is 0.311 m below it.Set by This uses Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta).
Records
- Highest reading in our series since 2 October 2025: 0.105 m at 11:45 BST on 4 October 2025. Provisional data.
- Lowest reading in our series since 2 October 2025: -0.061 m at 14:45 BST on 11 September 2026. Provisional data.
- Highest daily average in our series since 2 October 2025: 0.086 m on 4 October 2025. Provisional data.
- Lowest daily average in our series since 2 October 2025: -0.009 m on 23 September 2026. Provisional data.
As the source publishes them
- Lowest on record: -0.581 m, on 18 January 1996.Set by This uses Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta).
- Highest in recent years: 1.54 m, on 9 January 2014.Set by This uses Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta).
- Highest on record: 1.772 m, on 6 January 2024.Set by This uses Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta).
About this gauge
Benson Lock is a gauge on the River Thames in the United Kingdom.
It lies at 51.6172° N, 1.1160° W.
Its readings come from the Environment Agency.
The gauge reads the height of the water above a fixed zero, not the depth of the river. Its zero lies at 0 mAOD.
The Environment Agency says its real-time data should not be relied upon for safety critical applications.
The newest reading is provisional: the source may still correct it.