River Thames at Reading
The River Thames at Reading read 6.678 m at .
- Newest reading
- 6.678 mProvisional
- Change
- -0.012 m in a day
- -0.009 m in a week
That is within the typical range of 6.579 m to 7 m that the Environment Agency gives for this station.
The last 90 days
- Level
- Our record
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Normal range and official levels
- Typical range, low: 6.579 m. The newest reading is 0.099 m above it.Set by This uses Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta).
- Typical range, high: 7 m. The newest reading is 0.322 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: 6.743 m at 15:45 BST on 4 October 2025. Provisional data.
- Lowest reading in our series since 2 October 2025: 6.662 m at 11:30 BST on 6 September 2026. Provisional data.
- Highest daily average in our series since 2 October 2025: 6.727 m on 4 October 2025. Provisional data.
- Lowest daily average in our series since 2 October 2025: 6.674 m on 23 September 2026. Provisional data.
As the source publishes them
- Lowest on record: 6.297 m, on 10 January 2001.Set by This uses Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta).
- Highest in recent years: 7.304 m, on 10 January 2014.Set by This uses Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta).
- Highest on record: 7.54 m, on 7 January 2024.Set by This uses Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta).
About this gauge
Reading is a gauge on the River Thames in the United Kingdom.
It lies at 51.4613° N, 0.9679° 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.
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.