Wey Navigation Towpath
Millmead, GuildfordAlong the River Wey
Passable
Wey Navigation Towpath is currently passable.
The river’s 1.36 m below the level where parts of this path can start to flood.
Updated Holding steady over the last 4 h
River level at the gauge
1.24 mASDmeasured
River Wey at Guildford · 397 m away
See Environment Agency’s own readings for this gauge
Flood lines for this path: parts can start to flood at 2.60 mASD · usually properly flooded above 3.03 mASD
The river’s sitting low in this gauge’s usual range.
This flood line starts from this gauge’s measured history — the level the river only tops a few days a year. Reports of a flooded or passable day will tune it to the path itself.
Through the year
Over the past year the river here stayed below the level where this path starts to flood.
That’s every day we have on record — a good sign, though one mild year is no promise.
The highest it reached all year was 29 cm below the level where parts of the path can start to flood.
From this gauge’s own record over the year to July 2026, measured against the level we estimate this path floods at. It’s a guide to the season, not a forecast.
About this path
The National Trust towpath through Guildford from Dapdune Wharf past Millmead Lock towards St Catherine’s and Godalming — a busy walking and commuting route. The Millmead to St Catherine’s stretch went under in November 2022 and again in January 2025, when the towpath flooded and Millmead car park closed.
Been down today?
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From people on the ground
No reports yet. If you’ve been down, you’d be the first.
Flood Path is advisory and not safety-critical — river readings come from public feeds with no guarantee, and conditions can change fast in heavy rain. Use your own judgement on the day.