Of the 67 gauges we track in Essex, 12 are low for this time of year and 3 are high. Low water clearly outweighs high water at the moment.
The main rivers covered are the River Roding, River Colne, River Chelmer and River Wid. Autumn is often a low point for rivers after the summer, until steady rain returns.
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shonks Mill BridgeRiver gauge, River Roding | 0.06 m | Lowest on record | −0.01 m | 2 hours ago |
| ChurchendRiver gauge, River Chelmer | 0.11 m | Very low | −0.01 m | 1 hour ago |
| ClaveringRiver gauge, River Stort | 0.02 m | Very low | ±0 | 1 hour ago |
| Earls ColneRiver gauge, River Colne | 0.11 m | Very low | −0.01 m | 27 days ago |
| Guithavon ValleyRiver gauge, River Brain | 0.16 m | Very low | ±0 | 1 hour ago |
| LamarshRiver gauge, River Stour | 0.35 m | Very low | ±0 | 1 hour ago |
| LexdenRiver gauge, River Colne | 0.20 m | Very low | ±0 | 1 hour ago |
| Sandon BridgeRiver gauge, Sandon Brook | 0.06 m | Very low | −0.01 m | 1 hour ago |
| Stansted Mountfitchet, Gypsy LaneRiver gauge, Stansted Brook | 0.06 m | Very low | ±0 | 1 hour ago |
| StistedRiver gauge, River Blackwater | 0.29 m | Very high | −0.01 m | 1 hour ago |
| Appleford BridgeRiver gauge, River Blackwater | 0.37 m | High | ±0 | 1 hour ago |
| Copford HallRiver gauge, River Pant | 0.27 m | High | ±0 | 1 hour ago |
| FelstedRiver gauge, River Chelmer | 0.14 m | Low | ±0 | 1 hour ago |
| Sheering HallRiver gauge, Pincey Brook | 0.09 m | Low | ±0 | 1 hour ago |
| SpringfieldRiver gauge, River Chelmer | 0.12 m | Low | ±0 | 1 hour ago |
| AbridgeRiver gauge, River Roding | 0.90 m | Normal | −0.05 m | 1 hour ago |
| Beach's MillRiver gauge, River Can | 0.27 m | Normal | +0.02 m | 1 hour ago |
| BraintreeRiver gauge, Pods Brook | 0.20 m | Normal | ±0 | 19 hours ago |
| Broad GreenRiver gauge, Bumpstead Brook | 0.04 m | Normal | ±0 | 1 hour ago |
| Chipping OngarRiver gauge, Cripsey Brook | 0.12 m | Normal | +0.01 m | 1 hour ago |
| Great ChesterfordRiver gauge, River Cam | 0.12 m | Normal | ±0 | 1 hour ago |
| Great YeldhamRiver gauge, River Colne | 0.12 m | Normal | +0.02 m | 19 hours ago |
| High OngarRiver gauge, River Roding | 0.05 m | Normal | ±0 | 1 hour ago |
| LoughtonRiver gauge, River Roding | 0.03 m | Normal | ±0 | 1 hour ago |
| Lower NazeingRiver gauge, Nazeing Brook | 1.00 m | Normal | −0.02 m | 1 hour ago |
| MoretonRiver gauge, Cripsey Brook | 0.12 m | Normal | −0.02 m | 1 hour ago |
| MountnessingRiver gauge, River Wid | 0.38 m | Normal | −0.02 m | 1 hour ago |
| Poole StreetRiver gauge, River Colne | 0.07 m | Normal | ±0 | 1 hour ago |
| Waltham AbbeyRiver gauge, Cobbins Brook | 0.05 m | Normal | ±0 | 1 hour ago |
| Waltham Abbey, Sewardstone RoadRiver gauge, Cobbins Brook | 0.08 m | Normal | ±0 | 1 hour ago |
| WardropersRiver gauge, River Wid | 0.54 m | Normal | −0.02 m | 1 hour ago |
| WickfordRiver gauge, River Crouch | 0.12 m | Normal | −0.18 m | 1 hour ago |
| WrittleRiver gauge, River Wid | 0.14 m | Normal | +0.02 m | 1 hour ago |
| Bardfield Bridge FgsRiver gauge | 0.09 m | No reference yet | ±0 | 6 hours ago |
| Beaches Mill Secondary GS GsmRiver gauge | 0.27 m | No reference yet | +0.02 m | 1 hour ago |
| Bounstead Bridge Fgs ColchesterRiver gauge | 0.14 m | No reference yet | −0.01 m | 16 days ago |
| Chelmsford Gates SluiceRiver gauge | 22.76 m | No reference yet | ±0 | 6 hours ago |
| Clacton PierTidal gauge | −0.80 m | No reference yet | +0.10 m | 1 hour ago |
| Colne BarrierTidal gauge | −0.37 m | No reference yet | −0.01 m | 1 hour ago |
| Colne Tide Barrier Wivenhoe WitsRiver gauge | −0.79 m | No reference yet | +0.04 m | 1 hour ago |
| Crabbs Bridge GS Gsm Hatfield Peverel Dual CommsRiver gauge | 0.14 m | No reference yet | ±0 | 1 hour ago |
| East Mill Sluice Colchester WitsTidal gauge | 0.96 m | No reference yet | ±0 | 1 hour ago |
| East Mill Sluice Colchester WitsRiver gauge | 3.84 m | No reference yet | ±0 | 1 hour ago |
| Eastwood Southend GSRiver gauge | 0.09 m | No reference yet | ±0 | 1 hour ago |
| Great Sampford Fgs And RaingaugeRiver gauge | 0.29 m | No reference yet | +0.02 m | 6 hours ago |
| Halstead Flood AlleviationRiver gauge | 34.57 m | No reference yet | −0.02 m | 1 hour ago |
| Halstead Flood AlleviationRiver gauge | 34.32 m | No reference yet | ±0 | 1 hour ago |
| Halstead Flood AlleviationRiver gauge | 34.32 m | No reference yet | −0.01 m | 1 hour ago |
| Halstead Flood AlleviationRiver gauge | 34.32 m | No reference yet | −0.01 m | 1 hour ago |
| HarwichTidal gauge | −0.61 m | No reference yet | −0.01 m | 2 hours ago |
| HarwichTidal gauge | 1.40 m | No reference yet | −0.01 m | 2 hours ago |
| HeybridgeTidal gauge | −0.35 m | No reference yet | +0.10 m | 1 hour ago |
| Holland Sluice Clacton WitsTidal gauge | −0.77 m | No reference yet | −0.15 m | 1 hour ago |
| Langford GSRiver gauge | 0.00 m | No reference yet | −0.01 m | 1 hour ago |
| Mardyke Sluice PurfleetTidal gauge | −0.94 m | No reference yet | +0.06 m | 1 hour ago |
| Mardyke Sluice PurfleetRiver gauge | −0.55 m | No reference yet | +0.11 m | 1 hour ago |
| Noak BridgeRiver gauge, River Crouch | −0.73 m | No reference yet | −0.02 m | 1 hour ago |
| Noak Bridge Ls GsmRiver gauge | 0.06 m | No reference yet | −0.06 m | 1 hour ago |
| Prittlewell GSRiver gauge | 0.05 m | No reference yet | −0.01 m | 1 hour ago |
| Sandford Mill Sluice ChelmsfordRiver gauge | 19.57 m | No reference yet | +0.02 m | 6 hours ago |
| SouthendTidal gauge, Thames Tideway | −1.23 m | No reference yet | +0.19 m | 1 hour ago |
| Southend Tide SiteTidal gauge | −1.24 m | No reference yet | +0.18 m | 1 hour ago |
| Stanford le Hope Dunstable RoadRiver gauge | 5.75 m | No reference yet | ±0 | 19 hours ago |
| Steeple Bumpstead Ls GsmRiver gauge | 73.86 m | No reference yet | ±0 | 1 hour ago |
| Stifford Mardyke GSRiver gauge | 0.11 m | No reference yet | +0.01 m | 1 hour ago |
| TilburyTidal gauge, Thames Tideway | −1.27 m | No reference yet | +0.35 m | 1 hour ago |
| Ulting FgsRiver gauge | 7.19 m | No reference yet | ±0 | 1 hour ago |
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