Hever / Dambeek water level

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Hever / Dambeek, where the gauge shows 5.29 m.

It is 0.61 m below the flood level of 5.90 m. That puts it 0.12 m above the median of 5.17 m for mid-October, based on 13 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 5.09 m (+0.20 m).

It is on the way up, by 0.23 m over the past 24 hours. There is still 0.61 m of room before flood level. The 30-day range is 5.03 m – 5.33 m.

Early autumn is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.

Compared with 13 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

5.17 m0.12 m above the median for this date

Normal for this date

5.12 m – 5.42 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (13 years of records)

Same day last year

5.09 m+0.20 m

Lowest and highest in 30 days

5.03 m – 5.33 m

Lowest and highest in 12 months

5.02 m – 5.97 m

Highest on record

6.77 mJanuary 5, 2024

Lowest on record

5.00 mAugust 23, 2022