Luton East Hyde water level

Name: Luton East Hyde water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, River Lee, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

1.10m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 20 Oct 2026, 02:00 BST (38 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

20252026

Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Luton East Hyde, where the gauge shows 1.10 m.

The median for mid-October is 1.11 m, based on 18 years of readings, so the river level is 0.01 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 1.12 m, a difference of −0.02 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 1.09 m – 1.10 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with 18 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 1.11 m0.01 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 1.08 m – 1.21 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (18 years of records)
Normal range: 1.07 m – 1.70 m
Same day last year: 1.12 m−0.02 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.09 m – 1.10 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1.09 m – 1.44 m
Highest on record: 2.77 mSeptember 23, 2024
Lowest on record: 1.06 mSeptember 23, 2019

For anglers and canoeists

This is an ordinary level for the river: most put-ins, beats and weirs behave as they usually do.

Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.

About the River Lee

The River Lea is a river in the East of England and Greater London. It originates in Bedfordshire, in the Chiltern Hills, and flows southeast through Hertfordshire, along the Essex border and into Greater London, to meet the River Thames at Bow Creek. It is one of the largest rivers in London and the easternmost major tributary of the Thames.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 7° 5.2 mm, 80% Wind 20 km/h

19 Mon 13° 9° 2.4 mm, 92% Wind 12 km/h

20 Tue 12° 10° 9.7 mm, 69% Wind 12 km/h

21 Wed 13° 6° 3.6 mm, 51% Wind 26 km/h

22 Thu 13° 5° 0.4 mm, 51% Wind 18 km/h

23 Fri 10° 6° 37 mm, 76% Wind 36 km/h

24 Sat 10° 3° – Wind 26 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:35 AM Sunset 05:59 PM Daylight 10 hr, 24 min First quarter 64%

Map

Other gauges on the River Lee

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
HarpendenRiver gauge, River Lee	0.79 m	Normal	−0.02 m	3.0 km
Luton, Stockingstone RoadRiver gauge, River Lee	0.03 m	Low	±0	5.9 km
Luton, Toddington RoadRiver gauge, River Lee	0.00 m	Low	−0.01 m	8.8 km
WaterhallRiver gauge, River Lee	0.14 m	Normal	+0.02 m	20 km
Hoddesdon, Rye BridgeRiver gauge, River Lee	2.84 m	Normal	±0	28 km
Walthamstow, Low HallRiver gauge, River Lee	0.03 m	Normal	−0.01 m	38 km
Lea BridgeRiver gauge, River Lee	5.86 m	Very high	±0	39 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
MarkyateRiver gauge, River Ver	−0.04 m	Very low	±0	6.0 km
RedbournRiver gauge, River Ver	0.04 m	Normal	±0	6.4 km
RedbournRiver gauge, River Red	−0.16 m	Normal	−0.22 m	6.6 km
WhitwellRiver gauge, River Mimram	0.05 m	Normal	±0	7.1 km
Fulling MillRiver gauge, River Mimram	0.06 m	Normal	±0	11 km
Gadebridge ParkRiver gauge, River Gade	0.10 m	Lowest on record	±0	12 km
Hemel Hempstead, Two Waters RoadRiver gauge, River Bulbourne	0.21 m	Very low	−0.01 m	14 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Lee at Luton East Hyde higher than last year?

No, it is 0.02 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 1.12 m.

What is a normal level for the River Lee at Luton East Hyde in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.11 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.08 m and 1.21 m, based on 18 years of records.

Is the river level the same as the depth of the water?

No. The reading is measured from a fixed zero mark at the gauge, so 1.10 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Luton East Hyde today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 02:00 BST, the water level was 1.10 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Luton East Hyde rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Luton East Hyde normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 18 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Luton East Hyde?

The highest level on record is 2.77 m on September 23, 2024. The lowest is 1.06 m on September 23, 2019.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment Agency
Station code: ea:4641TH (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.85149, -0.37610 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: station datum
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Environment Agency data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	1.10 m	2026-10-20 01:00	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Luton East Hyde (ea:4641TH). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/bedfordshire/luton-east-hyde

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