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Eversley water level

River gauge, River Blackwater, Berkshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Very low for mid-October

Water level

0.56m Steady over the last 24 hours

0.5 1.0 1.5 Highest onrecord 1.70 m Lowest on record 0.50 m

History

History
0.50.60.7mOct 11Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.50.60.7mOct 11Oct 14Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.50.60.7mSep 18Sep 25Oct 3Oct 10Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.50.60.7mSep 18Oct 3Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.51.0mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.0mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.50.81.01.3mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.50.81.01.3mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The River Blackwater at Eversley is running far below normal at 0.56 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.61 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.06 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.60 m, a difference of −0.04 m. The lowest reading on record is 0.50 m (March 11, 2004).

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.51 m and 0.62 m.

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

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.61 m0.06 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.57 m – 0.71 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.60 m – 1.40 m
Same day last year
0.60 m−0.04 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.51 m – 0.62 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.54 m – 1.21 m
Highest on record
1.70 mJuly 20, 2007
Lowest on record
0.50 mMarch 11, 2004

Fishing and paddling

At low levels, many rivers become a walk-and-paddle trip. Fish hold in deeper pools and spook easily.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Blackwater

River Blackwater, Essex

The River Blackwater is a river in Essex, England. It rises as the River Pant in the northwest of the county, just east of Saffron Walden, and flows in a generally southeast direction to Bocking, near Braintree, via Great Sampford and Great Bardfield. At Bocking, it becomes the River Blackwater, and veers east to flow past Bradwell Juxta Coggeshall and Coggeshall. It then veers south, flowing past Kelvedon and Witham, before reaching Maldon. There, it veers east again and empties into the Blackwater Estuary, which in turn meets the North Sea at Mersea Island. The river is connected to Domsey Brook in Essex.

Read more on Wikipedia

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 4.3 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 13° 5° 0.5 mm Wind 19 km/h
18 Sun 13° 6° 1.4 mm, 42% Wind 22 km/h
19 Mon 14° 7° 0.7 mm, 61% Wind 13 km/h
20 Tue 13° 10° 1.9 mm, 49% Wind 11 km/h
21 Wed 13° 8° 1.8 mm, 63% Wind 19 km/h
22 Thu 15° 6° 1.5 mm, 58% Wind 18 km/h
23 Fri 14° 8° 16 mm, 76% Wind 35 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:32 AM Sunset 06:06 PM Daylight 10 hr, 34 min First quarter 44%

Map

Other gauges on the River Blackwater

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
SwallowfieldRiver gauge, River Blackwater 0.21 m Low −0.01 m 5.0 km
Swallowfield Side ChannelRiver gauge, River Blackwater 0.20 m Low −0.01 m 5.0 km
Blackwater BridgeRiver gauge, River Blackwater 1.32 m High −0.02 m 8.3 km
FarnboroughRiver gauge, River Blackwater 0.63 m Normal −0.03 m 12 km
TonghamRiver gauge, River Blackwater 0.65 m Normal −0.02 m 17 km
OwerRiver gauge, River Blackwater 0.06 m Low ±0 63 km
StistedRiver gauge, River Blackwater 0.29 m Very high −0.01 m 119 km
Appleford BridgeRiver gauge, River Blackwater 0.37 m Normal ±0 119 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
BramshillRiver gauge, River Hart 0.16 m Normal ±0 3.9 km
Arborfield BridgeRiver gauge, River Loddon 0.13 m Very low −0.02 m 6.1 km
Sheepbridge Weir Mill StreamRiver gauge, River Loddon 0.16 m Very low −0.01 m 6.1 km
SheepbridgeRiver gauge, River Loddon 0.15 m Normal −0.01 m 6.1 km
WokinghamRiver gauge, Emm Brook 0.46 m Low ±0 6.3 km
Beech HillRiver gauge, Foudry Brook 0.72 m Normal −0.05 m 8.6 km
Mayfield RoadRiver gauge, Cove Brook 0.88 m Normal −0.05 m 9.8 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Blackwater at Eversley higher than last year?

No, it is 0.04 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.60 m.

What is a normal level for the River Blackwater at Eversley in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.61 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.57 m and 0.71 m, based on 21 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 0.56 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Eversley today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 00:45 BST, the water level was 0.56 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Eversley rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Eversley normal?

Very low for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Eversley?

The highest level on record is 1.70 m on July 20, 2007. The lowest is 0.50 m on March 11, 2004.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:2435TH (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.35629, -0.88838 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 0.56 m 2026-10-17 23:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Eversley (ea:2435TH). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/berkshire/eversley

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