Burwash water level

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

River gauge, River Rother, East Sussex, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.10m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 20 Oct 2026, 22:15 BST (1 hour ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Rother at Burwash is at 0.10 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.02 m to 1.93 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.10 m and 0.13 m.

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

Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range: 0.02 m – 1.93 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.10 m – 0.13 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.10 m – 0.11 m
Highest on record: 2.49 mNovember 25, 1982
Lowest on record: −0.10 mOctober 8, 1981

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Rother

The River Rother flows for 35 miles (56 km) through the English counties of East Sussex and Kent. Its source is near Rotherfield in East Sussex, and its mouth is on Rye Bay, part of the English Channel. Prior to 1287, its mouth was further to the east at New Romney, but it changed its course after a great storm blocked its exit to the sea. It was known as the Limen until the sixteenth century. For the final 14 miles (23 km), the river bed is below the high tide level, and Scots Float Sluice is used to control levels. It prevents salt water entering the river system at high tides, and retains water in the river during the summer months to ensure the health of the surrounding marsh habitat. Below the sluice, the river is tidal for 3.7 miles (6.0 km).

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 6.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 14° 11° 4.6 mm, 82% Wind 20 km/h

21 Wed 13° 7° 3.3 mm, 94% Wind 34 km/h

22 Thu 14° 6° 7.8 mm, 91% Wind 27 km/h

23 Fri 13° 7° 29 mm, 100% Wind 46 km/h

24 Sat 12° 7° 2.1 mm, 86% Wind 36 km/h

25 Sun 17° 12° 6.3 mm, 64% Wind 24 km/h

26 Mon 17° 10° 1.5 mm, 54% Wind 30 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:30 AM Sunset 05:58 PM Daylight 10 hr, 28 min Waxing gibbous 72%

Map

Other gauges on the River Rother

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
UdiamRiver gauge, River Rother	0.14 m	Normal	−0.01 m	9.4 km
Rye HarbourTidal gauge, River Rother	0.41 m	No reference yet	+0.88 m	25 km
HardhamRiver gauge, River Rother	0.26 m	Normal	+0.03 m	65 km
LodsbridgeRiver gauge, River Rother	0.54 m	Normal	+0.05 m	74 km
Iping MillRiver gauge, River Rother	0.34 m	Normal	+0.09 m	82 km
Princes MarshRiver gauge, River Rother	0.09 m	Normal	+0.03 m	90 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Browns BridgeRiver gauge, Dudwell Tributary Rother	0.10 m	Normal	±0	5.6 km
CowbeechRiver gauge, River Cuckmere	0.04 m	Normal	±0	11 km
LamberhurstRiver gauge, River Teise	0.08 m	Normal	±0	12 km
Bartley MillRiver gauge, River Teise	0.13 m	Normal	−0.01 m	13 km
CrowhurstRiver gauge, Combe Haven	4.96 m	Lowest on record	±0	15 km
LeabridgeRiver gauge, River Bull	0.08 m	Normal	±0	15 km
HellinglyRiver gauge, River Bull	0.26 m	Low	+0.01 m	15 km
StonebridgeRiver gauge, River Teise	0.30 m	Normal	±0	16 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Rother at Burwash?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.02 m to 1.93 m for this gauge.

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 0.10 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Burwash today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 22:15 BST, the water level was 0.10 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Burwash rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Burwash normal?

Within the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Burwash?

The highest level on record is 2.49 m on November 25, 1982. The lowest is −0.10 m on October 8, 1981.

How often is this data updated?

The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment Agency
Station code: ea:E6600 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.99099, 0.39042 (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	0.10 m	2026-10-20 21:15	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Burwash (ea:E6600). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/east-sussex/burwash

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer