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Rickney PS water level

River gauge, East Sussex, United Kingdom

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Right now

Latest reading

Surface elevation

-0.37m Steady over the last 24 hours

-0.5 0.0

History

History
-10mOct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Oct 20-10mOct 13Oct 16Oct 20
-10mSep 20Sep 27Oct 5Oct 12Oct 20-10mSep 20Oct 5Oct 20
Surface elevation

What this means

The Environment Agency has Rickney PS at −0.37 m. There is no published reference for this river yet, so we can't say whether that is high or low for the season.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours.

Over the past seven days the change adds up to 0.00 m.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

Key numbers

Lowest and highest in 30 days
−0.37 m – −0.37 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
−0.37 m – −0.37 m

For anglers and canoeists

Without a reference range, compare today with the chart: a sharp rise usually means coloured water.

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

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 9.2 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 13° 8° – Wind 16 km/h
20 Tue 15° 11° 5.3 mm, 86% Wind 20 km/h
21 Wed 13° 8° 1.5 mm, 86% Wind 44 km/h
22 Thu 13° 7° 8.0 mm, 90% Wind 28 km/h
23 Fri 13° 9° 19 mm, 97% Wind 62 km/h
24 Sat 14° 6° 8.7 mm, 75% Wind 33 km/h
25 Sun 17° 12° 8.4 mm, 65% Wind 40 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:30 AM Sunset 05:58 PM Daylight 10 hr, 28 min First quarter 65%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
PevenseyTidal gauge, Salt Haven 1.44 m No reference yet +0.60 m 4.3 km
Langney Bridge RlRiver gauge 1.15 m No reference yet −0.24 m 5.0 km
Eastbourne HarbourRiver gauge 1.33 m No reference yet +0.57 m 5.5 km
HellinglyRiver gauge, River Bull 0.26 m Low +0.01 m 7.1 km
LeabridgeRiver gauge, River Bull 0.08 m Normal ±0 7.9 km
CowbeechRiver gauge, River Cuckmere 0.04 m Normal +0.84 m 8.3 km
CrowhurstRiver gauge, Combe Haven 4.96 m Lowest on record ±0 14 km
Sheepwash BridgeRiver gauge, Cuckmere & Pevensey Levels 0.92 m Normal −0.13 m 15 km

Questions and answers

Is Rickney PS really −0.37 m deep?

No. −0.37 m is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.

What is the water level of Rickney PS today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 06:30 BST, the surface elevation was −0.37 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Rickney PS rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Rickney PS normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

How often is this data updated?

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

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the Environment Agency, the official operator of this gauge, and are published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:E6990
Coordinates
50.83940, 0.30958 (WGS84)
Vertical datum
ODN
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
Surface elevation −0.37 m 2026-10-20 05:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Rickney PS (ea:E6990). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/east-sussex/rickney-ps

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.