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Sheepwash Bridge water level

River gauge, Cuckmere & Pevensey Levels, East Sussex, United Kingdom

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Within the normal range

Surface elevation

0.97m Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

1 2 3 Highest onrecord 2.82 m Lowest on record 0.70 m

History

0.91.01.11.2mOct 14Oct 16Oct 17Oct 19Oct 21Bottom of normal range0.91.01.11.2mOct 14Oct 17Oct 21Bottom of normal range
0.91.01.11.2mSep 21Sep 28Oct 6Oct 13Oct 21Bottom of normal range0.91.01.11.2mSep 21Oct 6Oct 21Bottom of normal range
Surface elevation Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Sheepwash Bridge reads 0.97 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.90 m to 1.80 m.

The water is rising: up 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.87 m and 1.20 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
0.90 m – 1.80 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.87 m – 1.20 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.89 m – 1.05 m
Highest on record
2.82 mFebruary 9, 2001
Lowest on record
0.70 mJuly 30, 2002

On the river at Sheepwash Bridge

A level in the typical range is usually good news for both anglers and canoeists, but conditions can change quickly after rain in the hills.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 7.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 15° 12° 3.3 mm, 82% Wind 26 km/h
21 Wed 14° 9° 4.2 mm, 94% Wind 42 km/h
22 Thu 15° 9° 15 mm, 91% Wind 39 km/h
23 Fri 14° 8° 23 mm, 100% Wind 64 km/h
24 Sat 13° 8° 0.7 mm, 86% Wind 47 km/h
25 Sun 17° 13° 7.4 mm, 64% Wind 37 km/h
26 Mon 17° 12° 1.5 mm, 54% Wind 38 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:31 AM Sunset 05:55 PM Daylight 10 hr, 24 min Waxing gibbous 76%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Stonehouse Drive RlRiver gauge 29.50 m No reference yet +0.15 m 2.8 km
CrowhurstRiver gauge, Combe Haven 4.96 m Lowest on record ±0 3.3 km
Hundred House BridgeRiver gauge, Royal Military Canal 0.11 m Normal +0.01 m 13 km
Browns BridgeRiver gauge, Dudwell Tributary Rother 0.10 m Normal +0.01 m 15 km
UdiamRiver gauge, River Rother 0.14 m Normal ±0 16 km
Winchelsea Strand BridgeRiver gauge, River Brede 1.12 m Normal −0.02 m 16 km
CowbeechRiver gauge, River Cuckmere 0.04 m Normal ±0 18 km
BurwashRiver gauge, River Rother 0.10 m Normal ±0 18 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the Cuckmere & Pevensey Levels at Sheepwash Bridge?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.90 m to 1.80 m for this gauge.

Is Sheepwash Bridge really 0.97 m deep?

No. 0.97 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 Sheepwash Bridge today?

On 21 Oct 2026, 08:45 BST, the surface elevation was 0.97 m. Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Sheepwash Bridge rising or falling?

Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.05 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Sheepwash Bridge 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 Sheepwash Bridge?

The highest level on record is 2.82 m on February 9, 2001. The lowest is 0.70 m on July 30, 2002.

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:E6980 (Agency page)
Coordinates
50.85168, 0.52271 (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 0.97 m 2026-10-21 07:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Sheepwash Bridge (ea:E6980). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/east-sussex/sheepwash-bridge

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.

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