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Udiam water level

River gauge, River Rother, East Sussex, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.14m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 3 4 Highest onrecord 3.36 m Lowest on record 0.03 m

History

0.080.100.130.15mOct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.080.100.130.15mOct 12Oct 16Oct 19Bottom of normal range
0.080.100.130.15mSep 19Sep 27Oct 4Oct 12Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.080.100.130.15mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Udiam, where the gauge shows 0.14 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.07 m to 2.30 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.12 m – 0.15 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
0.07 m – 2.30 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.12 m – 0.15 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.12 m – 0.14 m
Highest on record
3.36 mOctober 12, 2000
Lowest on record
0.03 mOctober 15, 1990

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 Rother

River Rother, East Sussex

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).

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: 4.5 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 14° 7° – Wind 22 km/h
18 Sun 12° 8° 14 mm, 90% Wind 25 km/h
19 Mon 14° 7° 0.1 mm, 55% Wind 12 km/h
20 Tue 14° 11° 2.1 mm, 41% Wind 14 km/h
21 Wed 14° 11° 8.0 mm, 55% Wind 16 km/h
22 Thu 14° 5° 9.4 mm, 61% Wind 23 km/h
23 Fri 13° 8° 22 mm, 80% Wind 47 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:28 AM Sunset 05:59 PM Daylight 10 hr, 31 min First quarter 62%

Map

Other gauges on the River Rother

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
BurwashRiver gauge, River Rother 0.10 m Normal ±0 9.4 km
Rye HarbourTidal gauge, River Rother −0.35 m No reference yet +0.85 m 16 km
HardhamRiver gauge, River Rother 0.23 m Normal ±0 74 km
LodsbridgeRiver gauge, River Rother 0.49 m Normal +0.01 m 84 km
Iping MillRiver gauge, River Rother 0.25 m Low ±0 92 km
Princes MarshRiver gauge, River Rother 0.06 m Low ±0 100 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Browns BridgeRiver gauge, Dudwell Tributary Rother 0.10 m Normal ±0 4.1 km
Hundred House BridgeRiver gauge, Royal Military Canal 0.12 m Normal ±0 8.8 km
CrowhurstRiver gauge, Combe Haven 4.96 m Lowest on record ±0 13 km
LamberhurstRiver gauge, River Teise 0.08 m Normal ±0 15 km
Sheepwash BridgeRiver gauge, Cuckmere & Pevensey Levels 0.92 m Normal −0.09 m 16 km
Winchelsea Strand BridgeRiver gauge, River Brede 1.10 m Normal +0.04 m 16 km
StonebridgeRiver gauge, River Teise 0.30 m Normal ±0 16 km
Bartley MillRiver gauge, River Teise 0.14 m Normal −0.01 m 18 km

Questions and answers

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

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.07 m to 2.30 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 0.14 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Udiam today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 22:16 BST, the water level was 0.14 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Udiam rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.01 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Udiam 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 Udiam?

The highest level on record is 3.36 m on October 12, 2000. The lowest is 0.03 m on October 15, 1990.

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:E5852 (Agency page)
Coordinates
50.99182, 0.52438 (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 0.14 m 2026-10-19 21:16 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Udiam (ea:E5852). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/east-sussex/udiam

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