Hendal Bridge water level

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

River gauge, Eridge Stream Tributary Medway, East Sussex, United Kingdom

Directions

Below the normal range

Water level

0.12m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 20 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST (42 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The Eridge Stream Tributary Medway at Hendal Bridge is running below normal at 0.12 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.13 m to 1.25 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.09 m and 0.22 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: 0.13 m – 1.25 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.09 m – 0.22 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.10 m – 0.14 m
Highest on record: 2.35 mOctober 12, 2000
Lowest on record: 0.02 mMay 20, 1974

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 4.2 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 11° 7° 19 mm, 89% Wind 21 km/h

19 Mon 14° 8° 0.5 mm, 53% Wind 12 km/h

20 Tue 12° 10° 4.8 mm, 51% Wind 10 km/h

21 Wed 14° 7° 2.4 mm, 43% Wind 25 km/h

22 Thu 14° 5° 4.7 mm, 79% Wind 18 km/h

23 Fri 13° 7° 46 mm, 84% Wind 34 km/h

24 Sat 10° 3° – Wind 22 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:30 AM Sunset 06:00 PM Daylight 10 hr, 31 min First quarter 63%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Summerford BridgeRiver gauge, River Medway	0.05 m	Normal	±0	2.3 km
ChaffordRiver gauge, River Medway	0.12 m	Low	±0	4.0 km
Colliers Land BridgeRiver gauge, River Medway	0.22 m	Very low	±0	4.7 km
PenshurstRiver gauge, Eden Tributary Medway	0.21 m	Normal	±0	7.1 km
Forest RowRiver gauge, River Medway	−0.02 m	Lowest on record	−0.02 m	8.5 km
Vexour BridgeRiver gauge, Eden Tributary Medway	0.75 m	Normal	+0.01 m	9.1 km
Leigh Flood Storage AreaRiver gauge, River Medway	0.78 m	Normal	+0.01 m	11 km
Bartley MillRiver gauge, River Teise	0.14 m	Normal	−0.03 m	11 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the Eridge Stream Tributary Medway at Hendal Bridge?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.13 m to 1.25 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 0.12 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Hendal Bridge today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST, the water level was 0.12 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Hendal Bridge rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Hendal Bridge normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Hendal Bridge?

The highest level on record is 2.35 m on October 12, 2000. The lowest is 0.02 m on May 20, 1974.

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:E714 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.10832, 0.17249 (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	0.12 m	2026-10-19 23:00	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Hendal Bridge (ea:E714). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/east-sussex/hendal-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