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Broad Green water level

River gauge, Bumpstead Brook, Essex, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.04m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 1.99 m Lowest on record 0.01 m

History

History
0.050.10mOct 16Oct 16Oct 17Oct 18Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.050.10mOct 16Oct 17Oct 18Bottom of normal range
-0.00.20.4mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range-0.00.20.4mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range
-0.00.20.4mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.20.4mJanAprJulOct2026

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Bumpstead Brook at Broad Green is at 0.04 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.04 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.01 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.03 m, a difference of +0.01 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours.

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

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.04 m0.01 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.02 m – 0.14 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.02 m – 1.11 m
Same day last year
0.03 m+0.01 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.04 m – 0.04 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.03 m – 0.41 m
Highest on record
1.99 mFebruary 21, 2001
Lowest on record
0.01 mAugust 14, 1997

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 8° 4.0 mm, 100% Wind 25 km/h
19 Mon 14° 9° 6.3 mm, 100% Wind 13 km/h
20 Tue 13° 11° 7.8 mm, 53% Wind 15 km/h
21 Wed 13° 7° 2.4 mm, 36% Wind 26 km/h
22 Thu 13° 5° 0.6 mm, 62% Wind 22 km/h
23 Fri 11° 6° 50 mm, 71% Wind 35 km/h
24 Sat 10° 4° – Wind 28 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:28 AM Sunset 06:00 PM Daylight 10 hr, 32 min First quarter 52%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
SturmerRiver gauge, Stour Brook 0.10 m Normal −0.01 m 2.4 km
KedingtonRiver gauge, River Stour 0.21 m Normal ±0 3.7 km
Great YeldhamRiver gauge, River Colne 0.11 m Normal −0.01 m 5.9 km
Poole StreetRiver gauge, River Colne 0.07 m Normal ±0 9.8 km
Copford HallRiver gauge, River Pant 0.27 m High ±0 11 km
LintonRiver gauge, River Granta 0.02 m Very low ±0 13 km
WestmillRiver gauge, River Stour 0.22 m Normal −0.01 m 15 km
GlemsfordRiver gauge, River Glem 0.10 m Normal ±0 17 km

Questions and answers

Is Bumpstead Brook at Broad Green higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.01 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.03 m.

What is a normal level for Bumpstead Brook at Broad Green in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.04 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.02 m and 0.14 m, based on 21 years of records.

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

What is the water level of Broad Green today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 19:30 BST, the water level was 0.04 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Broad Green rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Broad Green normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Broad Green?

The highest level on record is 1.99 m on February 21, 2001. The lowest is 0.01 m on August 14, 1997.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:E22518 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.04907, 0.46199 (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 0.04 m 2026-10-18 18:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Broad Green (ea:E22518). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/essex/broad-green

How we check values

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