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Sheering Hall water level

River gauge, Pincey Brook, Essex, United Kingdom

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Right now

Low for mid-October

Water level

0.09m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 Highest onrecord 1.71 m Lowest on record 0.00 m

History

History
0.100.150.20mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.100.150.20mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.100.150.20mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.100.150.20mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.20.4mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range0.20.4mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range
0.20.4mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.20.4mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

Pincey Brook at Sheering Hall is running below normal at 0.09 m.

That puts it 0.03 m below the median of 0.11 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.09 m as well.

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 0.06 m and 0.15 m.

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
0.11 m0.03 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.08 m – 0.21 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.08 m – 1.47 m
Same day last year
0.09 m0.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.06 m – 0.15 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.06 m – 0.38 m
Highest on record
1.71 mOctober 30, 2000
Lowest on record
0.00 mMarch 1, 1988

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

18 Sun 13° 7° 3.3 mm, 99% Wind 26 km/h
19 Mon 14° 9° 7.5 mm, 95% Wind 15 km/h
20 Tue 14° 11° 7.0 mm, 59% Wind 15 km/h
21 Wed 14° 7° 3.0 mm, 47% Wind 25 km/h
22 Thu 14° 5° 0.7 mm, 69% Wind 19 km/h
23 Fri 11° 7° 51 mm, 75% Wind 36 km/h
24 Sat 10° 3° – Wind 25 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:29 AM Sunset 06:01 PM Daylight 10 hr, 32 min First quarter 53%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
SawbridgeworthRiver gauge, River Stort 1.10 m Low +0.01 m 2.2 km
Harlow MillRiver gauge, River Stort 0.91 m Normal −0.01 m 2.3 km
Pishiobury BrookRiver gauge 0.93 m Low −0.01 m 2.3 km
Harlow, Elizabeth WayRiver gauge, Canons Brook 0.08 m Normal +0.03 m 6.8 km
MoretonRiver gauge, Cripsey Brook 0.12 m Normal ±0 7.0 km
Bishops Stortford, Grange PaddocksRiver gauge, River Stort −0.26 m Lowest on record ±0 9.5 km
MardockRiver gauge, River Ash 0.10 m Normal ±0 10 km
Chipping OngarRiver gauge, Cripsey Brook 0.12 m Normal ±0 11 km

Questions and answers

How does Pincey Brook at Sheering Hall compare with last year?

It is about the same as on this day last year, when the reading was 0.09 m.

What is a normal level for Pincey Brook at Sheering Hall in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.11 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.08 m and 0.21 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 0.09 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Sheering Hall today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 22:00 BST, the water level was 0.09 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Sheering Hall rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.03 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Sheering Hall normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Sheering Hall?

The highest level on record is 1.71 m on October 30, 2000. The lowest is 0.00 m on March 1, 1988.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:5169TH (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.79298, 0.16688 (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 0.09 m 2026-10-18 21:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Sheering Hall (ea:5169TH). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/essex/sheering-hall

How we check values

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