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Shonks Mill Bridge water level

River gauge, River Roding, Essex, United Kingdom

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Right now

Lower than ever recorded here

Water level

0.09m Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.39 m Lowest on record 0.15 m

History

History
0.20.4mOct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.20.4mOct 12Oct 16Oct 19Bottom of normal range
-0.00.20.4mSep 19Sep 27Oct 4Oct 12Oct 19Bottom of normal range-0.00.20.4mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19Bottom of normal range
-012mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-012mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-01mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-01mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The River Roding at Shonks Mill Bridge is running at a record low at 0.09 m.

No reading on record has been lower: the old record low was 0.15 m, from July 2, 2009. That puts it 0.24 m below the median of 0.32 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.05 m (+0.04 m).

It has risen 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between −0.07 m and 0.10 m.

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

Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.32 m0.24 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.27 m – 0.55 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.27 m – 1.88 m
Same day last year
0.05 m+0.04 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
−0.07 m – 0.10 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
−0.11 m – 1.78 m
Highest on record
2.39 mFebruary 10, 2009
Lowest on record
0.15 mJuly 2, 2009
Lowest on record
0.06 m below the lowest level on record

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.

About the River Roding

River Roding

The River Roding is a river that rises at Molehill Green, Essex, England. It then flows south through Essex and London, forming Barking Creek as it reaches the River Thames.

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.

19 Mon 13° 10° 1.6 mm, 90% Wind 12 km/h
20 Tue 13° 11° 7.0 mm, 71% Wind 14 km/h
21 Wed 13° 7° 9.3 mm, 62% Wind 35 km/h
22 Thu 13° 6° 0.3 mm, 69% Wind 19 km/h
23 Fri 13° 8° 10 mm, 78% Wind 40 km/h
24 Sat 12° 7° 2.6 mm, 61% Wind 33 km/h
25 Sun 16° 11° 1.9 mm, 61% Wind 23 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:30 AM Sunset 05:59 PM Daylight 10 hr, 29 min First quarter 60%

Map

Other gauges on the River Roding

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
AbridgeRiver gauge, River Roding 0.89 m Normal ±0 6.3 km
High OngarRiver gauge, River Roding 0.13 m Normal +0.08 m 6.8 km
LoughtonRiver gauge, River Roding 0.03 m Normal ±0 9.1 km
RedbridgeRiver gauge, River Roding 0.12 m Low ±0 15 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Chipping OngarRiver gauge, Cripsey Brook 0.11 m Normal ±0 5.7 km
Harold ParkRiver gauge, River Ingrebourne 0.95 m Normal −0.01 m 7.4 km
Collier RowRiver gauge, River Rom 0.38 m Normal +0.01 m 8.0 km
MoretonRiver gauge, Cripsey Brook 0.11 m Normal +0.01 m 8.7 km
RomfordRiver gauge, River Rom 0.34 m Very low ±0 9.0 km
MountnessingRiver gauge, River Wid 0.41 m Normal +0.05 m 9.6 km
Gaynes ParkRiver gauge, River Ingrebourne 0.11 m Normal +0.02 m 12 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Roding at Shonks Mill Bridge compare with last year?

It is 0.04 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.05 m.

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 Shonks Mill Bridge today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 17:15 BST, the water level was 0.09 m. Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Shonks Mill Bridge rising or falling?

Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.04 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Shonks Mill Bridge normal?

Lower than ever recorded here. Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Shonks Mill Bridge?

The highest level on record is 2.39 m on February 10, 2009. The lowest is 0.15 m on July 2, 2009.

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:5442TH (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.66169, 0.20912 (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 2026-10-19 16:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Shonks Mill Bridge (ea:5442TH). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/essex/shonks-mill-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.