Wardropers water level

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

River gauge, River Wid, Essex, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.53m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 20:15 BST (34 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Wid at Wardropers is at 0.53 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.00 m to 2.06 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.39 m and 0.60 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: 0.00 m – 2.06 m
Highest on record: 2.34 mApril 29, 2012
Lowest on record: −0.70 mSeptember 12, 2006

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.

About the River Wid

River Wid is a river in the county of Essex, England, a tributary of the River Can. It runs to the south of Chelmsford, following the A1016, previously the A12 out of Chelmsford at Widford.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.4 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 14° 7° 3.5 mm, 100% Wind 24 km/h

19 Mon 13° 9° 3.2 mm, 99% Wind 12 km/h

20 Tue 14° 12° 17 mm, 65% Wind 10 km/h

21 Wed 14° 7° 4.7 mm, 37% Wind 37 km/h

22 Thu 10° 5° 0.9 mm, 59% Wind 21 km/h

23 Fri 13° 8° 17 mm, 80% Wind 36 km/h

24 Sat 13° 6° 1.0 mm, 40% Wind 29 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:28 AM Sunset 06:01 PM Daylight 10 hr, 33 min First quarter 52%

Map

Other gauges on the River Wid

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
MountnessingRiver gauge, River Wid	0.38 m	Normal	+0.01 m	3.5 km
WrittleRiver gauge, River Wid	0.13 m	Normal	−0.01 m	9.7 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
WickfordRiver gauge, River Crouch	0.15 m	Normal	+0.04 m	9.5 km
Beach's MillRiver gauge, River Can	0.25 m	Low	−0.02 m	11 km
Harold ParkRiver gauge, River Ingrebourne	0.98 m	Normal	+0.01 m	11 km
SpringfieldRiver gauge, River Chelmer	0.12 m	Low	±0	12 km
High OngarRiver gauge, River Roding	0.05 m	Normal	±0	12 km
Chipping OngarRiver gauge, Cripsey Brook	0.11 m	Normal	−0.01 m	13 km
Sandon BridgeRiver gauge, Sandon Brook	0.06 m	Very low	±0	13 km
Shonks Mill BridgeRiver gauge, River Roding	0.06 m	Lowest on record	±0	13 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Wid at Wardropers?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.00 m to 2.06 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 0.53 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Wardropers today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 20:15 BST, the water level was 0.53 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Wardropers rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Wardropers 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 Wardropers?

The highest level on record is 2.34 m on April 29, 2012. The lowest is −0.70 m on September 12, 2006.

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:E27675 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.64488, 0.39650 (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
Surface elevation	–	–	–
Water level	0.53 m	2026-10-18 19:15	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Wardropers (ea:E27675). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/essex/wardropers

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