Matson Place water level
River gauge, Sud Brook, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Right now
Lower than ever recorded here
Water level
History
20252026
What this means
At 0.14 m, Sud Brook at Matson Place is at a record low.
It has now dropped past the published record low of 0.19 m (June 28, 2010). The median for mid-October is 0.26 m, based on 20 years of readings, so the river level is 0.12 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.22 m, a difference of −0.08 m.
It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.13 m and 0.38 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
- 0.26 m0.12 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 0.20 m – 0.36 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
- Normal range
- 0.23 m – 0.46 m
- Same day last year
- 0.22 m−0.08 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 0.13 m – 0.38 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.13 m – 0.51 m
- Highest on record
- 1.04 mNovember 21, 2012
- Lowest on record
- 0.19 mJune 28, 2010
- Lowest on record
- 0.05 m below the lowest level on record
On the river at Matson Place
Low, clear water makes fish wary, and anglers often do better early and late in the day. For canoeists, shallow riffles mean scraped hulls and the odd portage.
Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 3.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Other gauges on Sud Brook
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheyney CloseRiver gauge, Sud Brook | 0.05 m | Normal | ±0 | 1.0 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India RoadRiver gauge, River Twyver | 0.06 m | Lowest on record | −0.02 m | 0.6 km |
| Armscroft PlaceRiver gauge, Wotton Brook | 0.00 m | Very low | ±0 | 1.5 km |
| GloucesterRiver gauge, River Severn | 0.29 m | Very low | +0.06 m | 1.9 km |
| Abbeymead AvenueRiver gauge, River Twyver | 0.02 m | Lowest on record | ±0 | 2.5 km |
| Shepherd RoadRiver gauge, Whaddon Brook | 0.02 m | Very low | ±0 | 2.9 km |
| Zoons CourtRiver gauge, Horsbere Brook | 0.17 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 3.2 km |
| Zoons Court Flood StorageRiver gauge, Horsbere Brook | 0.06 m | Lowest on record | ±0 | 3.2 km |
| Kingscroft RoadRiver gauge, Wotton Brook | 0.36 m | Normal | ±0 | 3.2 km |
Questions and answers
Is Sud Brook at Matson Place higher than last year?
No, it is 0.08 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.22 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 0.14 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Matson Place today?
On 18 Oct 2026, 22:15 BST, the water level was 0.14 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.
Is Matson Place rising or falling?
Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Matson Place 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 Matson Place?
The highest level on record is 1.04 m on November 21, 2012. The lowest is 0.19 m on June 28, 2010.
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:2666(Agency page)- Coordinates
51.85211, -2.23333(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 | 0.14 m | 2026-10-18 21:15 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Matson Place (ea:2666). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/gloucestershire/matson-place
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