Beddington Park water level

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

River gauge, River Wandle, Greater London, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.23m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 19:45 BST (23 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Wandle at Beddington Park is at 0.23 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.07 m to 1.60 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.23 m and 0.51 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: 0.07 m – 1.60 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.23 m – 0.51 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.24 m – 0.29 m
Highest on record: 1.83 mAugust 1, 1998
Lowest on record: 0.03 mDecember 20, 1990

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 Wandle

The River Wandle is a right-bank tributary of the River Thames in south London, England. With a total length of about 9 miles (14 km), the river passes through the London boroughs of Croydon, Sutton, Merton and Wandsworth, where it reaches the Thames. A short headwater – the Caterham Bourne – is partially in Surrey, the historic county of the river's catchment. Tributaries of the Wandle include Carshalton Ponds and Norbury Brook.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 6.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 12° 10° 0.2 mm, 32% Wind 12 km/h

20 Tue 13° 11° 9.7 mm, 89% Wind 14 km/h

21 Wed 13° 8° 9.4 mm, 59% Wind 25 km/h

22 Thu 14° 7° 2.0 mm, 89% Wind 18 km/h

23 Fri 14° 8° 11 mm, 92% Wind 37 km/h

24 Sat 13° 8° 2.0 mm, 62% Wind 26 km/h

25 Sun 17° 11° 0.9 mm, 62% Wind 21 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:31 AM Sunset 06:01 PM Daylight 10 hr, 30 min First quarter 61%

Map

Other gauges on the River Wandle

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Waddon PondsRiver gauge, River Wandle	−0.12 m	Very low	−0.01 m	1.3 km
HackbridgeRiver gauge, River Wandle	1.11 m	Lowest on record	±0	1.5 km
Carshalton PondsRiver gauge, River Wandle	0.07 m	Low	±0	1.8 km
Wandle Park Side ChannelRiver gauge, River Wandle	0.20 m	High	−0.03 m	5.9 km
Wandle Park Main ChannelRiver gauge, River Wandle	0.25 m	Low	−0.03 m	5.9 km
SummerstownRiver gauge, River Wandle	0.98 m	Normal	−0.01 m	7.0 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Thornton HeathRiver gauge, Norbury Brook	0.98 m	Normal	−0.03 m	3.7 km
Abercairn RoadRiver gauge, River Graveney	0.87 m	Low	±0	4.7 km
North CheamRiver gauge, Pyl Brook	1.03 m	Normal	+0.01 m	4.8 km
Morden ParkRiver gauge, Pyl Brook	0.49 m	Normal	+0.01 m	5.7 km
Longley RoadRiver gauge, River Graveney	0.07 m	Normal	±0	5.9 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Wandle at Beddington Park?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.07 m to 1.60 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 0.23 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Beddington Park today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 19:45 BST, the water level was 0.23 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Beddington Park rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Beddington Park 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 Beddington Park?

The highest level on record is 1.83 m on August 1, 1998. The lowest is 0.03 m on December 20, 1990.

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:4150TH (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.37358, -0.13899 (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	0.23 m	2026-10-19 18:45	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Beddington Park (ea:4150TH). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/greater-london/beddington-park

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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