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Downham Lane water level

River gauge, Spring Brook, Greater London, United Kingdom

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Latest reading

Water level

-27.67m Steady over the last 24 hours

-30 -20 -10 0 Highest onrecord 1.74 m Lowest on record 0.38 m

History

-27.65-27.60-27.55mOct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Oct 19-27.65-27.60-27.55mOct 12Oct 16Oct 19
-27.6-27.5-27.4mSep 19Sep 27Oct 4Oct 12Oct 19-27.6-27.5-27.4mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Spring Brook at Downham Lane reads −27.67 m as of 19 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST. There is no published reference for this river yet, so we can't say whether that is high or low for the season.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between −27.67 m and −27.34 m.

Over the past seven days the change adds up to −0.01 m.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range
0.39 m – 0.45 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
−27.67 m – −27.34 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
−27.66 m – −27.49 m
Highest on record
1.74 mJuly 7, 2009
Lowest on record
0.38 mOctober 22, 2008
Lowest on record
28.05 m below the lowest level on record

Fishing and paddling

Watch the direction of travel. A rising river after rain behaves very differently from one that is dropping and clearing.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 14° 8° 7.3 mm, 92% Wind 18 km/h
19 Mon 14° 9° 1.7 mm, 87% Wind 12 km/h
20 Tue 13° 12° 6.9 mm, 55% Wind 8 km/h
21 Wed 14° 8° 3.3 mm, 40% Wind 21 km/h
22 Thu 15° 7° 2.1 mm, 49% Wind 15 km/h
23 Fri 13° 8° 50 mm, 86% Wind 28 km/h
24 Sat 10° 5° – Wind 19 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:31 AM Sunset 06:01 PM Daylight 10 hr, 30 min First quarter 59%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Beckenham ParkRiver gauge, River Ravensbourne 0.51 m Low ±0 0.3 km
Winsford RoadRiver gauge, River Pool 0.06 m Very low ±0 2.1 km
Chinbrook ParkRiver gauge, River Quaggy 0.03 m Low +0.01 m 2.2 km
BeckenhamRiver gauge, The Beck 0.46 m Normal ±0 2.5 km
Catford HillRiver gauge, River Ravensbourne 0.07 m Low ±0 2.5 km
Bromley SouthRiver gauge, River Ravensbourne 0.05 m Low ±0 3.1 km
Bishops AvenueRiver gauge, River Ravensbourne 0.55 m Normal ±0 3.3 km
BromleyRiver gauge, River Ravensbourne 0.03 m Low ±0 3.5 km

Questions and answers

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 −27.67 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Downham Lane today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST, the water level was −27.67 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Downham Lane rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Downham Lane normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Downham Lane?

The highest level on record is 1.74 m on July 7, 2009. The lowest is 0.38 m on October 22, 2008.

How often is this data updated?

The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the Environment Agency, the official operator of this gauge, and are published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:4327TH (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.42413, -0.00316 (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 −27.67 m 2026-10-19 13:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Downham Lane (ea:4327TH). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/greater-london/downham-lane

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