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Edgware Hospital water level

River gauge, Silk Stream, Greater London, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.65m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 3 Highest onrecord 2.75 m Lowest on record 0.24 m

History

History
0.60.70.8mOct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 18Oct 20Bottom of normal range0.60.70.8mOct 13Oct 16Oct 20Bottom of normal range
0.60.70.8mSep 20Sep 27Oct 5Oct 12Oct 20Bottom of normal range0.60.70.8mSep 20Oct 5Oct 20Bottom of normal range
0.60.81.0mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range0.60.81.0mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range
0.81.01.3mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.81.01.3mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The Silk Stream at Edgware Hospital is at 0.65 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.02 m below the median of 0.66 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.68 m (−0.04 m).

It has dropped 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.64 m and 0.77 m.

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

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.66 m0.02 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.63 m – 0.81 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.61 m – 2.30 m
Same day last year
0.68 m−0.04 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.64 m – 0.77 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.63 m – 0.98 m
Highest on record
2.75 mOctober 30, 2000
Lowest on record
0.24 mJanuary 3, 2001

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 Silk Stream

Silk Stream

The Silk Stream is a brook just over 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) long in the London Borough of Barnet. It is one of the major components of the Blue Ribbon Network.

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: 1.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 14° 7° 4.9 mm, 87% Wind 20 km/h
19 Mon 14° 9° 1.0 mm, 85% Wind 12 km/h
20 Tue 13° 10° 10 mm, 57% Wind 11 km/h
21 Wed 14° 7° 3.3 mm, 47% Wind 19 km/h
22 Thu 14° 5° 1.5 mm, 50% Wind 16 km/h
23 Fri 11° 7° 39 mm, 80% Wind 36 km/h
24 Sat 10° 3° – Wind 20 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:34 AM Sunset 05:59 PM Daylight 10 hr, 25 min First quarter 66%

Map

Other gauges on the Silk Stream

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
ColindaleRiver gauge, Silk Stream 0.12 m Low −0.04 m 2.6 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Edgware, Deans BrookRiver gauge, Deans Brook 0.80 m High ±0 1.2 km
Stanmore, Wolverton RoadRiver gauge, Edgware Brook −0.02 m Lowest on record −0.01 m 2.9 km
Kenton LaneRiver gauge, Wealdstone Brook 0.13 m Low −0.01 m 3.3 km
Brent CrossRiver gauge, River Brent 0.10 m Normal −0.04 m 5.0 km
WembleyRiver gauge, Wealdstone Brook 0.07 m Low −0.07 m 5.0 km
North FinchleyRiver gauge, Dollis Brook 0.24 m Normal −0.01 m 5.7 km
Brent, Monks ParkRiver gauge, River Brent 0.05 m Very low −0.03 m 6.2 km
WhetstoneRiver gauge, Dollis Brook 0.01 m Lowest on record ±0 6.2 km

Questions and answers

How does the Silk Stream at Edgware Hospital compare with last year?

It is 0.04 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.68 m.

What is a normal level for the Silk Stream at Edgware Hospital in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.66 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.63 m and 0.81 m, based on 21 years of records.

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

What is the water level of Edgware Hospital today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 08:00 BST, the water level was 0.65 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Edgware Hospital rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Edgware Hospital normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Edgware Hospital?

The highest level on record is 2.75 m on October 30, 2000. The lowest is 0.24 m on January 3, 2001.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:3826TH (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.60709, -0.27141 (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 0.65 m 2026-10-20 07:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Edgware Hospital (ea:3826TH). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/greater-london/edgware-hospital

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