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Hanwell water level

River gauge, River Brent, Greater London, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.87m Steady over the last 24 hours

1 2 3 Highest onrecord 2.73 m Lowest on record 0.77 m

History

0.850.880.900.93mOct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.850.880.900.93mOct 12Oct 16Oct 19Bottom of normal range
0.850.900.95mSep 19Sep 27Oct 4Oct 12Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.850.900.95mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Brent at Hanwell is at 0.87 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.84 m to 3.49 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.85 m and 0.96 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
0.84 m – 3.49 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.85 m – 0.96 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.85 m – 0.89 m
Highest on record
2.73 mJuly 20, 2007
Lowest on record
0.77 mFebruary 25, 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 River Brent

River Brent

The River Brent is a river in west and northwest London, England, and a tributary of the River Thames. 17.9 miles (28.8 km) in length, it rises in the Borough of Barnet and flows in a generally south-west direction before joining the Tideway stretch of the Thames at Brentford.

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

18 Sun 14° 8° 3.3 mm, 87% Wind 20 km/h
19 Mon 15° 10° 0.5 mm, 85% Wind 14 km/h
20 Tue 13° 12° 9.9 mm, 57% Wind 8 km/h
21 Wed 14° 8° 3.0 mm, 47% Wind 19 km/h
22 Thu 15° 7° 2.0 mm, 50% Wind 13 km/h
23 Fri 11° 8° 45 mm, 80% Wind 32 km/h
24 Sat 10° 5° – Wind 18 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:32 AM Sunset 06:02 PM Daylight 10 hr, 29 min First quarter 59%

Map

Other gauges on the River Brent

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Greenford, Costons LaneRiver gauge, River Brent 0.16 m Normal +0.06 m 2.1 km
BrentfordRiver gauge, River Brent 0.24 m No reference yet +0.04 m 3.6 km
Brent, Monks ParkRiver gauge, River Brent 0.06 m Low ±0 7.0 km
Brent CrossRiver gauge, River Brent 0.11 m Normal +0.01 m 12 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Yeading, Brookside RoadRiver gauge, Yeading Brook 0.26 m High +0.13 m 3.6 km
Cranford ParkRiver gauge, River Crane 0.09 m Normal +0.04 m 5.3 km
Northholt, Yeading EastRiver gauge, Yeading Brook (Eastern Arm) 0.04 m Normal +0.01 m 5.9 km
Hillingdon, Charville LaneRiver gauge, Yeading Brook 0.56 m High +0.12 m 6.4 km
Harrow, Thistledene AvenueRiver gauge, The Roxbourne 0.04 m Normal ±0 6.4 km
Marsh FarmRiver gauge, River Crane 0.03 m Normal ±0 6.7 km
Hillingdon, Gutteridge WoodRiver gauge, Yeading Brook 0.42 m Very high +0.20 m 6.9 km
WembleyRiver gauge, Wealdstone Brook 0.08 m Normal +0.03 m 7.4 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Brent at Hanwell?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.84 m to 3.49 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 0.87 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Hanwell today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 14:30 BST, the water level was 0.87 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Hanwell rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Hanwell 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 Hanwell?

The highest level on record is 2.73 m on July 20, 2007. The lowest is 0.77 m on February 25, 2001.

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:3880TH (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.50864, -0.34257 (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 0.87 m 2026-10-19 13:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Hanwell (ea:3880TH). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/greater-london/hanwell

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