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Hillingdon, Charville Lane water level

River gauge, Yeading Brook, Greater London, United Kingdom

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Right now

High for late October

Water level

0.58m Up 0.11 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.52 m Lowest on record 0.11 m

History

History
0.20.40.6mOct 14Oct 16Oct 17Oct 19Oct 21Bottom of normal range0.20.40.6mOct 14Oct 17Oct 21Bottom of normal range
0.20.40.6mSep 21Sep 28Oct 6Oct 13Oct 21Bottom of normal range0.20.40.6mSep 21Oct 6Oct 21Bottom of normal range
-012mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-012mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.51.01.5mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.51.01.5mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

Yeading Brook at Hillingdon, Charville Lane is above normal at 0.58 m.

That puts it 0.20 m above the median of 0.38 m for late October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.63 m (−0.04 m).

It has risen 0.11 m over the past 24 hours. If the rise continues, low-lying paths and riverside parking can go under water. In the last month it has stayed between 0.42 m and 0.70 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
0.38 m0.20 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.26 m – 0.64 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.16 m – 2.55 m
Same day last year
0.63 m−0.04 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.42 m – 0.70 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.42 m – 1.49 m
Highest on record
2.52 mSeptember 23, 2024
Lowest on record
0.11 mMay 1, 1997

Fishing and paddling

Coloured, rising water usually ends the fishing for a day or two. As it fines down, it can bring fresh fish up the river.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

About Yeading Brook

Yeading Brook

Yeading Brook is the dominant source of the River Crane, in outer North West then West London. The western branch flows 25.8 km (16.0 mi) south. It rises in the far south of suburban Pinner and drains all of the western suburbs of Harrow, insofar as they have not been by historical practice connected into sewers.

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

19 Mon 14° 9° 0.7 mm, 89% Wind 12 km/h
20 Tue 12° 11° 6.4 mm, 100% Wind 15 km/h
21 Wed 12° 7° 5.2 mm, 61% Wind 35 km/h
22 Thu 14° 7° 6.3 mm, 78% Wind 19 km/h
23 Fri 13° 7° 19 mm, 88% Wind 37 km/h
24 Sat 12° 7° 4.2 mm, 67% Wind 30 km/h
25 Sun 16° 12° 7.0 mm, 56% Wind 17 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:36 AM Sunset 05:58 PM Daylight 10 hr, 22 min Waxing gibbous 75%

Map

Other gauges on Yeading Brook

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Hillingdon, Gutteridge WoodRiver gauge, Yeading Brook 0.43 m Very high +0.14 m 0.7 km
Yeading, Brookside RoadRiver gauge, Yeading Brook 0.43 m Very high +0.18 m 3.2 km
Harrow, Village WayRiver gauge, Yeading Brook 0.08 m Very low +0.01 m 4.8 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Northholt, Yeading EastRiver gauge, Yeading Brook (Eastern Arm) 0.04 m Normal +0.01 m 1.6 km
Uxbridge, Hercies RoadRiver gauge, River Pinn 0.75 m Normal +0.02 m 3.3 km
Harrow, Thistledene AvenueRiver gauge, The Roxbourne 0.04 m Normal ±0 3.5 km
Ickenham, Swakeleys RoadRiver gauge, River Pinn 0.57 m Very low ±0 3.5 km
UxbridgeRiver gauge, River Pinn 0.09 m Normal +0.04 m 3.8 km
RuislipRiver gauge, River Pinn 0.17 m Normal +0.02 m 4.3 km
Uxbridge, Fountains MillRiver gauge, Frays River 0.63 m Very low +0.02 m 4.5 km

Questions and answers

How does Yeading Brook at Hillingdon, Charville Lane compare with last year?

It is 0.04 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.63 m.

What is a normal level for Yeading Brook at Hillingdon, Charville Lane in late October?

The median for late October is 0.38 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.26 m and 0.64 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 0.58 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Hillingdon, Charville Lane today?

On 21 Oct 2026, 08:45 BST, the water level was 0.58 m. Up 0.11 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Hillingdon, Charville Lane rising or falling?

Up 0.11 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.16 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Hillingdon, Charville Lane normal?

High for late October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Hillingdon, Charville Lane?

The highest level on record is 2.52 m on September 23, 2024. The lowest is 0.11 m on May 1, 1997.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:3635TH (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.54178, -0.41820 (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 0.58 m 2026-10-21 07:45 Provisional

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Environment Agency: Hillingdon, Charville Lane (ea:3635TH). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/greater-london/hillingdon-charville-lane

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