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Hillingdon, Gutteridge Wood water level

River gauge, Yeading Brook, Greater London, United Kingdom

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High for mid-October

Water level

0.30m Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.01 m Lowest on record -0.00 m

History

0.20.4mOct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Oct 20Bottom of normal range0.20.4mOct 13Oct 16Oct 20Bottom of normal range
0.20.40.6mSep 20Sep 27Oct 5Oct 12Oct 20Bottom of normal range0.20.40.6mSep 20Oct 5Oct 20Bottom of normal range
-0.00.51.0mDec 2025Mar 2026May 2026Aug 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range-0.00.51.0mDec 2025May 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range
Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Yeading Brook at Hillingdon, Gutteridge Wood is above normal at 0.30 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.11 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.19 m above typical.

It has risen 0.01 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 0.21 m and 0.73 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
0.11 m0.19 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.07 m – 0.41 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.08 m – 2.30 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.21 m – 0.73 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.21 m – 1.05 m
Highest on record
2.01 mJune 2, 1999
Lowest on record
0.00 mJune 17, 2009

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

19 Mon 13° 9° 1.1 mm, 63% Wind 13 km/h
20 Tue 13° 10° 10 mm, 92% Wind 13 km/h
21 Wed 11° 7° 11 mm, 53% Wind 30 km/h
22 Thu 13° 6° 1.8 mm, 85% Wind 17 km/h
23 Fri 14° 8° 14 mm, 90% Wind 37 km/h
24 Sat 12° 7° 3.2 mm, 64% Wind 26 km/h
25 Sun 17° 11° 1.5 mm, 63% Wind 22 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:34 AM Sunset 06:00 PM Daylight 10 hr, 26 min First quarter 65%

Map

Other gauges on Yeading Brook

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Hillingdon, Charville LaneRiver gauge, Yeading Brook 0.48 m Normal −0.02 m 0.7 km
Yeading, Brookside RoadRiver gauge, Yeading Brook 0.28 m High −0.03 m 3.8 km
Harrow, Village WayRiver gauge, Yeading Brook 0.07 m Very low −0.05 m 4.3 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Northholt, Yeading EastRiver gauge, Yeading Brook (Eastern Arm) 0.04 m Low −0.05 m 1.5 km
Ickenham, Swakeleys RoadRiver gauge, River Pinn 0.57 m Very low −0.01 m 3.0 km
Uxbridge, Hercies RoadRiver gauge, River Pinn 0.74 m Normal −0.02 m 3.1 km
Harrow, Thistledene AvenueRiver gauge, The Roxbourne 0.04 m Normal −0.03 m 3.2 km
RuislipRiver gauge, River Pinn 0.15 m Low −0.07 m 3.7 km
UxbridgeRiver gauge, River Pinn 0.05 m Low ±0 3.9 km
Howletts Lane, RuislipRiver gauge, Cannon Brook 0.10 m Normal +0.03 m 4.3 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Yeading Brook at Hillingdon, Gutteridge Wood in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.11 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.07 m and 0.41 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 0.30 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Hillingdon, Gutteridge Wood today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 06:15 BST, the water level was 0.30 m. Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Hillingdon, Gutteridge Wood rising or falling?

Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.08 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Hillingdon, Gutteridge Wood normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Hillingdon, Gutteridge Wood?

The highest level on record is 2.01 m on June 2, 1999. The lowest is 0.00 m on June 17, 2009.

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:3625TH (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.54772, -0.42018 (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 0.30 m 2026-10-20 05:15 Provisional

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Environment Agency: Hillingdon, Gutteridge Wood (ea:3625TH). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/greater-london/hillingdon-gutteridge-wood

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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