Longley Road water level

Name: Longley Road water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, River Graveney, Greater London, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.07m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST (34 min ago)

Flow: 0.04 m³/s

History

7 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Longley Road, where the gauge shows 0.07 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.05 m to 2.75 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.06 m – 0.18 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: 0.05 m – 2.75 m
Highest on record: 2.87 mAugust 19, 2004
Lowest on record: −0.44 mMarch 22, 2005

For anglers and canoeists

This is an ordinary level for the river: most put-ins, beats and weirs behave as they usually do.

Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 4.2 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 14° 10° 1.7 mm, 69% Wind 11 km/h

20 Tue 13° 11° 16 mm, 84% Wind 13 km/h

21 Wed 13° 8° 10 mm, 49% Wind 25 km/h

22 Thu 14° 7° 2.0 mm, 78% Wind 18 km/h

23 Fri 14° 8° 11 mm, 80% Wind 37 km/h

24 Sat 13° 8° 2.0 mm, 63% Wind 26 km/h

25 Sun 17° 11° 0.9 mm, 61% Wind 20 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

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

Map

Other gauges on the River Graveney

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Abercairn RoadRiver gauge, River Graveney	0.87 m	Low	+0.01 m	2.2 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Wandle Park Side ChannelRiver gauge, River Wandle	0.23 m	High	−0.03 m	0.6 km
Wandle Park Main ChannelRiver gauge, River Wandle	0.29 m	Normal	−0.03 m	0.6 km
SummerstownRiver gauge, River Wandle	1.00 m	Normal	−0.01 m	1.2 km
Morden ParkRiver gauge, Pyl Brook	0.49 m	Normal	+0.02 m	4.5 km
Kings CollegeRiver gauge, Pyl Brook	0.40 m	Normal	−0.14 m	4.8 km
HackbridgeRiver gauge, River Wandle	1.12 m	Lowest on record	±0	5.1 km
New MaldenRiver gauge, Beverley Brook	0.77 m	Low	+0.01 m	5.3 km
Wimbledon CommonRiver gauge, Beverley Brook	0.20 m	Normal	+0.01 m	5.6 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Graveney at Longley Road?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.05 m to 2.75 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 0.07 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Longley Road today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST, the water level was 0.07 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Longley Road rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Longley Road 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 Longley Road?

The highest level on record is 2.87 m on August 19, 2004. The lowest is −0.44 m on March 22, 2005.

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:4189TH (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.42197, -0.17341 (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

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	0.07 m	2026-10-19 13:00	Provisional
Flow	0.04 m³/s	2026-10-19 13:00	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Longley Road (ea:4189TH). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/greater-london/longley-road

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