Manor House Gardens water level
River gauge, River Quaggy, Greater London, United Kingdom
Right now
Normal for mid-October
Water level
History
20252026
What this means
The gauge at Manor House Gardens reads 0.04 m, a normal level for mid-October.
The median for mid-October is 0.05 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.01 m below typical. A year ago it stood at 0.04 m as well.
It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.03 m and 0.17 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
- 0.05 m0.01 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 0.03 m – 0.13 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
- Normal range
- 0.03 m – 1.00 m
- Same day last year
- 0.04 m0.00 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 0.03 m – 0.17 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.03 m – 0.24 m
- Highest on record
- 1.08 mJune 9, 1992
- Lowest on record
- 0.01 mSeptember 19, 1999
On the river at Manor House Gardens
A level in the typical range is usually good news for both anglers and canoeists, but conditions can change quickly after rain in the hills.
Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.
About the River Quaggy
The River Quaggy is a river, 17 kilometres (11 mi) in length, passing through the south-east London boroughs of Bromley, Greenwich and Lewisham. In its lower reaches it is an urban river, in its upper reaches further from London it is more natural and known as the Kyd Brook. The river rises from two sources near Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) at Locksbottom and is a tributary of the River Ravensbourne which it flows into near Lewisham station in Lewisham.
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Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 4.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Other gauges on the River Quaggy
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinbrook ParkRiver gauge, River Quaggy | 0.03 m | Low | ±0 | 3.1 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catford HillRiver gauge, River Ravensbourne | 0.07 m | Low | ±0 | 2.8 km |
| Winsford RoadRiver gauge, River Pool | 0.07 m | Very low | ±0 | 3.2 km |
| Beckenham ParkRiver gauge, River Ravensbourne | 0.51 m | Low | ±0 | 3.8 km |
| Lower CamdenRiver gauge, Kyd Brook | 0.88 m | Low | ±0 | 5.8 km |
| BeckenhamRiver gauge, The Beck | 0.46 m | Normal | ±0 | 5.9 km |
| Bromley SouthRiver gauge, River Ravensbourne | 0.05 m | Very low | ±0 | 6.2 km |
| Bishops AvenueRiver gauge, River Ravensbourne | 0.55 m | Normal | ±0 | 6.2 km |
| Woodlands RoadRiver gauge, Kyd Brook | 1.17 m | High | −0.01 m | 6.6 km |
Questions and answers
Is the River Quaggy at Manor House Gardens higher than last year?
It is about the same as on this day last year, when the reading was 0.04 m.
What is a normal level for the River Quaggy at Manor House Gardens in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 0.05 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.03 m and 0.13 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 0.04 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Manor House Gardens today?
On 20 Oct 2026, 13:30 BST, the water level was 0.04 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.
Is Manor House Gardens rising or falling?
Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Manor House Gardens 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 Manor House Gardens?
The highest level on record is 1.08 m on June 9, 1992. The lowest is 0.01 m on September 19, 1999.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:4389TH(Agency page)- Coordinates
51.45563, 0.00613(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 | 0.04 m | 2026-10-20 12:30 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Manor House Gardens (ea:4389TH). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/greater-london/manor-house-gardens
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