Eling water level
River gauge, Bartley Water, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Right now
Within the normal range
Surface elevation
History
What this means
Water levels are unremarkable at Eling, where the gauge shows −0.06 m.
The usual range here runs from −1.10 m to 2.50 m.
It is on the way up, by 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is −0.09 m – 2.21 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
- −1.10 m – 2.50 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- −0.09 m – 2.21 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.26 m – 0.82 m
- Highest on record
- 2.88 mJune 28, 2013
- Lowest on record
- −1.19 mJanuary 20, 2014
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.
About the Bartley Water
Bartley Water is a two-branch small river in the New Forest district of Hampshire, England. It drains the north and northeast of the New Forest National Park up to the A31 road, a watershed and two villages against the northeast side of the park.
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 5.0 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 Bartley Water
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TottonRiver gauge, Bartley Water | 0.57 m | Very low | +0.01 m | 0.7 km |
| Ashurst BridgeRiver gauge, Bartley Water | 3.70 m | Low | ±0 | 2.0 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MillbrookRiver gauge, Tanners Brook | −0.04 m | Lowest on record | −0.02 m | 2.6 km |
| Conagar BridgeRiver gauge, River Test | 0.39 m | Very low | −0.01 m | 3.5 km |
| Shirley PondRiver gauge, Tanners Brook | 13.36 m | Very low | +0.01 m | 3.5 km |
| LongbridgeRiver gauge, River Test | 0.74 m | Lowest on record | −0.01 m | 5.3 km |
| OwerRiver gauge, River Blackwater | 0.06 m | Low | ±0 | 6.1 km |
| WoolstonTidal gauge | −0.35 m | Normal | −0.07 m | 7.0 km |
| Riverside ParkRiver gauge, River Itchen | 1.32 m | Very low | +0.02 m | 8.4 km |
| Romsey Botley RoadRiver gauge, Tadburn Lake | 0.31 m | High | ±0 | 8.7 km |
Questions and answers
What is the typical range for the Bartley Water at Eling?
The Environment Agency gives a typical range of −1.10 m to 2.50 m for this gauge.
Is Eling really −0.06 m deep?
No. −0.06 m is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.
What is the water level of Eling today?
On 19 Oct 2026, 00:30 BST, the surface elevation was −0.06 m. Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.
Is Eling rising or falling?
Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Down 2.15 m over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Eling 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 Eling?
The highest level on record is 2.88 m on June 28, 2013. The lowest is −1.19 m on January 20, 2014.
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:E14110(Agency page)- Coordinates
50.91082, -1.48220(WGS84)- Vertical datum
- ODN
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface elevation | −0.06 m | 2026-10-18 23:30 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Eling (ea:E14110). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/hampshire/eling-bartley-water
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