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Emsworth water level

River gauge, West Brook, Hampshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

1.87m Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

2 3 Highest onrecord 3.25 m Lowest on record 1.59 m

History

History
1.61.82.0mOct 11Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Bottom of normal range1.61.82.0mOct 11Oct 14Oct 18Bottom of normal range
1.61.82.02.2mSep 18Sep 25Oct 3Oct 10Oct 18Bottom of normal range1.61.82.02.2mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Bottom of normal range
1.61.82.0mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range1.61.82.0mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range
1.82.0mJanMarMayJulSepNov20261.82.0mJanAprJulOct2026

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Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

West Brook at Emsworth is at 1.87 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 1.87 m, based on 13 years of readings, and the gauge is right on it. On the same day last year the reading was 1.76 m, a difference of +0.11 m.

It has dropped 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 1.76 m and 2.21 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with 13 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
1.87 m0.00 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
1.75 m – 2.03 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (13 years of records)
Normal range
1.61 m – 3.00 m
Same day last year
1.76 m+0.11 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
1.76 m – 2.21 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
1.70 m – 2.15 m
Highest on record
3.25 mFebruary 14, 2014
Lowest on record
1.59 mAugust 5, 2014

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 4.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 14° 6° – Wind 20 km/h
18 Sun 14° 7° 1.4 mm, 40% Wind 22 km/h
19 Mon 14° 9° 2.6 mm, 53% Wind 17 km/h
20 Tue 14° 10° 2.3 mm, 53% Wind 16 km/h
21 Wed 14° 9° 2.7 mm, 61% Wind 27 km/h
22 Thu 14° 6° 20 mm, 72% Wind 23 km/h
23 Fri 14° 9° 27 mm, 78% Wind 45 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:32 AM Sunset 06:07 PM Daylight 10 hr, 35 min First quarter 46%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Emsworth Mill Pond SluicesRiver gauge 1.90 m Normal −0.04 m 0.7 km
WestbourneRiver gauge, River Ems 0.05 m Low ±0 1.6 km
Crosslands DriveRiver gauge, River Lavant 0.12 m Normal ±0 2.9 km
West StreetRiver gauge, River Lavant 7.07 m Normal ±0 3.2 km
Bosham Moreton RoadRiver gauge, Bosham Stream 0.21 m Normal ±0 6.1 km
Salterns PSRiver gauge −1.18 m Normal ±0 8.2 km
DenmeadRiver gauge, River Wallington 33.20 m Normal −0.03 m 9.7 km
Chichester Tozer WayRiver gauge, River Lavant 12.65 m Very low +0.01 m 12 km

Questions and answers

Is West Brook at Emsworth higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.11 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 1.76 m.

What is a normal level for West Brook at Emsworth in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.87 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.75 m and 2.03 m, based on 13 years of records.

Is Emsworth really 1.87 m deep?

No. 1.87 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 Emsworth today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 05:30 BST, the surface elevation was 1.87 m. Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Emsworth rising or falling?

Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Emsworth normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 13 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Emsworth?

The highest level on record is 3.25 m on February 14, 2014. The lowest is 1.59 m on August 5, 2014.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:2716SO (Agency page)
Coordinates
50.84874, -0.93987 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Surface elevation 1.87 m 2026-10-18 04:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Emsworth (ea:2716SO). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/hampshire/emsworth

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.