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Stoneham Lane water level

River gauge, Monks Brook, Hampshire, United Kingdom

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Low for mid-October

Water level

0.09m Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.5 1.0 Highest onrecord 1.01 m Lowest on record 0.02 m

History

0.10.2mOct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.10.2mOct 12Oct 16Oct 19Bottom of normal range
0.10.20.3mSep 19Sep 27Oct 4Oct 11Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.10.20.3mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19Bottom of normal range
0.30.50.8mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.30.50.8mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.20.40.6mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.20.40.6mJanAprJulOct2026

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

At 0.09 m, Monks Brook at Stoneham Lane is below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.02 m below the median of 0.11 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.35 m (−0.26 m).

The water is rising: up 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.07 m and 0.32 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 m0.02 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.08 m – 0.24 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.06 m – 0.75 m
Same day last year
0.35 m−0.26 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.07 m – 0.32 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.06 m – 0.57 m
Highest on record
1.01 mFebruary 1, 2004
Lowest on record
0.02 mSeptember 18, 2005

On the river at Stoneham Lane

Low, clear water makes fish wary, and anglers often do better early and late in the day. For canoeists, shallow riffles mean scraped hulls and the odd portage.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

About Monks Brook

Monks Brook

Monks Brook is a river in the English county of Hampshire. It is a tributary of the River Itchen, which it joins at a medieval salmon pool in Swaythling. The brook is formed from seven streams that rise in the chalky South Downs, with the official source of Monks Brook being known as Bucket's Corner. Monks Brook drains a clay catchment of 49 square kilometres (19 sq mi). The brook is designated a main river, which means the operating authority for managing it is the Environment Agency, not the local government authorities for the areas through which the river runs.

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

19 Mon 13° 9° 0.9 mm, 29% Wind 16 km/h
20 Tue 13° 7° 14 mm, 100% Wind 12 km/h
21 Wed 12° 7° 12 mm, 63% Wind 32 km/h
22 Thu 15° 8° 5.5 mm, 97% Wind 25 km/h
23 Fri 14° 9° 14 mm, 96% Wind 37 km/h
24 Sat 14° 8° 1.6 mm, 63% Wind 26 km/h
25 Sun 17° 12° 0.8 mm, 61% Wind 23 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:35 AM Sunset 06:07 PM Daylight 10 hr, 31 min First quarter 59%

Map

Other gauges on Monks Brook

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Chandler's FordRiver gauge, Monks Brook 0.08 m Normal ±0 3.4 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Riverside ParkRiver gauge, River Itchen 1.31 m Very low ±0 2.0 km
Stoke LockRiver gauge, River Itchen 12.91 m Normal +0.01 m 2.9 km
BishopstokeRiver gauge, River Itchen 0.58 m Normal +0.02 m 2.9 km
Allbrook weirRiver gauge, River Itchen 0.30 m Normal ±0 4.2 km
Highbridge weirRiver gauge, River Itchen 0.28 m Low +0.01 m 4.7 km
Shirley PondRiver gauge, Tanners Brook 13.37 m Low +0.02 m 5.7 km
MillbrookRiver gauge, Tanners Brook −0.04 m Lowest on record ±0 6.6 km
Hobb LaneRiver gauge, River Hamble 20.58 m Very low ±0 6.8 km

Questions and answers

How does Monks Brook at Stoneham Lane compare with last year?

It is 0.26 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.35 m.

What is a normal level for Monks Brook at Stoneham Lane in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.11 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.08 m and 0.24 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 0.09 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Stoneham Lane today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST, the water level was 0.09 m. Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Stoneham Lane rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Stoneham Lane normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Stoneham Lane?

The highest level on record is 1.01 m on February 1, 2004. The lowest is 0.02 m on September 18, 2005.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:E12401 (Agency page)
Coordinates
50.95388, -1.37039 (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 0.09 m 2026-10-19 11:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Stoneham Lane (ea:E12401). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/hampshire/stoneham-lane

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer