Moor Lane water level

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

River gauge, River Colne, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

7.46m Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 16 Oct 2026, 18:00 BST (5 days ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Moor Lane reads 7.46 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 7.37 m to 7.94 m.

The water is rising: up 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 7.42 m and 7.47 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: 7.37 m – 7.94 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 7.42 m – 7.47 m
Highest on record: 8.23 mJanuary 31, 2021
Lowest on record: 7.26 mAugust 9, 2015

On the river at Moor Lane

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 Colne

The Colne is a river and a tributary of the River Thames in England. Just over half its course is in south Hertfordshire. Downstream, it forms the boundary between Buckinghamshire and the London Borough of Hillingdon. The confluence with the River Thames is on the Staines reach at Staines-upon-Thames.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 8.3 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

21 Wed 13° 7° 10 mm, 100% Wind 33 km/h

22 Thu 13° 7° 2.5 mm, 83% Wind 19 km/h

23 Fri 13° 8° 15 mm, 100% Wind 44 km/h

24 Sat 15° 7° 8.7 mm, 84% Wind 32 km/h

25 Sun 12° 9° – Wind 37 km/h

26 Mon 15° 6° 0.9 mm, 57% Wind 20 km/h

27 Tue 15° 7° 3.3 mm, 44% Wind 22 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:36 AM Sunset 05:58 PM Daylight 10 hr, 21 min Waxing gibbous 76%

Map

Other gauges on the River Colne

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
WatfordRiver gauge, River Colne	0.19 m	Normal	+0.01 m	5.9 km
Denham ColneRiver gauge, River Colne	0.11 m	Very low	+0.01 m	8.2 km
WillowbankRiver gauge, River Colne	0.81 m	Very low	+0.01 m	8.9 km
Iver, Clisbys BridgeRiver gauge, River Colne	0.37 m	Normal	+0.03 m	12 km
Farlows BridgeRiver gauge, River Colne	0.42 m	Normal	+0.08 m	14 km
London ColneyRiver gauge, River Colne	1.09 m	Normal	±0	14 km
Thorney Mill Road, West Drayton (Temporary)River gauge, River Colne	0.12 m	Normal	+0.08 m	15 km
West DraytonRiver gauge, River Colne	0.44 m	Normal	+0.02 m	15 km
Stanwell MillRiver gauge, River Colne	0.73 m	Very high	+0.04 m	19 km
Staines Trading EstateRiver gauge, River Colne	1.22 m	Normal	+0.02 m	23 km
Great YeldhamRiver gauge, River Colne	0.14 m	Normal	±0	81 km
Poole StreetRiver gauge, River Colne	0.04 m	Very low	−0.04 m	81 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Croxley GreenRiver gauge, River Gade	0.08 m	Normal	±0	1.2 km
RickmansworthRiver gauge, River Chess	0.09 m	Normal	±0	1.4 km
Woodhall AvenueRiver gauge, River Pinn	0.25 m	Low	+0.06 m	5.4 km
Waxwell LaneRiver gauge, River Pinn	0.25 m	High	+0.09 m	5.5 km
Howletts Lane, RuislipRiver gauge, Cannon Brook	0.07 m	Normal	−0.03 m	5.7 km
Pinner, Avenue RoadRiver gauge, River Pinn	0.33 m	Very high	+0.16 m	6.1 km
Pinner, Moss CloseRiver gauge, River Pinn	0.14 m	Very low	±0	6.2 km
RuislipRiver gauge, River Pinn	0.19 m	Normal	+0.03 m	6.3 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Colne at Moor Lane?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 7.37 m to 7.94 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 7.46 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Moor Lane today?

On 16 Oct 2026, 18:00 BST, the water level was 7.46 m. Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Moor Lane rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Moor Lane 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 Moor Lane?

The highest level on record is 8.23 m on January 31, 2021. The lowest is 7.26 m on August 9, 2015.

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:2862TH (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.63558, -0.44400 (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	7.46 m	2026-10-16 17:00	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Moor Lane (ea:2862TH). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/hertfordshire/moor-lane

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