Redbourn water level

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

River gauge, River Red, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.07m Up 0.37 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 00:15 BST (34 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Redbourn, where the gauge shows 0.07 m.

The usual range here runs from −0.25 m to 0.80 m.

It is on the way up, by 0.37 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is −0.30 m – 0.12 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: −0.25 m – 0.80 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: −0.30 m – 0.12 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: −0.30 m – −0.18 m
Highest on record: 0.99 mJuly 20, 2007
Lowest on record: −0.60 mMarch 24, 2006

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 River Red

The Rede is a river in Northumberland, England. The river rises on Carter Fell on the Anglo-Scottish border feeding Catcleugh Reservoir and joins the River North Tyne below the village of Redesmouth. The Rede is one of only two rivers in the North East of England that has the freshwater pearl mussel in its waters.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.5 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 7° 0.7 mm, 95% Wind 23 km/h

19 Mon 13° 8° 9.7 mm, 96% Wind 19 km/h

20 Tue 12° 10° 11 mm, 69% Wind 13 km/h

21 Wed 13° 7° 3.6 mm, 52% Wind 26 km/h

22 Thu 13° 5° 0.6 mm, 73% Wind 17 km/h

23 Fri 10° 6° 37 mm, 78% Wind 37 km/h

24 Sat 10° 3° – Wind 24 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:31 AM Sunset 06:04 PM Daylight 10 hr, 32 min First quarter 54%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
RedbournRiver gauge, River Ver	0.04 m	Normal	+0.01 m	0.3 km
HarpendenRiver gauge, River Lee	0.82 m	Normal	+0.03 m	5.3 km
Luton East HydeRiver gauge, River Lee	1.10 m	Normal	±0	6.6 km
Gadebridge ParkRiver gauge, River Gade	0.11 m	Lowest on record	+0.02 m	6.7 km
MarkyateRiver gauge, River Ver	−0.04 m	Very low	±0	6.7 km
Hemel Hempstead, Two Waters RoadRiver gauge, River Bulbourne	0.23 m	Low	±0	7.8 km
Hemel Hempstead, Old Fishery LaneRiver gauge, River Bulbourne	0.62 m	Very low	−0.04 m	8.7 km
Colney StreetRiver gauge, River Ver	0.15 m	Normal	+0.01 m	11 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Red at Redbourn?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of −0.25 m to 0.80 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 0.07 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Redbourn today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 00:15 BST, the water level was 0.07 m. Up 0.37 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Redbourn rising or falling?

Up 0.37 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.36 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Redbourn 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 Redbourn?

The highest level on record is 0.99 m on July 20, 2007. The lowest is −0.60 m on March 24, 2006.

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:2816TH (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.79313, -0.39661 (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	0.07 m	2026-10-18 23:15	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Redbourn (ea:2816TH). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/hertfordshire/redbourn

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