Walkern water level

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

River gauge, River Beane, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.10m Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 04:30 BST (35 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

20252026

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

What this means

The gauge at Walkern reads 0.10 m, a normal level 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 0.14 m (−0.04 m).

The water is rising: up 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.06 m and 0.11 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: −0.07 m – 0.16 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range: −0.07 m – 1.23 m
Same day last year: 0.14 m−0.04 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.06 m – 0.11 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.06 m – 0.41 m
Highest on record: 1.49 mFebruary 7, 2014
Lowest on record: −0.08 mNovember 1, 2005

On the river at Walkern

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 Beane

The River Beane is chalk stream in the county of Hertfordshire, England. A tributary of the River Lea, it rises to the south-west of Sandon in the hills northeast of Stevenage and joins the Lea at Hartham Common in Hertford.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 6° 3.5 mm, 100% Wind 23 km/h

19 Mon 13° 9° 5.2 mm, 98% Wind 14 km/h

20 Tue 13° 11° 15 mm, 69% Wind 10 km/h

21 Wed 13° 6° 17 mm, 45% Wind 36 km/h

22 Thu 10° 5° 3.4 mm, 56% Wind 18 km/h

23 Fri 12° 7° 26 mm, 82% Wind 39 km/h

24 Sat 12° 5° 0.6 mm, 43% Wind 30 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:32 AM Sunset 06:00 PM Daylight 10 hr, 28 min First quarter 55%

Map

Other gauges on the River Beane

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Dane EndRiver gauge, River Beane	1.23 m	Very high	+0.36 m	6.5 km
Hertford, Hartham ParkRiver gauge, River Beane	0.21 m	High	+0.04 m	14 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Bragbury ParkRiver gauge, Stevenage Brook	0.15 m	Normal	+0.11 m	5.4 km
BuntingfordRiver gauge, River Rib	0.05 m	Lowest on record	±0	7.9 km
BraughingRiver gauge, River Quin	0.09 m	Normal	±0	10 km
WadesmillRiver gauge, River Rib	0.19 m	Normal	±0	11 km
Fulling MillRiver gauge, River Mimram	0.07 m	Normal	±0	11 km
WhitwellRiver gauge, River Mimram	0.06 m	Normal	±0	12 km
PanshangerRiver gauge, River Mimram	0.42 m	Normal	+0.02 m	13 km
Tumbling Bay WeirRiver gauge, Amwell Loop	30.41 m	Normal	+0.01 m	14 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Beane at Walkern compare with last year?

It is 0.04 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.14 m.

What is a normal level for the River Beane at Walkern in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.11 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between −0.07 m and 0.16 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 0.10 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Walkern today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 04:30 BST, the water level was 0.10 m. Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Walkern rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Walkern normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Walkern?

The highest level on record is 1.49 m on February 7, 2014. The lowest is −0.08 m on November 1, 2005.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment Agency
Station code: ea:4815TH (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.91997, -0.12316 (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	0.10 m	2026-10-19 03:30	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Walkern (ea:4815TH). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/hertfordshire/walkern

How we check values

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