Burnt House water level

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

River gauge, Eastern Yar, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom

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High for mid-October

Water level

0.67m Up 0.24 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 20 Oct 2026, 14:45 BST (37 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

High water at Burnt House: the latest reading is 0.67 m, above normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.42 m above the median of 0.25 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.58 m (+0.09 m).

It is on the way up, by 0.24 m over the past 24 hours. If the rise continues, low-lying paths and riverside parking can go under water. The 30-day range is 0.12 m – 0.67 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: 0.25 m0.42 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.13 m – 0.70 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range: 0.04 m – 0.80 m
Same day last year: 0.58 m+0.09 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.12 m – 0.67 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.18 m – 1.14 m
Highest on record: 1.57 mNovember 28, 2000
Lowest on record: 0.01 mAugust 11, 2006

For anglers and canoeists

A river in spate is no place for beginners. Weirs form strong towbacks, and trees in the water become strainers.

Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.

About the Eastern Yar

The River Yar on the Isle of Wight, England, rises in a chalk coomb in St. Catherine's Down near Niton, close to the southern tip of the island. It flows across the Lower Cretaceous rocks of the eastern side of the island, through the gap in the central Upper Cretaceous chalk ridge of the Island at Yarbridge, then across the now drained Brading Haven to Bembridge Harbour in the northeast. It is the longest river on the Isle of Wight.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 4.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 14° 9° 2.9 mm, 92% Wind 18 km/h

20 Tue 13° 8° 18 mm, 100% Wind 17 km/h

21 Wed 13° 8° 13 mm, 73% Wind 43 km/h

22 Thu 15° 9° 6.9 mm, 97% Wind 34 km/h

23 Fri 15° 9° 11 mm, 98% Wind 47 km/h

24 Sat 15° 8° 2.8 mm, 66% Wind 28 km/h

25 Sun 17° 14° 1.7 mm, 66% Wind 34 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:36 AM Sunset 06:05 PM Daylight 10 hr, 29 min First quarter 69%

Map

Other gauges on the Eastern Yar

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
AlverstoneRiver gauge, Eastern Yar	2.73 m	Very high	+0.32 m	0.6 km
SandownRiver gauge, Eastern Yar	0.59 m	No reference yet	+0.18 m	1.7 km
BudbridgeRiver gauge, Eastern Yar	0.26 m	Normal	+0.11 m	5.4 km
BembridgeTidal gauge, Eastern Yar	−0.21 m	No reference yet	−0.53 m	5.8 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
St JohnsRiver gauge, Monktonmead Brook	2.55 m	Very low	+0.03 m	6.8 km
Monkton MeadRiver gauge, Monktonmead Brook	0.42 m	Normal	+0.07 m	7.4 km
Monkton Mead PSRiver gauge	0.42 m	Very low	+0.08 m	7.6 km
NewportTidal gauge	1.91 m	Normal	−0.36 m	9.1 km
Hunny HillRiver gauge, Lukely Brook	2.98 m	Normal	+0.02 m	9.5 km
Carisbrook MillRiver gauge, Lukely Brook	0.11 m	Normal	+0.04 m	9.7 km
BrowndownRiver gauge, River Alver	0.30 m	Normal	+0.11 m	14 km
GurnardRiver gauge, Gurnard Luck	0.12 m	Normal	+0.03 m	15 km

Questions and answers

How does the Eastern Yar at Burnt House compare with last year?

It is 0.09 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.58 m.

What is a normal level for the Eastern Yar at Burnt House in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.25 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.13 m and 0.70 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 0.67 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Burnt House today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 14:45 BST, the water level was 0.67 m. Up 0.24 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Burnt House rising or falling?

Up 0.24 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.28 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Burnt House normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Burnt House?

The highest level on record is 1.57 m on November 28, 2000. The lowest is 0.01 m on August 11, 2006.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment Agency
Station code: ea:E14722 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.66465, -1.17665 (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	0.67 m	2026-10-20 13:45	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Burnt House (ea:E14722). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/isle-of-wight/burnt-house

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