Monkton Mead water level

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

River gauge, Monktonmead Brook, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.42m Up 0.07 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 20 Oct 2026, 14:15 BST (37 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Monkton Mead, where the gauge shows 0.42 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.02 m to 1.90 m.

It is on the way up, by 0.07 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.33 m – 0.85 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: 0.02 m – 1.90 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.33 m – 0.85 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.39 m – 0.50 m
Highest on record: 2.75 mOctober 25, 2023
Lowest on record: 0.18 mSeptember 28, 2016

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 Monktonmead Brook

Monktonmead Brook is a small river on the Isle of Wight. Its water quality was classed as moderate. It flows from the chalk downland Ashey Down through meadows, farmland and various woodlands and drains out into the sea at Ryde via a concrete outfall. It used to have a wide river mouth before being canalised and pumped underground during after the construction of the esplanade and Cornwall Street.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.3 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 13° 9° 18 mm, 100% Wind 21 km/h

21 Wed 13° 8° 6.3 mm, 96% Wind 41 km/h

22 Thu 16° 10° 14 mm, 100% Wind 35 km/h

23 Fri 14° 8° 23 mm, 100% Wind 46 km/h

24 Sat 15° 8° 8.5 mm, 90% Wind 34 km/h

25 Sun 16° 10° 2.0 mm, 72% Wind 29 km/h

26 Mon 17° 12° 1.2 mm, 61% Wind 23 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:36 AM Sunset 06:04 PM Daylight 10 hr, 28 min First quarter 69%

Map

Other gauges on Monktonmead Brook

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
St JohnsRiver gauge, Monktonmead Brook	2.55 m	Very low	+0.03 m	0.6 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Monkton Mead PSRiver gauge	0.43 m	Very low	+0.09 m	0.2 km
BrowndownRiver gauge, River Alver	0.30 m	Normal	+0.13 m	7.1 km
AlverstoneRiver gauge, Eastern Yar	2.71 m	Very high	+0.31 m	7.3 km
Burnt HouseRiver gauge, Eastern Yar	0.61 m	High	+0.29 m	7.4 km
NewportTidal gauge	1.84 m	Normal	−0.14 m	10 km
Hunny HillRiver gauge, Lukely Brook	2.99 m	Normal	+0.01 m	11 km
BudbridgeRiver gauge, Eastern Yar	0.26 m	Normal	+0.12 m	11 km
Carisbrook MillRiver gauge, Lukely Brook	0.10 m	Normal	+0.03 m	11 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Monktonmead Brook at Monkton Mead?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.02 m to 1.90 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 0.42 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Monkton Mead today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 14:15 BST, the water level was 0.42 m. Up 0.07 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Monkton Mead rising or falling?

Up 0.07 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.18 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Monkton Mead 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 Monkton Mead?

The highest level on record is 2.75 m on October 25, 2023. The lowest is 0.18 m on September 28, 2016.

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:E15060 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.72941, -1.15267 (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	0.42 m	2026-10-20 13:15	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Monkton Mead (ea:E15060). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/isle-of-wight/monkton-mead

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