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Monkton Mead PS water level

River gauge, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom

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Very low for mid-October

Surface elevation

0.43m Up 0.09 m over the last 24 hours

0.5 0.6 0.8 0.9

History

0.40.60.8mOct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 18Oct 200.40.60.8mOct 13Oct 17Oct 20
0.40.60.8mSep 20Sep 28Oct 5Oct 13Oct 200.40.60.8mSep 20Oct 5Oct 20
0.51.01.5mMar 2023Feb 2024Dec 2024Nov 2025Oct 20260.51.01.5mMar 2023Jan 2025Oct 2026
0.51.01.5mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.51.01.5mJanAprJulOct2026

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Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

At 0.43 m, Monkton Mead PS is far below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.35 m below the median of 0.78 m for mid-October, based on 12 years of readings.

The water is rising: up 0.09 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.32 m and 0.86 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with 12 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.78 m0.35 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.58 m – 0.83 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (12 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.32 m – 0.86 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.40 m – 0.50 m

On the river at Monkton Mead PS

Low, clear water makes fish wary, and anglers often do better early and late in the day. For canoeists, shallow riffles mean scraped hulls and the odd portage.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

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° 2.4 mm, 92% Wind 21 km/h
20 Tue 12° 8° 16 mm, 100% Wind 16 km/h
21 Wed 13° 8° 16 mm, 73% Wind 36 km/h
22 Thu 15° 8° 5.3 mm, 97% Wind 36 km/h
23 Fri 14° 9° 14 mm, 98% Wind 49 km/h
24 Sat 15° 8° 3.2 mm, 66% Wind 25 km/h
25 Sun 16° 14° 1.9 mm, 66% Wind 32 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:36 AM Sunset 06:04 PM Daylight 10 hr, 28 min First quarter 68%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Monkton MeadRiver gauge, Monktonmead Brook 0.43 m Normal +0.07 m 0.2 km
St JohnsRiver gauge, Monktonmead Brook 2.55 m Very low +0.03 m 0.8 km
BrowndownRiver gauge, River Alver 0.31 m Normal +0.13 m 6.9 km
AlverstoneRiver gauge, Eastern Yar 2.71 m Very high +0.30 m 7.5 km
Burnt HouseRiver gauge, Eastern Yar 0.60 m High +0.28 m 7.6 km
NewportTidal gauge 1.83 m Normal −0.15 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

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Monkton Mead PS in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.78 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.58 m and 0.83 m, based on 12 years of records.

Is Monkton Mead PS really 0.43 m deep?

No. 0.43 m is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.

What is the water level of Monkton Mead PS today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST, the surface elevation was 0.43 m. Up 0.09 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Monkton Mead PS rising or falling?

Up 0.09 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.17 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Monkton Mead PS normal?

Very low for mid-October. Compared with 12 years of daily readings for this time of year.

How often is this data updated?

The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the Environment Agency, the official operator of this gauge, and are published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:E15050
Coordinates
50.73112, -1.15171 (WGS84)
Vertical datum
ODN
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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Surface elevation 0.43 m 2026-10-20 13:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Monkton Mead PS (ea:E15050). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/isle-of-wight/monkton-mead-ps

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