River Lavant: water levels along the river

We have 4 gauges on the River Lavant. 2 of them read below normal for the date, and none is running high.

The gauges on this page are spread across Hampshire and West Sussex. Reading the gauges in order shows how a rise or a dry spell travels downstream, usually over a day or more on a big river. Autumn is often a low point for rivers after the summer, until steady rain returns.

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4 gauges

River Lavant: water levels along the river
Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Updated
Crosslands DriveRiver gauge, River Lavant	0.12 m	Normal	±0	28 min ago
West StreetRiver gauge, River Lavant	7.07 m	Normal	±0	28 min ago
GraylingwellRiver gauge, River Lavant	0.00 m	Lowest on record	+0.01 m	28 min ago
Chichester Tozer WayRiver gauge, River Lavant	12.66 m	Very low	+0.01 m	43 min ago

Gauges are listed from upstream to downstream where the agency publishes river kilometres.

About the River Lavant

The River Lavant is a chalk river winterbourne that rises at East Dean and flows west to Singleton, then south past West Dean and Lavant to Chichester. From east of Chichester its natural course was south to the sea at Pagham, but the Romans diverted it to flow around the southern walls of Chichester and then west into Chichester Harbour.