Borough Road water level

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

River gauge, River Wey, Surrey, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

1.19m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 06:45 BST (35 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Borough Road reads 1.19 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 1.08 m to 2.09 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 1.14 m and 1.22 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: 1.08 m – 2.09 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.14 m – 1.22 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1.16 m – 1.21 m
Highest on record: 2.17 mJanuary 7, 2025
Lowest on record: 0.95 mSeptember 29, 2023

On the river at Borough Road

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 Wey

The River Wey is a chalk river and a main tributary of the River Thames in south east England. Its two branches, one of which rises near Alton in Hampshire and the other in West Sussex to the south of Haslemere, join at Tilford in Surrey. Once combined, the flow is eastwards then northwards via Godalming and Guildford to meet the Thames at Weybridge. Downstream the river forms the backdrop to Newark Priory and Brooklands. The Wey and Godalming Navigations were built in the 17th and 18th centuries, to create a navigable route from Godalming to the Thames.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 6.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 6° 4.4 mm, 65% Wind 19 km/h

19 Mon 14° 8° 1.6 mm, 66% Wind 13 km/h

20 Tue 13° 10° 13 mm, 63% Wind 10 km/h

21 Wed 15° 7° 3.0 mm, 47% Wind 26 km/h

22 Thu 14° 5° 3.7 mm, 72% Wind 14 km/h

23 Fri 12° 7° 60 mm, 85% Wind 35 km/h

24 Sat 10° 4° – Wind 22 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:31 AM Sunset 06:05 PM Daylight 10 hr, 34 min First quarter 47%

Map

Other gauges on the River Wey

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Westbrook MillRiver gauge, River Wey	37.85 m	No reference yet	±0	0.1 km
GodalmingRiver gauge, River Wey	0.54 m	Normal	−0.01 m	1.3 km
GuildfordRiver gauge, River Wey	1.23 m	Very low	±0	6.0 km
TilfordRiver gauge, River Wey	0.16 m	Low	−0.01 m	9.3 km
FarnhamRiver gauge, River Wey	0.09 m	Normal	−0.01 m	13 km
Old WokingRiver gauge, River Wey	2.09 m	Normal	−0.01 m	14 km
Newark WeirRiver gauge, River Wey	20.42 m	Normal	±0	15 km
Passfield MillRiver gauge, River Wey	1.07 m	High	+0.01 m	18 km
BrooklandsRiver gauge, River Wey	0.38 m	Normal	−0.01 m	20 km
WeybridgeRiver gauge, River Wey	1.02 m	Normal	±0	23 km
Kings PondRiver gauge, River Wey	0.04 m	Normal	±0	25 km
Alton High StreetRiver gauge, River Wey	0.00 m	Low	±0	25 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
BramleyRiver gauge, Cranleigh Waters	2.20 m	Normal	±0	3.8 km
ShalfordRiver gauge, River Tillingbourne	0.11 m	Normal	±0	4.9 km
AlburyRiver gauge, Law Brook	0.09 m	Very high	±0	8.2 km
TonghamRiver gauge, River Blackwater	0.65 m	Normal	−0.01 m	10.0 km
Flash BridgeRiver gauge, Cranleigh Waters	1.03 m	Normal	+0.01 m	10 km
CranleighRiver gauge, Littlemead Brook	1.28 m	Very low	−0.01 m	11 km
Woking SouthRiver gauge, Hoe Stream	0.34 m	Normal	−0.01 m	12 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Wey at Borough Road?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 1.08 m to 2.09 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 1.19 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Borough Road today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 06:45 BST, the water level was 1.19 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Borough Road rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Borough Road 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 Borough Road?

The highest level on record is 2.17 m on January 7, 2025. The lowest is 0.95 m on September 29, 2023.

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:3054aTH (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.18814, -0.61653 (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	1.19 m	2026-10-18 05:45	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Borough Road (ea:3054aTH). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/surrey/borough-road

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