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Ifield water level

River gauge, Ifield Brook, West Sussex, United Kingdom

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Right now

Very low for mid-October

Water level

0.70m Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

1 2 Highest onrecord 2.51 m Lowest on record 0.67 m

History

History
0.70.80.9mOct 16Oct 16Oct 17Oct 18Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.70.80.9mOct 16Oct 17Oct 18Bottom of normal range
1.01.52.02.5mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range1.01.52.02.5mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
1.01.5mJanMarMayJulSepNov20261.01.5mJanAprJulOct2026

20252026

Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Ifield Brook at Ifield is running far below normal at 0.70 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.83 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.13 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.72 m, a difference of −0.02 m. The lowest reading on record is 0.67 m (July 4, 2006).

It has dropped 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.70 m and 0.82 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
0.83 m0.13 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.76 m – 0.97 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.73 m – 2.37 m
Same day last year
0.72 m−0.02 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.70 m – 0.82 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.68 m – 1.59 m
Highest on record
2.51 mDecember 24, 2013
Lowest on record
0.67 mJuly 4, 2006

Fishing and paddling

At low levels, many rivers become a walk-and-paddle trip. Fish hold in deeper pools and spook easily.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 4.5 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 14° 7° 1.5 mm, 75% Wind 19 km/h
19 Mon 14° 8° 2.3 mm, 67% Wind 14 km/h
20 Tue 12° 10° 10 mm, 69% Wind 12 km/h
21 Wed 14° 7° 2.7 mm, 50% Wind 24 km/h
22 Thu 14° 5° 4.8 mm, 87% Wind 14 km/h
23 Fri 13° 7° 56 mm, 87% Wind 37 km/h
24 Sat 10° 3° – Wind 21 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:29 AM Sunset 06:04 PM Daylight 10 hr, 35 min First quarter 51%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Stafford BridgeRiver gauge, River Mole 0.61 m Low −0.01 m 1.8 km
Gatwick AirportRiver gauge, River Mole 0.17 m Low −0.03 m 3.6 km
Three BridgesRiver gauge, Gatwick Stream 0.52 m Normal +0.01 m 4.2 km
MaidenbowerRiver gauge, Gatwick Stream 0.68 m Very low ±0 4.8 km
Gatwick LinkRiver gauge, Gatwick Stream 0.11 m Normal ±0 6.4 km
HorleyRiver gauge, River Mole 0.32 m Normal −0.03 m 7.0 km
Peeks Brook LaneRiver gauge, Burstow Stream 0.92 m Normal ±0 7.9 km
Bonehurst BridgeRiver gauge, Burstow Stream 1.80 m Normal −0.03 m 8.9 km

Questions and answers

Is Ifield Brook at Ifield higher than last year?

No, it is 0.02 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.72 m.

What is a normal level for Ifield Brook at Ifield in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.83 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.76 m and 0.97 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 0.70 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Ifield today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 18:30 BST, the water level was 0.70 m. Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Ifield rising or falling?

Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Ifield normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Ifield?

The highest level on record is 2.51 m on December 24, 2013. The lowest is 0.67 m on July 4, 2006.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:3207TH (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.11607, -0.22265 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 0.70 m 2026-10-18 17:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Ifield (ea:3207TH). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/west-sussex/ifield

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.