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Maidenbower water level

River gauge, Gatwick Stream, West Sussex, United Kingdom

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Low for mid-October

Water level

0.69m Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

1 2 3 Highest onrecord 2.99 m Lowest on record 0.53 m

History

History
0.60.70.80.9mOct 12Oct 14Oct 15Oct 17Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.60.70.80.9mOct 12Oct 15Oct 19Bottom of normal range
0.60.70.80.9mSep 19Sep 26Oct 4Oct 11Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.60.70.80.9mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19Bottom of normal range
12mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range12mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.51.01.5mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.51.01.5mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

At 0.69 m, the Gatwick Stream at Maidenbower is below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.74 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.06 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.78 m, a difference of −0.09 m.

The water is rising: up 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.66 m and 0.87 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
0.74 m0.06 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.68 m – 0.92 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.61 m – 2.54 m
Same day last year
0.78 m−0.09 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.66 m – 0.87 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.50 m – 1.67 m
Highest on record
2.99 mJanuary 15, 2008
Lowest on record
0.53 mMarch 10, 2004

On the river at Maidenbower

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.

About the Gatwick Stream

Gatwick Stream

The Gatwick Stream is a tributary of the River Mole in southern England. The Gatwick Stream rises in Worth Forest below Clays lake in West Sussex, flows northwards through Tilgate Forest, alongside Tilgate golf course, through Maidenbower, Three Bridges, and Tinsley Green to meet the River Mole on the border between West Sussex and Surrey.

Read more on Wikipedia

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Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 11 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 12° 8° 0.4 mm, 37% Wind 14 km/h
20 Tue 13° 9° 9.1 mm, 100% Wind 12 km/h
21 Wed 13° 7° 11 mm, 71% Wind 40 km/h
22 Thu 13° 6° 3.2 mm, 95% Wind 22 km/h
23 Fri 13° 8° 14 mm, 98% Wind 41 km/h
24 Sat 13° 7° 3.0 mm, 65% Wind 28 km/h
25 Sun 16° 10° 1.5 mm, 66% Wind 24 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:31 AM Sunset 06:02 PM Daylight 10 hr, 31 min First quarter 57%

Map

Other gauges on the Gatwick Stream

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Three BridgesRiver gauge, Gatwick Stream 0.53 m Normal ±0 1.0 km
Gatwick LinkRiver gauge, Gatwick Stream 0.08 m Very low +0.03 m 5.6 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Stafford BridgeRiver gauge, River Mole 0.66 m Normal +0.04 m 4.7 km
IfieldRiver gauge, Ifield Brook 0.81 m Normal +0.10 m 4.8 km
Gatwick AirportRiver gauge, River Mole 0.28 m Normal +0.10 m 5.0 km
Peeks Brook LaneRiver gauge, Burstow Stream 1.10 m Normal +0.18 m 5.8 km
HorleyRiver gauge, River Mole 0.36 m Normal +0.13 m 7.4 km
Bonehurst BridgeRiver gauge, Burstow Stream 1.84 m Normal +0.04 m 8.5 km
ArdinglyRiver gauge, River Ouse 0.07 m Normal ±0 8.8 km
Kinnersley ManorRiver gauge, River Mole 0.20 m Normal +0.06 m 10 km

Questions and answers

Is the Gatwick Stream at Maidenbower higher than last year?

No, it is 0.09 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.78 m.

What is a normal level for the Gatwick Stream at Maidenbower in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.74 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.68 m and 0.92 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 0.69 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Maidenbower today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 08:30 BST, the water level was 0.69 m. Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Maidenbower rising or falling?

Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.01 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Maidenbower normal?

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 Maidenbower?

The highest level on record is 2.99 m on January 15, 2008. The lowest is 0.53 m on March 10, 2004.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:3223TH (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.11024, -0.15387 (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 0.69 m 2026-10-19 07:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Maidenbower (ea:3223TH). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/west-sussex/maidenbower

How we check values

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