Downside Bridge water level

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

River gauge, River Mole, Surrey, United Kingdom

Directions

Below the normal range

Water level

0.96m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 13:15 BST (45 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

At 0.96 m, the River Mole at Downside Bridge is below normal.

The usual range here runs from 1.01 m to 2.70 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.78 m and 1.38 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: 1.01 m – 2.70 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.78 m – 1.38 m
Highest on record: 3.46 mDecember 24, 2013
Lowest on record: 0.88 mOctober 12, 2008

On the river at Downside Bridge

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 River Mole

The River Mole is a tributary of the River Thames in southern England. It rises in West Sussex near Gatwick Airport and flows north-west through Surrey for 80 km to the Thames at Hampton Court Palace. The river gives its name to the Surrey district of Mole Valley.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 5.2 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 14° 6° 0.3 mm Wind 18 km/h

18 Sun 13° 6° 2.3 mm, 35% Wind 22 km/h

19 Mon 13° 8° 5.1 mm, 28% Wind 18 km/h

20 Tue 14° 10° 6.3 mm, 43% Wind 9 km/h

21 Wed 13° 9° 2.7 mm, 44% Wind 33 km/h

22 Thu 14° 7° 0.6 mm, 37% Wind 27 km/h

23 Fri 13° 8° 4.8 mm, 60% Wind 22 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:29 AM Sunset 06:07 PM Daylight 10 hr, 38 min First quarter 40%

Map

Other gauges on the River Mole

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
LeatherheadRiver gauge, River Mole	1.12 m	Normal	+0.04 m	6.2 km
EsherRiver gauge, River Mole	1.45 m	Normal	±0	6.9 km
DorkingRiver gauge, River Mole	0.13 m	Normal	+0.04 m	12 km
Kinnersley ManorRiver gauge, River Mole	0.13 m	Normal	+0.03 m	20 km
HorleyRiver gauge, River Mole	0.34 m	Normal	−0.24 m	23 km
Gatwick AirportRiver gauge, River Mole	0.21 m	Normal	−0.06 m	25 km
Stafford BridgeRiver gauge, River Mole	0.63 m	Low	−0.04 m	26 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
BrooklandsRiver gauge, River Wey	0.38 m	Normal	−0.02 m	4.4 km
WeybridgeRiver gauge, River Wey	1.02 m	Normal	±0	6.6 km
West Byfleet BridgeRiver gauge, Rive Ditch	1.50 m	Normal	−0.03 m	6.9 km
Newark WeirRiver gauge, River Wey	20.42 m	Normal	−0.01 m	7.0 km
AddlestoneRiver gauge, Addlestone Bourne	0.32 m	Normal	±0	7.2 km
Shepperton LockRiver gauge, River Thames	0.14 m	Normal	+0.01 m	7.3 km
WaltonRiver gauge, River Thames	3.32 m	Normal	−0.02 m	7.6 km
SendRiver gauge, East Clandon Stream	0.77 m	Lowest on record	−0.03 m	7.6 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Mole at Downside Bridge?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 1.01 m to 2.70 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 0.96 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Downside Bridge today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 13:15 BST, the water level was 0.96 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Downside Bridge rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Downside Bridge normal?

Below the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Downside Bridge?

The highest level on record is 3.46 m on December 24, 2013. The lowest is 0.88 m on October 12, 2008.

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:3286TH (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.32384, -0.41269 (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	0.96 m	2026-10-17 12:15	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Downside Bridge (ea:3286TH). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/surrey/downside-bridge

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