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Redhill water level

River gauge, Redhill Brook, Surrey, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.54m Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.46 m Lowest on record -0.05 m

History

History
0.50.60.7mOct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 15Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.50.60.7mOct 10Oct 14Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.50.60.7mSep 17Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.50.60.7mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.60.8mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range0.60.8mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range
0.60.8mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.60.8mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Redhill, where the gauge shows 0.54 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.55 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.01 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.52 m, a difference of +0.02 m.

It is still going down, by 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.50 m – 0.74 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
0.55 m0.01 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.50 m – 0.70 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.49 m – 2.00 m
Same day last year
0.52 m+0.02 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.50 m – 0.74 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.50 m – 0.91 m
Highest on record
2.46 mDecember 24, 2013
Lowest on record
−0.05 mFebruary 8, 2000

For anglers and canoeists

This is an ordinary level for the river: most put-ins, beats and weirs behave as they usually do.

Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 4.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 13° 6° 0.6 mm Wind 20 km/h
18 Sun 13° 7° 4.5 mm, 61% Wind 23 km/h
19 Mon 13° 8° – Wind 11 km/h
20 Tue 13° 11° 2.7 mm, 49% Wind 12 km/h
21 Wed 13° 10° 1.6 mm, 61% Wind 19 km/h
22 Thu 14° 6° 3.1 mm, 54% Wind 19 km/h
23 Fri 13° 7° 19 mm, 78% Wind 40 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:28 AM Sunset 06:06 PM Daylight 10 hr, 38 min First quarter 42%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Salfords BridgeRiver gauge, Salfords Stream 0.36 m Normal −0.07 m 3.9 km
Kinnersley ManorRiver gauge, River Mole 0.14 m Normal −0.07 m 4.7 km
ChipsteadGroundwater well 85.11 m Normal −0.09 m 5.2 km
Bonehurst BridgeRiver gauge, Burstow Stream 1.83 m Normal −0.05 m 5.9 km
HorleyRiver gauge, River Mole 0.36 m Normal −0.05 m 7.4 km
Gatwick LinkRiver gauge, Gatwick Stream 0.11 m Normal −0.01 m 8.9 km
Peeks Brook LaneRiver gauge, Burstow Stream 0.93 m Normal −0.14 m 9.0 km
DorkingRiver gauge, River Mole 0.12 m Normal +0.03 m 10 km

Questions and answers

Is Redhill Brook at Redhill higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.02 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.52 m.

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

The median for mid-October is 0.55 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.50 m and 0.70 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 0.54 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Redhill today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 17:30 BST, the water level was 0.54 m. Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Redhill rising or falling?

Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.01 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Redhill normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Redhill?

The highest level on record is 2.46 m on December 24, 2013. The lowest is −0.05 m on February 8, 2000.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:3245TH (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.23984, -0.16645 (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 0.54 m 2026-10-17 16:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Redhill (ea:3245TH). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/surrey/redhill

How we check values

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