Anchor Gates water level

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

River gauge, River Ouse, East Sussex, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Surface elevation

5.93m Up 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 23:30 BST (45 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Surface elevation Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Ouse at Anchor Gates is at 5.93 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 5.20 m to 7.00 m.

It has risen 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 5.83 m and 6.15 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: 5.20 m – 7.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 5.83 m – 6.15 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 5.83 m – 6.09 m
Highest on record: 8.18 mOctober 12, 2000
Lowest on record: 5.18 mMay 14, 2001

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Ouse

The River Ouse is a river in North Yorkshire, England. Hydrologically, the river is a continuation of the River Ure, and the combined length of the River Ure and River Ouse makes it, at 129 miles (208 km), the sixth-longest river of the United Kingdom and the longest to flow entirely in one county. The length of the Ouse alone is about 52 miles (84 km) but the total length of the river is disputed.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 6.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 13° 6° 0.1 mm, 21% Wind 17 km/h

20 Tue 14° 8° 5.3 mm, 92% Wind 19 km/h

21 Wed 13° 7° 3.0 mm, 94% Wind 37 km/h

22 Thu 13° 4° 7.4 mm, 89% Wind 28 km/h

23 Fri 13° 9° 21 mm, 96% Wind 58 km/h

24 Sat 14° 6° 8.0 mm, 71% Wind 30 km/h

25 Sun 17° 12° 6.4 mm, 62% Wind 37 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:30 AM Sunset 06:01 PM Daylight 10 hr, 31 min First quarter 63%

Map

Other gauges on the River Ouse

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Barcombe GatesRiver gauge, River Ouse	5.29 m	Normal	±0	1.4 km
BarcombeRiver gauge, River Ouse	2.52 m	Normal	+0.01 m	1.4 km
GoldbridgeRiver gauge, River Ouse	0.25 m	Very low	±0	5.7 km
Lewes Corporation YardTidal gauge, River Ouse	1.71 m	No reference yet	±0	5.9 km
Freshfield BridgeRiver gauge, River Ouse	−0.03 m	Lowest on record	±0	10 km
Lindfield BridgeRiver gauge, River Ouse	1.43 m	Normal	±0	14 km
ArdinglyRiver gauge, River Ouse	0.07 m	Normal	±0	16 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Isfield weirRiver gauge, River Uck	0.16 m	Very low	±0	3.5 km
Uckfield Mill upstreamRiver gauge, River Uck	0.27 m	Low	+0.01 m	5.9 km
Bell Lane GrillRiver gauge, Winterbourne Stream	4.59 m	Lowest on record	±0	7.1 km
BuxtedRiver gauge, River Uck	0.10 m	Normal	±0	9.0 km
ScrasebridgeRiver gauge, Salfords Stream	0.03 m	Low	±0	13 km
LeabridgeRiver gauge, River Bull	0.08 m	Normal	±0	14 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Ouse at Anchor Gates?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 5.20 m to 7.00 m for this gauge.

Is Anchor Gates really 5.93 m deep?

No. 5.93 m is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.

What is the water level of Anchor Gates today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 23:30 BST, the surface elevation was 5.93 m. Up 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Anchor Gates rising or falling?

Up 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Anchor Gates 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 Anchor Gates?

The highest level on record is 8.18 m on October 12, 2000. The lowest is 5.18 m on May 14, 2001.

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:E8330 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.92499, 0.05008 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: ODN
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
Surface elevation	5.93 m	2026-10-19 22:30	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Anchor Gates (ea:E8330). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/east-sussex/anchor-gates

How we check values

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