Mountnessing water level

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

River gauge, River Wid, Essex, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.40m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 18:30 BST (33 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Wid at Mountnessing is at 0.40 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.08 m to 0.43 m.

It has dropped 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.34 m and 0.46 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: 0.08 m – 0.43 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.34 m – 0.46 m
Highest on record: 2.75 mFebruary 10, 2009
Lowest on record: 0.18 mSeptember 30, 1996

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 Wid

River Wid is a river in the county of Essex, England, a tributary of the River Can. It runs to the south of Chelmsford, following the A1016, previously the A12 out of Chelmsford at Widford.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.3 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 13° 7° – Wind 22 km/h

18 Sun 13° 7° 2.7 mm, 53% Wind 25 km/h

19 Mon 13° 9° 7.6 mm, 45% Wind 18 km/h

20 Tue 15° 11° 0.9 mm, 37% Wind 14 km/h

21 Wed 13° 8° 2.4 mm, 43% Wind 39 km/h

22 Thu 12° 7° 1.8 mm, 25% Wind 35 km/h

23 Fri 12° 6° 3.9 mm, 61% Wind 24 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:26 AM Sunset 06:03 PM Daylight 10 hr, 37 min First quarter 42%

Map

Other gauges on the River Wid

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
WardropersRiver gauge, River Wid	0.56 m	Normal	+0.01 m	3.5 km
WrittleRiver gauge, River Wid	0.14 m	Normal	+0.02 m	11 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Harold ParkRiver gauge, River Ingrebourne	0.96 m	Normal	−0.02 m	8.6 km
High OngarRiver gauge, River Roding	0.05 m	Normal	±0	9.4 km
Shonks Mill BridgeRiver gauge, River Roding	0.06 m	Lowest on record	±0	9.6 km
Chipping OngarRiver gauge, Cripsey Brook	0.13 m	Normal	+0.02 m	10.0 km
Beach's MillRiver gauge, River Can	0.26 m	Normal	+0.01 m	12 km
WickfordRiver gauge, River Crouch	0.11 m	Normal	−0.06 m	13 km
Gaynes ParkRiver gauge, River Ingrebourne	0.09 m	Very low	−0.08 m	13 km
MoretonRiver gauge, Cripsey Brook	0.10 m	Low	−0.06 m	13 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Wid at Mountnessing?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.08 m to 0.43 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 0.40 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Mountnessing today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 18:30 BST, the water level was 0.40 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Mountnessing rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Mountnessing 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 Mountnessing?

The highest level on record is 2.75 m on February 10, 2009. The lowest is 0.18 m on September 30, 1996.

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:E24899 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.64818, 0.34610 (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	0.40 m	2026-10-17 17:30	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Mountnessing (ea:E24899). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/essex/mountnessing

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