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SwedenHawks Mill Sluice Needham Market water level
River gauge, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Right now
Latest reading
Surface elevation
History
What this means
Hawks Mill Sluice Needham Market reads 21.16 m as of 19 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST. The agency publishes no normal range or warning level for this river yet, so there is nothing to judge the number against.
The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 21.04 m and 21.19 m.
Over the past seven days the change adds up to +0.12 m.
The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels
Key numbers
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 21.04 m – 21.19 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 21.12 m – 21.16 m
Fishing and paddling
Watch the direction of travel. A rising river after rain behaves very differently from one that is dropping and clearing.
Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 6.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CreetingRiver gauge, Stonham Watercourse | 0.25 m | Very high | +0.02 m | 1.1 km |
| StowmarketRiver gauge, River Gipping | 0.23 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 4.0 km |
| RattlesdenRiver gauge, Rattlesden River | 0.07 m | Normal | ±0 | 12 km |
| DebenhamRiver gauge, River Deben | 0.27 m | Normal | +0.08 m | 12 km |
| CloptonRiver gauge, River Lark | 0.27 m | Normal | ±0 | 13 km |
| HadleighRiver gauge, River Brett | 0.31 m | Normal | 14 km | |
| BrandestonRiver gauge, River Deben | 0.30 m | Normal | +0.01 m | 16 km |
| CockfieldRiver gauge, River Brett | 0.03 m | Normal | +0.01 m | 18 km |
Questions and answers
Is Hawks Mill Sluice Needham Market really 21.16 m deep?
No. 21.16 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 Hawks Mill Sluice Needham Market today?
On 19 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST, the surface elevation was 21.16 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.
Is Hawks Mill Sluice Needham Market rising or falling?
Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.12 m over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Hawks Mill Sluice Needham Market normal?
The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.
How often is this data updated?
The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.
Where does this data come from?
The values come directly from the Environment Agency, the official operator of this gauge, and are published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We do not estimate or model live values.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:E26981- Coordinates
52.15733, 1.05252(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 | 21.16 m | 2026-10-19 11:00 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Hawks Mill Sluice Needham Market (ea:E26981). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/suffolk/hawks-mill-sluice-needham-market
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