River Blackwater: water levels along the river

We have 9 gauges on the River Blackwater. 4 are below normal for the date and 1 above. The balance is tilted firmly towards low water.

The gauges on this page are spread across Essex, Berkshire, Hampshire and Surrey. Reading the gauges in order shows how a rise or a dry spell travels downstream, usually over a day or more on a big river. Autumn is often a low point for rivers after the summer, until steady rain returns.

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9 gauges

River Blackwater: water levels along the river
Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Updated
StistedRiver gauge, River Blackwater	0.28 m	Very high	−0.01 m	42 min ago
Appleford BridgeRiver gauge, River Blackwater	0.37 m	Normal	±0	42 min ago
SwallowfieldRiver gauge, River Blackwater	0.22 m	Low	±0	42 min ago
Swallowfield Side ChannelRiver gauge, River Blackwater	0.21 m	Low	±0	42 min ago
EversleyRiver gauge, River Blackwater	0.55 m	Very low	−0.02 m	42 min ago
Blackwater BridgeRiver gauge, River Blackwater	1.29 m	Normal	−0.02 m	42 min ago
FarnboroughRiver gauge, River Blackwater	0.63 m	Normal	−0.01 m	42 min ago
TonghamRiver gauge, River Blackwater	0.65 m	Normal	−0.02 m	42 min ago
OwerRiver gauge, River Blackwater	0.06 m	Low	±0	57 min ago

Gauges are listed from upstream to downstream where the agency publishes river kilometres.

About the River Blackwater

The River Blackwater is a river in Essex, England. It rises as the River Pant in the northwest of the county, just east of Saffron Walden, and flows in a generally southeast direction to Bocking, near Braintree, via Great Sampford and Great Bardfield. At Bocking, it becomes the River Blackwater, and veers east to flow past Bradwell Juxta Coggeshall and Coggeshall. It then veers south, flowing past Kelvedon and Witham, before reaching Maldon. There, it veers east again and empties into the Blackwater Estuary, which in turn meets the North Sea at Mersea Island. The river is connected to Domsey Brook in Essex.