Albury water level
River gauge, Law Brook, Surrey, United Kingdom
Right now
Very high for mid-October
Water level
History
20252026
What this means
The gauge at Albury shows 0.09 m, well above normal for mid-October.
That puts it 0.02 m above the median of 0.07 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.13 m (−0.04 m). The record high is 0.34 m, set on December 24, 2013.
The level has held steady over the past 24 hours.
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
- 0.07 m0.02 m above the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 0.06 m – 0.09 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
- Normal range
- 0.05 m – 0.29 m
- Same day last year
- 0.13 m−0.04 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 0.09 m – 0.09 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.09 m – 0.17 m
- Highest on record
- 0.34 mDecember 24, 2013
- Lowest on record
- 0.03 mJune 9, 1994
High water at Albury
Official flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency. They cover areas, not single gauges, so a warning can be in force before this reading looks dramatic.
Keep children and dogs well back from the edge, and stay off flooded footpaths and towpaths.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 6.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BramleyRiver gauge, Cranleigh Waters | 2.20 m | Normal | −0.02 m | 4.6 km |
| ShalfordRiver gauge, River Tillingbourne | 0.11 m | Normal | ±0 | 4.7 km |
| GuildfordRiver gauge, River Wey | 1.23 m | Very low | ±0 | 5.8 km |
| GodalmingRiver gauge, River Wey | 0.54 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 6.9 km |
| CranleighRiver gauge, Littlemead Brook | 1.28 m | Very low | ±0 | 7.8 km |
| Borough RoadRiver gauge, River Wey | 1.19 m | Normal | ±0 | 8.2 km |
| SendRiver gauge, East Clandon Stream | 0.77 m | Lowest on record | −0.01 m | 8.6 km |
| Flash BridgeRiver gauge, Cranleigh Waters | 1.03 m | Normal | +0.01 m | 9.9 km |
Questions and answers
How does Law Brook at Albury compare with last year?
It is 0.04 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.13 m.
What is a normal level for Law Brook at Albury in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 0.07 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.06 m and 0.09 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 0.09 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Albury today?
On 18 Oct 2026, 09:45 BST, the water level was 0.09 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.
Is Albury rising or falling?
Steady over the last 24 hours.
Is the level of Albury normal?
Very high for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.
What is the highest water level ever recorded at Albury?
The highest level on record is 0.34 m on December 24, 2013. The lowest is 0.03 m on June 9, 1994.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:3074TH(Agency page)- Coordinates
51.21084, -0.50463(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 | 0.09 m | 2026-10-18 08:45 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Albury (ea:3074TH). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/surrey/albury
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