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Albury water level

River gauge, Law Brook, Surrey, United Kingdom

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Right now

Very high for mid-October

Water level

0.09m Steady over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 Highest onrecord 0.34 m Lowest on record 0.03 m

History

History
0.060.08mOct 16Oct 16Oct 17Oct 17Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.060.08mOct 16Oct 17Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.10.20.3mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.10.20.3mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.100.15mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.100.15mJanAprJulOct2026

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

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.

18 Sun 13° 7° 0.4 mm, 73% Wind 19 km/h
19 Mon 14° 9° 3.1 mm, 72% Wind 14 km/h
20 Tue 12° 10° 12 mm, 67% Wind 9 km/h
21 Wed 14° 7° 3.0 mm, 48% Wind 26 km/h
22 Thu 14° 5° 3.7 mm, 80% Wind 14 km/h
23 Fri 12° 7° 60 mm, 79% Wind 35 km/h
24 Sat 10° 4° – Wind 22 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:31 AM Sunset 06:05 PM Daylight 10 hr, 34 min First quarter 48%

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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

ParameterLast valueTime (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

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