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Ewell water level

River gauge, Hogsmill River, Surrey, United Kingdom

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Right now

Low for mid-October

Water level

0.10m Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.5 1.0 Highest onrecord 0.80 m Lowest on record 0.01 m

History

History
0.10.2mOct 10Oct 12Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.10.2mOct 10Oct 13Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.10.2mSep 17Sep 24Oct 2Oct 9Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.10.2mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Bottom of normal range
-0.00.51.0mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.51.0mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.20.4mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.20.4mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

Low water at Ewell: the gauge reads 0.10 m, below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.06 m below the median of 0.16 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.09 m (+0.01 m).

It is still going down, by 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is 0.04 m – 0.14 m.

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
0.16 m0.06 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.06 m – 0.25 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.03 m – 1.04 m
Same day last year
0.09 m+0.01 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.04 m – 0.14 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.04 m – 0.42 m
Highest on record
0.80 mJuly 8, 1997
Lowest on record
0.01 mSeptember 6, 1991

For anglers and canoeists

Low rivers are hard going for paddlers, with exposed gravel and weirs that are awkward to shoot. Salmon and sea trout usually wait for the next spate to run.

Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.

About the Hogsmill River

Hogsmill River

The Hogsmill River in Surrey and Greater London, England, is a small chalk stream tributary of the River Thames. It rises in Ewell and flows into the Thames at Kingston upon Thames on the lowest non-tidal reach, that above Teddington Lock.

Read more on Wikipedia

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.5 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 14° 7° 0.1 mm Wind 21 km/h
18 Sun 13° 7° 2.2 mm, 39% Wind 21 km/h
19 Mon 13° 9° 5.8 mm, 28% Wind 16 km/h
20 Tue 14° 11° 4.5 mm, 38% Wind 9 km/h
21 Wed 13° 8° 3.0 mm, 51% Wind 30 km/h
22 Thu 13° 8° 0.6 mm, 39% Wind 27 km/h
23 Fri 13° 9° 5.1 mm, 61% Wind 20 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:28 AM Sunset 06:06 PM Daylight 10 hr, 38 min First quarter 39%

Map

Other gauges on the Hogsmill River

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Worcester RoadRiver gauge, Hogsmill River 1.17 m High −0.10 m 2.3 km
Kingston HogsmillRiver gauge, Hogsmill River 0.12 m Very low −0.13 m 6.4 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Worcester ParkRiver gauge, Beverley Brook 1.02 m Low −0.06 m 2.9 km
North CheamRiver gauge, Pyl Brook 1.04 m Normal −0.20 m 3.9 km
Motspur ParkRiver gauge, Beverley Brook 0.90 m Low −0.04 m 4.3 km
Morden ParkRiver gauge, Pyl Brook 0.47 m Very low −0.14 m 4.8 km
Kings CollegeRiver gauge, Pyl Brook 0.40 m Normal −0.14 m 4.9 km
New MaldenRiver gauge, Beverley Brook 0.76 m Very low −0.14 m 6.1 km
Carshalton PondsRiver gauge, River Wandle 0.07 m Low −0.01 m 6.5 km
Thames Ditton IslandRiver gauge, River Thames 4.27 m Very low +0.04 m 6.7 km

Questions and answers

How does the Hogsmill River at Ewell compare with last year?

It is 0.01 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.09 m.

What is a normal level for the Hogsmill River at Ewell in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.16 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.06 m and 0.25 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 0.10 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Ewell today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 10:30 BST, the water level was 0.10 m. Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Ewell rising or falling?

Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Ewell normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Ewell?

The highest level on record is 0.80 m on July 8, 1997. The lowest is 0.01 m on September 6, 1991.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:3350TH (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.35577, -0.25518 (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 0.10 m 2026-10-17 09:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Ewell (ea:3350TH). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/surrey/ewell

How we check values

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