Farlows Bridge water level

What this means

At 0.33 m, the River Colne at Farlows Bridge is far below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.43 m, based on 9 years of readings, so the river level is 0.10 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.34 m, a difference of −0.01 m. The lowest reading on record is 0.14 m (February 27, 2019).

The level is falling, down 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.30 m and 0.40 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with 9 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

0.43 m0.10 m below the median for this date

Normal for this date

0.33 m – 0.71 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (9 years of records)

Normal range

0.22 m – 1.06 m

Same day last year

0.34 m−0.01 m

Lowest and highest in 30 days

0.30 m – 0.40 m

Lowest and highest in 12 months

0.32 m – 1.11 m

Highest on record

1.43 mMarch 3, 2024

Lowest on record

0.14 mFebruary 27, 2019