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Barcombe water level

River gauge, River Ouse, East Sussex, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Surface elevation

2.51m Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

3 5 Highest onrecord 6.38 m Lowest on record 1.63 m

History

2.62.83.0mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 182.62.83.0mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18
2.02.53.0mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 18Bottom of normal range2.02.53.0mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Bottom of normal range
Surface elevation Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Ouse at Barcombe is at 2.51 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 1.80 m to 5.70 m.

It has dropped 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 2.48 m and 3.09 m.

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

Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range
1.80 m – 5.70 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
2.48 m – 3.09 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
2.49 m – 2.60 m
Highest on record
6.38 mFebruary 10, 2009
Lowest on record
1.63 mOctober 14, 2017

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Ouse

River Ouse, Yorkshire

The River Ouse is a river in North Yorkshire, England. Hydrologically, the river is a continuation of the River Ure, and the combined length of the River Ure and River Ouse makes it, at 129 miles (208 km), the sixth-longest river of the United Kingdom and the longest to flow entirely in one county. The length of the Ouse alone is about 52 miles (84 km) but the total length of the river is disputed.

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: 4.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 7° 2.8 mm, 69% Wind 19 km/h
19 Mon 13° 7° 0.3 mm, 28% Wind 14 km/h
20 Tue 13° 11° 10 mm, 78% Wind 12 km/h
21 Wed 13° 6° 1.5 mm, 63% Wind 31 km/h
22 Thu 13° 6° 5.9 mm, 89% Wind 23 km/h
23 Fri 13° 8° 27 mm, 95% Wind 39 km/h
24 Sat 14° 6° 7.0 mm, 47% Wind 29 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:28 AM Sunset 06:03 PM Daylight 10 hr, 35 min First quarter 52%

Map

Other gauges on the River Ouse

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Barcombe GatesRiver gauge, River Ouse 5.29 m Normal −0.02 m 0.1 km
Anchor GatesRiver gauge, River Ouse 5.87 m Normal −0.12 m 1.4 km
Lewes Corporation YardTidal gauge, River Ouse 1.72 m No reference yet −0.07 m 4.6 km
GoldbridgeRiver gauge, River Ouse 0.25 m Very low ±0 6.6 km
Freshfield BridgeRiver gauge, River Ouse −0.04 m Lowest on record +0.01 m 11 km
Lindfield BridgeRiver gauge, River Ouse 1.43 m Normal +0.01 m 14 km
ArdinglyRiver gauge, River Ouse 0.07 m Normal −0.01 m 17 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Isfield weirRiver gauge, River Uck 0.17 m Very low +0.01 m 4.8 km
Bell Lane GrillRiver gauge, Winterbourne Stream 4.60 m Lowest on record ±0 5.7 km
Uckfield Mill upstreamRiver gauge, River Uck 0.26 m Low +0.01 m 7.3 km
BuxtedRiver gauge, River Uck 0.10 m Normal ±0 10 km
ScrasebridgeRiver gauge, Salfords Stream 0.03 m Normal ±0 13 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Ouse at Barcombe?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 1.80 m to 5.70 m for this gauge.

Is Barcombe really 2.51 m deep?

No. 2.51 m is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.

What is the water level of Barcombe today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 19:30 BST, the surface elevation was 2.51 m. Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Barcombe rising or falling?

Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Barcombe normal?

Within the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Barcombe?

The highest level on record is 6.38 m on February 10, 2009. The lowest is 1.63 m on October 14, 2017.

How often is this data updated?

The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:E8371 (Agency page)
Coordinates
50.91555, 0.03730 (WGS84)
Vertical datum
ODN
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
Surface elevation 2.51 m 2026-10-18 18:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Barcombe (ea:E8371). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/east-sussex/barcombe-e8371

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