Barcombe Gates water level

Name: Barcombe Gates water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, River Ouse, East Sussex, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

5.29m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 18:00 BST (45 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Ouse at Barcombe Gates is at 5.29 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 5.25 m to 5.70 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 5.27 m and 5.34 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: 5.25 m – 5.70 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 5.27 m – 5.34 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 5.28 m – 5.32 m
Highest on record: 6.60 mNovember 11, 2000
Lowest on record: 5.02 mNovember 18, 1985

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

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 6.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 12° 6° 0.9 mm, 34% Wind 13 km/h

20 Tue 15° 6° 4.2 mm, 88% Wind 15 km/h

21 Wed 13° 6° 9.5 mm, 75% Wind 44 km/h

22 Thu 13° 4° 7.4 mm, 95% Wind 28 km/h

23 Fri 13° 9° 21 mm, 98% Wind 58 km/h

24 Sat 14° 6° 8.0 mm, 63% Wind 30 km/h

25 Sun 17° 12° 6.4 mm, 64% Wind 37 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:30 AM Sunset 06:01 PM Daylight 10 hr, 32 min First quarter 61%

Map

Other gauges on the River Ouse

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
BarcombeRiver gauge, River Ouse	2.52 m	Normal	+0.01 m	0.1 km
Anchor GatesRiver gauge, River Ouse	5.93 m	Normal	+0.06 m	1.4 km
Lewes Corporation YardTidal gauge, River Ouse	1.72 m	No reference yet	±0	4.6 km
GoldbridgeRiver gauge, River Ouse	0.25 m	Very low	+0.01 m	6.7 km
Freshfield BridgeRiver gauge, River Ouse	−0.04 m	Lowest on record	−0.01 m	11 km
Lindfield BridgeRiver gauge, River Ouse	1.42 m	Normal	±0	14 km
ArdinglyRiver gauge, River Ouse	0.07 m	Normal	±0	17 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Isfield weirRiver gauge, River Uck	0.16 m	Very low	−0.01 m	4.8 km
Bell Lane GrillRiver gauge, Winterbourne Stream	4.59 m	Lowest on record	±0	5.7 km
Uckfield Mill upstreamRiver gauge, River Uck	0.26 m	Low	+0.02 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 Gates?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 5.25 m to 5.70 m for this gauge.

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 5.29 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Barcombe Gates today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 18:00 BST, the water level was 5.29 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Barcombe Gates rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Barcombe Gates 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 Gates?

The highest level on record is 6.60 m on November 11, 2000. The lowest is 5.02 m on November 18, 1985.

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:E8654 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.91492, 0.03885 (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	5.29 m	2026-10-19 17:00	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Barcombe Gates (ea:E8654). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/east-sussex/barcombe-gates

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