New Malden water level
River gauge, Beverley Brook, Greater London, United Kingdom
Right now
Low for mid-October
Water level
History
20252026
What this means
At 0.77 m, Beverley Brook at New Malden is below normal for mid-October.
That puts it 0.04 m below the median of 0.82 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.76 m (+0.01 m).
The water is rising: up 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.69 m and 0.94 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
- 0.82 m0.04 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 0.77 m – 0.96 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
- Normal range
- 0.78 m – 2.40 m
- Same day last year
- 0.76 m+0.01 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 0.69 m – 0.94 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.71 m – 1.27 m
- Highest on record
- 2.51 mJune 23, 2016
- Lowest on record
- 0.34 mJanuary 23, 2003
On the river at New Malden
Low, clear water makes fish wary, and anglers often do better early and late in the day. For canoeists, shallow riffles mean scraped hulls and the odd portage.
Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.
About Beverley Brook
Beverley Brook is a 14.3 km (8.9 mi)-long river in the south-western suburbs of London, England. It rises in Worcester Park and joins the River Thames to the north of the Putney Embankment at Barn Elms, having flowed through the green spaces of Wimbledon Common, Richmond Park, Barnes Common and Putney Lower Common on its course. It is followed for much of its course by the Beverley Brook Walk.
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Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 4.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Other gauges on Beverley Brook
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motspur ParkRiver gauge, Beverley Brook | 0.90 m | Low | ±0 | 2.0 km |
| Wimbledon CommonRiver gauge, Beverley Brook | 0.25 m | Normal | +0.05 m | 2.4 km |
| Worcester ParkRiver gauge, Beverley Brook | 1.02 m | Low | ±0 | 3.4 km |
| BarnesRiver gauge, Beverley Brook | 1.42 m | Normal | +0.02 m | 6.6 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings CollegeRiver gauge, Pyl Brook | 0.40 m | Normal | −0.14 m | 1.8 km |
| Morden ParkRiver gauge, Pyl Brook | 0.51 m | Normal | +0.03 m | 3.0 km |
| Kingston HogsmillRiver gauge, Hogsmill River | 0.11 m | Very low | +0.02 m | 3.8 km |
| Worcester RoadRiver gauge, Hogsmill River | 1.23 m | Very high | +0.05 m | 4.0 km |
| KingstonRiver gauge, River Thames | 4.36 m | Normal | +0.07 m | 4.3 km |
| Trowlock IslandRiver gauge, River Thames | 4.34 m | Very low | +0.03 m | 4.5 km |
| SummerstownRiver gauge, River Wandle | 1.00 m | Normal | +0.05 m | 4.6 km |
Questions and answers
How does Beverley Brook at New Malden compare with last year?
It is 0.01 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.76 m.
What is a normal level for Beverley Brook at New Malden in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 0.82 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.77 m and 0.96 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 0.77 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of New Malden today?
On 19 Oct 2026, 04:00 BST, the water level was 0.77 m. Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.
Is New Malden rising or falling?
Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.
Is the level of New Malden 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 New Malden?
The highest level on record is 2.51 m on June 23, 2016. The lowest is 0.34 m on January 23, 2003.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:4070TH(Agency page)- Coordinates
51.41050, -0.24720(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 | 0.77 m | 2026-10-19 03:00 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: New Malden (ea:4070TH). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/greater-london/new-malden
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