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Abridge water level

River gauge, River Roding, Essex, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.90m Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours

1 2 Highest onrecord 2.68 m Lowest on record 0.80 m

History

History
0.81.01.2mOct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.81.01.2mOct 10Oct 14Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.81.01.2mSep 18Sep 25Oct 3Oct 10Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.81.01.2mSep 18Oct 3Oct 17Bottom of normal range
1.01.52.02.5mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range1.01.52.02.5mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
1.01.52.02.5mJanMarMayJulSepNov20261.01.52.02.5mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Abridge, where the gauge shows 0.90 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.86 m, based on 18 years of readings, so the river level is 0.03 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.91 m, a difference of −0.01 m.

It is still going down, by 0.05 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.84 m – 0.96 m.

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

Compared with 18 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.86 m0.03 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.83 m – 1.34 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (18 years of records)
Normal range
0.82 m – 2.10 m
Same day last year
0.91 m−0.01 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.84 m – 0.96 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.83 m – 2.40 m
Highest on record
2.68 mJune 24, 2016
Lowest on record
0.80 mNovember 10, 2009

For anglers and canoeists

This is an ordinary level for the river: most put-ins, beats and weirs behave as they usually do.

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

About the River Roding

River Roding

The River Roding is a river that rises at Molehill Green, Essex, England. It then flows south through Essex and London, forming Barking Creek as it reaches the River Thames.

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

17 Sat 13° 6° 0.2 mm Wind 24 km/h
18 Sun 14° 7° 2.3 mm, 71% Wind 26 km/h
19 Mon 14° 9° 0.6 mm, 72% Wind 12 km/h
20 Tue 14° 12° 1.8 mm, 43% Wind 15 km/h
21 Wed 13° 10° 5.1 mm, 49% Wind 22 km/h
22 Thu 15° 6° 1.0 mm, 39% Wind 22 km/h
23 Fri 13° 7° 12 mm, 68% Wind 44 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:27 AM Sunset 06:04 PM Daylight 10 hr, 37 min First quarter 44%

Map

Other gauges on the River Roding

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
LoughtonRiver gauge, River Roding 0.03 m Normal ±0 2.9 km
Shonks Mill BridgeRiver gauge, River Roding 0.06 m Lowest on record −0.01 m 6.3 km
RedbridgeRiver gauge, River Roding 0.12 m Low ±0 10.0 km
High OngarRiver gauge, River Roding 0.05 m Normal ±0 12 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Collier RowRiver gauge, River Rom 0.37 m Normal −0.01 m 6.5 km
Waltham AbbeyRiver gauge, Cobbins Brook 0.05 m Normal ±0 8.4 km
RomfordRiver gauge, River Rom 0.34 m Very low ±0 8.4 km
ChingfordRiver gauge, Ching Brook 0.20 m Normal ±0 8.4 km
Waltham Abbey, Sewardstone RoadRiver gauge, Cobbins Brook 0.08 m Normal ±0 8.5 km
Seven Kings ParkRiver gauge, Loxford Water 0.06 m Normal ±0 8.9 km
Enfield, Ordance RoadRiver gauge, Small River Lee 0.08 m Very low −0.05 m 9.8 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Roding at Abridge higher than last year?

No, it is 0.01 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.91 m.

What is a normal level for the River Roding at Abridge in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.86 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.83 m and 1.34 m, based on 18 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 0.90 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Abridge today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 22:30 BST, the water level was 0.90 m. Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Abridge rising or falling?

Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.01 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Abridge normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 18 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Abridge?

The highest level on record is 2.68 m on June 24, 2016. The lowest is 0.80 m on November 10, 2009.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:5459TH (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.65178, 0.11902 (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 0.90 m 2026-10-17 21:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Abridge (ea:5459TH). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/essex/abridge

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