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Copford Hall water level

River gauge, River Pant, Essex, United Kingdom

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Right now

High for mid-October

Water level

0.27m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.03 m Lowest on record 0.01 m

History

History
0.10.20.3mOct 16Oct 16Oct 17Oct 17Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.10.20.3mOct 16Oct 17Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.20.4mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range0.20.4mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range
0.20.4mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.20.4mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The River Pant at Copford Hall is above normal at 0.27 m.

That puts it 0.18 m above the median of 0.09 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.09 m (+0.18 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours.

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
0.09 m0.18 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.06 m – 0.33 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.05 m – 1.27 m
Same day last year
0.09 m+0.18 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.27 m – 0.27 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.06 m – 0.51 m
Highest on record
2.03 mOctober 21, 2001
Lowest on record
0.01 mMay 8, 1998

Fishing and paddling

Coloured, rising water usually ends the fishing for a day or two. As it fines down, it can bring fresh fish up the river.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 14° 7° 6.6 mm, 100% Wind 22 km/h
19 Mon 14° 9° 3.4 mm, 96% Wind 10 km/h
20 Tue 13° 11° 7.2 mm, 53% Wind 17 km/h
21 Wed 13° 7° 2.6 mm, 51% Wind 27 km/h
22 Thu 13° 5° 1.1 mm, 36% Wind 22 km/h
23 Fri 12° 6° 49 mm, 73% Wind 35 km/h
24 Sat 10° 4° – Wind 27 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:28 AM Sunset 06:00 PM Daylight 10 hr, 32 min First quarter 48%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
ChurchendRiver gauge, River Chelmer 0.11 m Very low ±0 8.9 km
BraintreeRiver gauge, Pods Brook 0.20 m Normal ±0 10 km
Broad GreenRiver gauge, Bumpstead Brook 0.04 m Normal ±0 11 km
Great YeldhamRiver gauge, River Colne 0.11 m Normal −0.01 m 11 km
Poole StreetRiver gauge, River Colne 0.07 m Normal ±0 11 km
FelstedRiver gauge, River Chelmer 0.14 m Low ±0 12 km
SturmerRiver gauge, Stour Brook 0.08 m Very low −0.02 m 13 km
StistedRiver gauge, River Blackwater 0.28 m Very high ±0 14 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Pant at Copford Hall compare with last year?

It is 0.18 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.09 m.

What is a normal level for the River Pant at Copford Hall in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.09 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.06 m and 0.33 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 0.27 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Copford Hall today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 11:00 BST, the water level was 0.27 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Copford Hall rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Copford Hall normal?

High for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Copford Hall?

The highest level on record is 2.03 m on October 21, 2001. The lowest is 0.01 m on May 8, 1998.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:E22778 (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.95517, 0.42685 (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 0.27 m 2026-10-18 10:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Copford Hall (ea:E22778). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/essex/copford-hall

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