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Guithavon Valley water level

River gauge, River Brain, Essex, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.17m Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 Highest onrecord 1.46 m Lowest on record 0.12 m

History

History
0.150.180.200.23mOct 16Oct 16Oct 17Oct 18Oct 190.150.180.200.23mOct 16Oct 17Oct 19
-0.00.20.40.6mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.20.40.6mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.20.30.4mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.20.30.4mJanAprJulOct2026

20252026

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

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Guithavon Valley, where the gauge shows 0.17 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.17 m, based on 21 years of readings, and the gauge is right on it. A year ago it stood at 0.16 m (+0.01 m).

It is on the way up, by 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.15 m – 0.17 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
0.17 m0.00 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.16 m – 0.23 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.04 m – 0.61 m
Same day last year
0.16 m+0.01 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.15 m – 0.17 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.14 m – 0.42 m
Highest on record
1.46 mOctober 21, 2001
Lowest on record
0.12 mSeptember 12, 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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 14° 8° 7.3 mm, 97% Wind 24 km/h
19 Mon 14° 9° 1.7 mm, 95% Wind 10 km/h
20 Tue 14° 11° 6.3 mm, 48% Wind 17 km/h
21 Wed 14° 8° 3.5 mm, 41% Wind 26 km/h
22 Thu 14° 6° 1.1 mm, 39% Wind 22 km/h
23 Fri 13° 7° 41 mm, 75% Wind 34 km/h
24 Sat 11° 4° – Wind 25 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:29 AM Sunset 05:57 PM Daylight 10 hr, 28 min First quarter 55%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Appleford BridgeRiver gauge, River Blackwater 0.37 m Normal ±0 2.9 km
StistedRiver gauge, River Blackwater 0.32 m Very high +0.04 m 9.8 km
Sandon BridgeRiver gauge, Sandon Brook 0.06 m Very low ±0 11 km
BraintreeRiver gauge, Pods Brook 0.21 m Normal +0.01 m 12 km
SpringfieldRiver gauge, River Chelmer 0.12 m Low ±0 13 km
Beach's MillRiver gauge, River Can 0.26 m Normal ±0 15 km
FelstedRiver gauge, River Chelmer 0.15 m Low +0.01 m 15 km
Earls ColneRiver gauge, River Colne 0.11 m Very low −0.01 m 15 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Brain at Guithavon Valley compare with last year?

It is 0.01 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.16 m.

What is a normal level for the River Brain at Guithavon Valley in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.17 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.16 m and 0.23 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 0.17 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Guithavon Valley today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 03:00 BST, the water level was 0.17 m. Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Guithavon Valley rising or falling?

Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Guithavon Valley normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Guithavon Valley?

The highest level on record is 1.46 m on October 21, 2001. The lowest is 0.12 m on September 12, 2009.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:E22832 (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.80192, 0.63469 (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 0.17 m 2026-10-19 02:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Guithavon Valley (ea:E22832). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/essex/guithavon-valley

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