Nivelmap
EN

Moreton water level

River gauge, Cripsey Brook, Essex, United Kingdom

Directions

Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.14m Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

0 3 Highest onrecord 4.06 m Lowest on record -0.36 m

History

History
0.10.2mOct 16Oct 16Oct 17Oct 17Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.10.2mOct 16Oct 17Oct 18Bottom of normal range
-0.00.30.50.8mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range-0.00.30.50.8mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range
-0.00.30.50.8mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.30.50.8mJanAprJulOct2026

20252026

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

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Moreton, where the gauge shows 0.14 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.12 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.01 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.07 m, a difference of +0.07 m.

It is on the way up, by 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.11 m – 0.16 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
0.12 m0.01 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.09 m – 0.26 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.06 m – 2.00 m
Same day last year
0.07 m+0.07 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.11 m – 0.16 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.06 m – 0.77 m
Highest on record
4.06 mDecember 17, 2001
Lowest on record
−0.36 mOctober 7, 2005

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 Cripsey Brook

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 13° 6° 0.6 mm Wind 24 km/h
18 Sun 14° 7° 2.0 mm, 76% Wind 25 km/h
19 Mon 13° 9° 2.4 mm, 77% Wind 14 km/h
20 Tue 13° 11° 1.6 mm, 45% Wind 16 km/h
21 Wed 12° 10° 6.8 mm, 47% Wind 23 km/h
22 Thu 14° 5° 0.6 mm, 36% Wind 23 km/h
23 Fri 12° 7° 11 mm, 68% Wind 45 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:29 AM Sunset 06:01 PM Daylight 10 hr, 33 min First quarter 46%

Map

Other gauges on Cripsey Brook

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Chipping OngarRiver gauge, Cripsey Brook 0.11 m Normal ±0 3.6 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
High OngarRiver gauge, River Roding 0.05 m Normal ±0 3.9 km
Sheering HallRiver gauge, Pincey Brook 0.09 m Low ±0 7.0 km
Harlow MillRiver gauge, River Stort 0.92 m Normal ±0 8.6 km
Pishiobury BrookRiver gauge 0.94 m Normal −0.01 m 8.6 km
Shonks Mill BridgeRiver gauge, River Roding 0.07 m Lowest on record ±0 8.7 km
SawbridgeworthRiver gauge, River Stort 1.09 m Very low ±0 9.1 km
Harlow, Elizabeth WayRiver gauge, Canons Brook 0.05 m Normal ±0 11 km
AbridgeRiver gauge, River Roding 0.90 m Normal −0.02 m 12 km

Questions and answers

Is Cripsey Brook at Moreton higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.07 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.07 m.

What is a normal level for Cripsey Brook at Moreton in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.12 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.09 m and 0.26 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 0.14 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Moreton today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 05:30 BST, the water level was 0.14 m. Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Moreton rising or falling?

Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Moreton 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 Moreton?

The highest level on record is 4.06 m on December 17, 2001. The lowest is −0.36 m on October 7, 2005.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:5425TH (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.73926, 0.21955 (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
Surface elevation – – –
Water level 0.14 m 2026-10-18 04:30 Provisional

Download

Embed this gauge

Add a live card for this gauge to your website. It updates on its own and links back here.

How to cite

Environment Agency: Moreton (ea:5425TH). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/essex/moreton

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.