Poole Street water level
River gauge, River Colne, Essex, United Kingdom
Right now
Normal for mid-October
Water level
History
20252026
What this means
Water levels are unremarkable at Poole Street, where the gauge shows 0.08 m.
The median for mid-October is 0.08 m, based on 21 years of readings, and the gauge is right on it. A year ago it stood at 0.09 m (−0.01 m).
The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.07 m – 0.08 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
- 0.08 m0.00 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 0.05 m – 0.22 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
- Normal range
- 0.04 m – 1.45 m
- Same day last year
- 0.09 m−0.01 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 0.07 m – 0.08 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.04 m – 1.52 m
- Highest on record
- 2.27 mOctober 21, 2001
- Lowest on record
- 0.00 mAugust 19, 1996
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 Colne
The Colne is a river and a tributary of the River Thames in England. Just over half its course is in south Hertfordshire. Downstream, it forms the boundary between Buckinghamshire and the London Borough of Hillingdon. The confluence with the River Thames is on the Staines reach at Staines-upon-Thames.
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 0.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Other gauges on the River Colne
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great YeldhamRiver gauge, River Colne | 0.18 m | Normal | +0.07 m | 4.2 km |
| Earls ColneRiver gauge, River Colne | 0.11 m | Very low | −0.01 m | 11 km |
| LexdenRiver gauge, River Colne | 0.20 m | Very low | +0.01 m | 22 km |
| London ColneyRiver gauge, River Colne | 1.09 m | Normal | ±0 | 67 km |
| WatfordRiver gauge, River Colne | 0.18 m | Normal | ±0 | 75 km |
| Moor LaneRiver gauge, River Colne | 7.46 m | Normal | +0.01 m | 81 km |
| Denham ColneRiver gauge, River Colne | 0.14 m | Normal | +0.02 m | 87 km |
| WillowbankRiver gauge, River Colne | 0.84 m | Very low | +0.03 m | 88 km |
| Iver, Clisbys BridgeRiver gauge, River Colne | 0.39 m | Normal | +0.05 m | 90 km |
| Farlows BridgeRiver gauge, River Colne | 0.33 m | Very low | −0.02 m | 91 km |
| West DraytonRiver gauge, River Colne | 0.43 m | Normal | +0.01 m | 92 km |
| Thorney Mill Road, West Drayton (Temporary)River gauge, River Colne | 0.10 m | Normal | +0.05 m | 92 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broad GreenRiver gauge, Bumpstead Brook | 0.04 m | Normal | +0.01 m | 9.8 km |
| KedingtonRiver gauge, River Stour | 0.21 m | Normal | +0.01 m | 11 km |
| SturmerRiver gauge, Stour Brook | 0.15 m | Normal | +0.06 m | 11 km |
| Copford HallRiver gauge, River Pant | 0.27 m | High | ±0 | 11 km |
| WestmillRiver gauge, River Stour | 0.23 m | Normal | ±0 | 11 km |
| LamarshRiver gauge, River Stour | 0.38 m | Low | +0.02 m | 12 km |
| StistedRiver gauge, River Blackwater | 0.32 m | Very high | +0.04 m | 12 km |
| GlemsfordRiver gauge, River Glem | 0.10 m | Normal | ±0 | 13 km |
Questions and answers
How does the River Colne at Poole Street compare with last year?
It is 0.01 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.09 m.
What is a normal level for the River Colne at Poole Street in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 0.08 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.05 m and 0.22 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 0.08 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Poole Street today?
On 19 Oct 2026, 05:00 BST, the water level was 0.08 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.
Is Poole Street rising or falling?
Steady over the last 24 hours.
Is the level of Poole Street 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 Poole Street?
The highest level on record is 2.27 m on October 21, 2001. The lowest is 0.00 m on August 19, 1996.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:E22727(Agency page)- Coordinates
51.99786, 0.57831(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 | 0.08 m | 2026-10-19 04:00 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Poole Street (ea:E22727). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/essex/poole-street
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