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Stansted Mountfitchet, Gypsy Lane water level

River gauge, Stansted Brook, Essex, United Kingdom

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Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.08m Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.5 1.0 Highest onrecord 0.87 m Lowest on record -0.19 m

History

0.080.100.13mOct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 18Oct 20Bottom of normal range0.080.100.13mOct 13Oct 17Oct 20Bottom of normal range
0.050.10mSep 20Sep 28Oct 5Oct 13Oct 20Bottom of normal range0.050.10mSep 20Oct 5Oct 20Bottom of normal range
0.10.20.3mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range0.10.20.3mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range
0.10.20.3mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.10.20.3mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The gauge at Stansted Mountfitchet, Gypsy Lane reads 0.08 m, a normal level for mid-October.

That puts it 0.01 m below the median of 0.08 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.08 m as well.

The water is rising: up 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.04 m and 0.14 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 m0.01 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.06 m – 0.14 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.06 m – 0.70 m
Same day last year
0.08 m0.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.04 m – 0.14 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.04 m – 0.33 m
Highest on record
0.87 mOctober 21, 2001
Lowest on record
−0.19 mJuly 25, 1992

On the river at Stansted Mountfitchet, Gypsy Lane

A level in the typical range is usually good news for both anglers and canoeists, but conditions can change quickly after rain in the hills.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 7° 6.8 mm, 100% Wind 22 km/h
19 Mon 13° 9° 1.9 mm, 99% Wind 12 km/h
20 Tue 13° 11° 8.7 mm, 55% Wind 15 km/h
21 Wed 13° 7° 2.7 mm, 49% Wind 24 km/h
22 Thu 13° 5° 1.0 mm, 36% Wind 19 km/h
23 Fri 10° 6° 47 mm, 71% Wind 36 km/h
24 Sat 10° 4° – Wind 27 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:33 AM Sunset 05:57 PM Daylight 10 hr, 24 min Waxing gibbous 70%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Bishops Stortford, Grange PaddocksRiver gauge, River Stort −0.26 m Lowest on record ±0 2.5 km
Little HadhamRiver gauge, River Ash 0.02 m High ±0 6.6 km
Furneux PelhamRiver gauge, River Ash 0.12 m Very low ±0 7.9 km
ClaveringRiver gauge, River Stort 0.02 m Very low ±0 8.3 km
SawbridgeworthRiver gauge, River Stort 1.11 m Low +0.01 m 9.4 km
Sheering HallRiver gauge, Pincey Brook 0.08 m Very low −0.01 m 11 km
BraughingRiver gauge, River Quin 0.09 m Normal ±0 11 km
Harlow MillRiver gauge, River Stort 0.91 m Normal −0.02 m 12 km

Questions and answers

How does Stansted Brook at Stansted Mountfitchet, Gypsy Lane compare with last year?

It is about the same as on this day last year, when the reading was 0.08 m.

What is a normal level for Stansted Brook at Stansted Mountfitchet, Gypsy Lane in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.08 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.06 m and 0.14 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 Stansted Mountfitchet, Gypsy Lane today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 17:45 BST, the water level was 0.08 m. Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Stansted Mountfitchet, Gypsy Lane rising or falling?

Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Stansted Mountfitchet, Gypsy Lane 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 Stansted Mountfitchet, Gypsy Lane?

The highest level on record is 0.87 m on October 21, 2001. The lowest is −0.19 m on July 25, 1992.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:5129TH (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.89464, 0.18633 (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 0.08 m 2026-10-20 16:45 Provisional

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Environment Agency: Stansted Mountfitchet, Gypsy Lane (ea:5129TH). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/essex/stansted-mountfitchet-gypsy-lane

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer