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Waltham Abbey water level

River gauge, Cobbins Brook, Essex, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.05m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 3 Highest onrecord 1.48 m Lowest on record -0.01 m

History

History
0.050.10mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.050.10mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.050.10mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.050.10mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Bottom of normal range
-0.00.20.4mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range-0.00.20.4mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range
-0.00.20.4mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.20.4mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Waltham Abbey, where the gauge shows 0.05 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.06 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.01 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.04 m, a difference of +0.01 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.04 m – 0.09 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
0.06 m0.01 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.03 m – 0.14 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.03 m – 2.71 m
Same day last year
0.04 m+0.01 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.04 m – 0.09 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.03 m – 0.45 m
Highest on record
1.48 mFebruary 10, 2009
Lowest on record
−0.01 mMay 26, 2003

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 Cobbins Brook

Cobbins Brook

Cobbins Brook is a minor tributary of the River Lea. It forms to the north of Epping, Essex and flows past Epping Upland, Waltham Abbey until it joins the River Lee Flood Relief Channel below the M25 near Rammey Marsh.

Read more on Wikipedia

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.

18 Sun 14° 7° 6.8 mm, 90% Wind 21 km/h
19 Mon 14° 9° 0.3 mm, 91% Wind 12 km/h
20 Tue 13° 11° 6.9 mm, 55% Wind 11 km/h
21 Wed 14° 7° 3.3 mm, 47% Wind 21 km/h
22 Thu 14° 6° 1.9 mm, 45% Wind 17 km/h
23 Fri 11° 7° 48 mm, 75% Wind 34 km/h
24 Sat 10° 4° – Wind 22 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:29 AM Sunset 06:02 PM Daylight 10 hr, 33 min First quarter 51%

Map

Other gauges on Cobbins Brook

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Waltham Abbey, Sewardstone RoadRiver gauge, Cobbins Brook 0.08 m Normal ±0 1.3 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Cheshunt, Windmill LaneRiver gauge, Small River Lee 0.43 m Normal −0.01 m 3.0 km
Cheshunt, Trinity LaneRiver gauge, Theobalds Brook 0.26 m Lowest on record ±0 3.0 km
Enfield, Ordance RoadRiver gauge, Small River Lee 0.08 m Very low ±0 3.2 km
Enfield, Albany ParkRiver gauge, Turkey Brook 0.06 m Very low ±0 4.3 km
Lower NazeingRiver gauge, Nazeing Brook 1.02 m Normal +0.02 m 4.9 km
Cheshunt, Rosedale WayRiver gauge, Rags Brook 0.79 m Very low +0.02 m 5.8 km
LoughtonRiver gauge, River Roding 0.03 m Normal ±0 7.2 km
ChingfordRiver gauge, Ching Brook 0.19 m Normal ±0 8.0 km

Questions and answers

Is Cobbins Brook at Waltham Abbey higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.01 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.04 m.

What is a normal level for Cobbins Brook at Waltham Abbey in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.06 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.03 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 0.05 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Waltham Abbey today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 18:45 BST, the water level was 0.05 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Waltham Abbey rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Waltham Abbey 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 Waltham Abbey?

The highest level on record is 1.48 m on February 10, 2009. The lowest is −0.01 m on May 26, 2003.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:5327TH (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.69113, 0.01579 (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 0.05 m 2026-10-18 17:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Waltham Abbey (ea:5327TH). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/essex/waltham-abbey

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