Waltham Abbey, Sewardstone Road water level

Name: Waltham Abbey, Sewardstone Road water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, Cobbins Brook, Essex, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.09m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 20 Oct 2026, 11:30 BST (36 min ago)

History

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Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Cobbins Brook at Waltham Abbey, Sewardstone Road is at 0.09 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.07 m to 1.21 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.07 m and 0.17 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range: 0.07 m – 1.21 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.07 m – 0.17 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.08 m – 0.11 m
Highest on record: 2.52 mOctober 30, 2000
Lowest on record: −0.10 mAugust 31, 1994

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

About 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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.4 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 14° 8° 6.3 mm, 90% Wind 21 km/h

19 Mon 14° 9° 0.4 mm, 91% Wind 11 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 07:33 AM Sunset 05:58 PM Daylight 10 hr, 25 min First quarter 67%

Map

Other gauges on Cobbins Brook

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Waltham AbbeyRiver gauge, Cobbins Brook	0.05 m	Normal	±0	1.3 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Enfield, Ordance RoadRiver gauge, Small River Lee	0.14 m	Normal	±0	2.0 km
Cheshunt, Trinity LaneRiver gauge, Theobalds Brook	0.26 m	Lowest on record	−0.07 m	2.5 km
Cheshunt, Windmill LaneRiver gauge, Small River Lee	0.48 m	Normal	−0.03 m	3.1 km
Enfield, Albany ParkRiver gauge, Turkey Brook	0.05 m	Very low	−0.02 m	3.1 km
Cheshunt, Rosedale WayRiver gauge, Rags Brook	0.78 m	Very low	−0.01 m	5.7 km
Lower NazeingRiver gauge, Nazeing Brook	1.01 m	Normal	±0	6.1 km
ChingfordRiver gauge, Ching Brook	0.20 m	Normal	±0	6.9 km
LoughtonRiver gauge, River Roding	0.03 m	Normal	±0	7.0 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Cobbins Brook at Waltham Abbey, Sewardstone Road?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.07 m to 1.21 m for this gauge.

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 0.09 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Waltham Abbey, Sewardstone Road today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 11:30 BST, the water level was 0.09 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Waltham Abbey, Sewardstone Road rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Waltham Abbey, Sewardstone Road normal?

Within the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Waltham Abbey, Sewardstone Road?

The highest level on record is 2.52 m on October 30, 2000. The lowest is −0.10 m on August 31, 1994.

How often is this data updated?

The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment Agency
Station code: ea:5329TH (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.68147, 0.00496 (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	0.09 m	2026-10-20 10:30	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Waltham Abbey, Sewardstone Road (ea:5329TH). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/essex/waltham-abbey-sewardstone-road

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.

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