Scrasebridge water level

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

River gauge, Salfords Stream, West Sussex, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.03m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 19:30 BST (32 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The Salfords Stream at Scrasebridge is at 0.03 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.03 m to 1.44 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.03 m and 0.25 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: 0.03 m – 1.44 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.03 m – 0.25 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.03 m – 0.08 m
Highest on record: 2.00 mOctober 12, 2000
Lowest on record: 0.00 mJanuary 3, 2004

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 the Salfords Stream

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

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 5.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 7° 13 mm, 82% Wind 19 km/h

19 Mon 14° 7° 0.7 mm, 55% Wind 12 km/h

20 Tue 13° 8° 7.8 mm, 53% Wind 10 km/h

21 Wed 15° 7° 2.7 mm, 46% Wind 22 km/h

22 Thu 14° 4° 6.0 mm, 80% Wind 16 km/h

23 Fri 13° 7° 54 mm, 85% Wind 36 km/h

24 Sat 10° 2° – Wind 22 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:29 AM Sunset 06:04 PM Daylight 10 hr, 35 min First quarter 52%

Map

Other gauges on the Salfords Stream

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Salfords BridgeRiver gauge, Salfords Stream	0.34 m	Normal	−0.01 m	23 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Lindfield BridgeRiver gauge, River Ouse	1.43 m	Normal	+0.01 m	1.7 km
Freshfield BridgeRiver gauge, River Ouse	−0.04 m	Lowest on record	+0.01 m	3.7 km
ArdinglyRiver gauge, River Ouse	0.07 m	Normal	−0.01 m	3.9 km
GoldbridgeRiver gauge, River Ouse	0.25 m	Very low	±0	8.7 km
Isfield weirRiver gauge, River Uck	0.17 m	Very low	+0.01 m	12 km
MaidenbowerRiver gauge, Gatwick Stream	0.68 m	Low	±0	13 km
Anchor GatesRiver gauge, River Ouse	5.87 m	Normal	−0.12 m	13 km
BarcombeRiver gauge, River Ouse	2.51 m	Normal	−0.03 m	13 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the Salfords Stream at Scrasebridge?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.03 m to 1.44 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 0.03 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Scrasebridge today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 19:30 BST, the water level was 0.03 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Scrasebridge rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Scrasebridge 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 Scrasebridge?

The highest level on record is 2.00 m on October 12, 2000. The lowest is 0.00 m on January 3, 2004.

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:E8350 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.00626, -0.07989 (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	0.03 m	2026-10-18 18:30	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Scrasebridge (ea:E8350). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/west-sussex/scrasebridge

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