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Pishiobury Brook

Pishiobury Brook
Stort catchment • Harlow • Essex • ID: 5172TH • Level
(23m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 124 views

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Current Level
0.956 mASD
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.956 mASD
24h Min
0.933 mASD
Typical Range
0.02 - 2.08
mASD
Highest Recorded
2.87 mASD
EA official record
A 3.91 reading (16 Mar 2013) sits in our unverified raw history and is not treated as the record
Current level is 33% of this
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Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Rising · +0.8 cm over 6h
10 Oct 03:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.956 mASD
10 Oct 02:45 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.955 mASD
10 Oct 02:30 ▬ steady 0.954 mASD
10 Oct 02:15 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.954 mASD
10 Oct 01:30 ▬ steady 0.952 mASD
10 Oct 01:15 ▬ steady 0.952 mASD
10 Oct 01:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.952 mASD
10 Oct 00:45 ▬ steady 0.951 mASD
10 Oct 00:30 ▬ steady 0.951 mASD
10 Oct 00:15 ▬ steady 0.951 mASD
10 Oct 00:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.951 mASD
09 Oct 23:45 ▬ steady 0.950 mASD
09 Oct 23:30 ▬ steady 0.950 mASD
09 Oct 22:30 ▬ steady 0.950 mASD
09 Oct 22:15 ▬ steady 0.950 mASD
09 Oct 22:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.950 mASD
09 Oct 21:45 ▬ steady 0.949 mASD
09 Oct 21:30 ▬ steady 0.949 mASD
09 Oct 21:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.949 mASD
09 Oct 21:00 0.948 mASD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Pishiobury Brook
  • Watercourse: Pishiobury Brook
  • Nearest Town: Harlow
  • County: Essex
  • Coordinates: 51°47'43"N 0°8'3"E (51.795404, 0.134177)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 16 Jan 1999
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 5172TH
  • Also at this site: Harlow Mill (5171TH, level, reporting)
  • RLOI id: 7354 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 5172TH-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD
  • Typical rise rate: 1 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Stort
  • Typical Range: 0.016 – 2.078 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.96 mASD (EA at 10 Oct 02:45)

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How often this river runs high

In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 2.08 m on about 1 day. This year so far: 0 days.

2026 0 days so far
2025 0 days
2024 4 days
2023 1 day
2022 0 days
2021 2 days
2020 0 days
2019 2 days
2018 0 days
2017 0 days

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2009 for the 10 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 1.4 km away).

12flood warnings 91flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 14 Jan 2021 — River Stort at Harlow

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 0 4
2025 0 4
2024 0 10
2023 0 6
2022 0 1
2021 1 6
2020 0 9
2019 0 3
2017 0 3
2016 0 7
2015 0 1
2014 4 11
2013 0 6
2012 4 11
2011 0 3
2010 1 1
2009 2 5

Warnings apply to a whole flood area, not necessarily this exact spot. Years before 2006 aren't covered by the EA's historic record. See also the Harlow flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

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Frequently asked questions

Is the Pishiobury Brook at Pishiobury Brook flooding today?

The current level is 0.96m, which is within the typical range of 0.02 to 2.08m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Pishiobury Brook?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently steady. The chart above shows the last 12 hours of measurements by default (up to 7 days), updated roughly every 15 minutes.

What is a normal level for the Pishiobury Brook at Pishiobury Brook?

The typical range at this station is 0.02m to 2.08m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 2.08m are higher than usually seen and may indicate a flood risk.

How often is this river level data updated?

Readings are supplied by the Environment Agency gauge. FloodRadar checks for updates roughly every 15 minutes; the timestamp above shows how recent the latest available reading is.

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