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Geographic coordinates may reflect the access point for the gauge, and not the precise location in the watercourse that it is taking readings from.
Gauges connected to this river, and others nearby. A distance “by river” follows the river on the map; any other is in a straight line.
Distances by river: OS Open Rivers. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.
Storm overflows whose water reaches this gauge on the mapped river network, nearest first by distance along the river. The status is each water company's monitor: it says whether an overflow is discharging, not how much or what it contains.
7 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 11.0 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 7 report not discharging.
Within 6 km in a straight line, but the river map cannot say whether their water passes this gauge.
3 more within 6 km whose connection is not known.
1 other overflow within 6 km is downstream of this gauge or on another branch of the river network, so it is not listed.
These are the water companies' monitor statuses; a spill does not by itself explain a change in the gauge level. River connections and distances are traced on OS Open Rivers (edition 2026-04), which leaves out many small channels. Explore the sewage map →
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.
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Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2007 for the 7 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.9 km away).
Most recent flood warning: 17 Nov 2022 — The River Wid from Ingatestone, to and including, Writtle
| Year | Warnings | Alerts |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 8 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 22 |
| 2023 | 0 | 14 |
| 2022 | 1 | 6 |
| 2021 | 4 | 15 |
| 2020 | 0 | 16 |
| 2019 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 5 |
| 2017 | 0 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 | 6 |
| 2015 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 | 13 | 12 |
| 2013 | 3 | 6 |
| 2012 | 20 | 12 |
| 2011 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 2 | 11 |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 |
| 2008 | 2 | 7 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
Warnings apply to a whole flood area, not necessarily this exact spot. Years before 2006 aren't covered by the EA's historic record.
Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 7 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.
Your catchment is all the land that drains rainfall into the river above this gauge. Its character — how steep, wet, wooded, urban or chalky that land is — decides how fast rain here turns into a rising river. A steep, bare or clay catchment is “flashy” (rises and falls quickly, floods easily); a flat, chalk or well-wooded one is slow and steady. The tiles below put numbers to that; the flow-duration curve reads left-to-right from the river’s typical high flows (Q5) down to its low flows (Q95) — a steep curve means a flashy river.
The physical character of the land that drains to this gauge, and how it shapes its flood response — from the National River Flow Archive (UKCEH).
Flow affected by: public water supply, groundwater abstraction, industrial / agricultural abstraction.
Gauging-station photographs from the National River Flow Archive (UKCEH).
15 Mar 2018 Gauging station structure (looking upstream)
15 Mar 2018 Upstream section
15 Mar 2018 Downstream section
15 Mar 2018 Downstream view to gauging station
28 Jul 2017 Upstream view from gauging station
28 Jul 2017 Gauging hut
3 May 2012 Weir in high flows looking DS, stage 0.687m
3 May 2012 Weir In high flows looking US, stage 0.687m
3 May 2012 Downstream from gauging station
3 May 2012 Looking upstream to gauging station in high flows
24 Aug 2001 Structure viewed from downstream
24 Aug 2001 Weir structure
24 Aug 2001 Looking upstream to gauging station
21 Aug 2001 Structure from d/s
20 Jul 1994 Structure viewed from downstream
Looking upstream to gauging station
Photos © NRFA / UKCEH & the measuring authority — shown at web resolution. Full gallery on the NRFA ↗
'Essex' profile located in Chelmsford gauging a predominantly rural catchment with mixed geology and some artificial influences.
Descriptions from the National River Flow Archive (UKCEH). NRFA station record ↗
How this gauging station is built and how long it has measured (NRFA / UKCEH).
The latest recorded level is 0.40m. Compare it with the recent history on the chart above to judge whether levels are unusually high.
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.
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.
Free live river-level widget — ideal for parish councils, angling clubs and local sites. Updates automatically.
Postcodes within 5 km with properties in the Environment Agency’s rivers-and-sea flood-risk bands:
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