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1.68

Hartford

Beaulieu River 🌊 Tidal
New Forest catchment • Beaulieu • Hampshire • ID: E14550 • Level
This gauge is tidally influenced — levels rise and fall with each tide, so rapid changes here are normal and don't necessarily indicate flooding.
(21m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 152 views

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Current Level
1.682 mAOD
▲▼ Crested · peaked 1.78
24h Max
1.777 mAOD
24h Min
1.212 mAOD
Typical Range
0.05 - 2.60
mAOD
Highest Recorded
2.93 mAOD
EA official record
A 10.00 reading (19 Mar 2009) sits in our unverified raw history and is not treated as the record
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Flood predictions aren't generated for tidal gauges — their levels are driven by the tide, not by catchment rainfall, so the forecast models would have no skill here.

Recent Readings

Rising · +37 cm over 5h
10 Oct 13:15 ▼ -1 cm 1.682 mAOD
10 Oct 13:00 ▼ -2 cm 1.692 mAOD
10 Oct 12:45 ▼ -1 cm 1.708 mAOD
10 Oct 12:30 ▼ -3 cm 1.722 mAOD
10 Oct 12:15 ▼ -2 cm 1.755 mAOD
10 Oct 12:00 ▲▲ +6 cm 1.777 mAOD
10 Oct 11:45 ▲▲ +12 cm 1.718 mAOD
10 Oct 11:30 ▲▲ +14 cm 1.596 mAOD
10 Oct 11:15 ▲▲ +14 cm 1.453 mAOD
10 Oct 11:00 ▲▲ +7 cm 1.317 mAOD
10 Oct 10:45 ▲ +0.7 cm 1.250 mAOD
10 Oct 10:30 ▼ -0.8 cm 1.243 mAOD
10 Oct 10:15 ▼ -1 cm 1.251 mAOD
10 Oct 10:00 ▼ -0.3 cm 1.264 mAOD
10 Oct 09:45 ▼ -0.7 cm 1.267 mAOD
10 Oct 09:30 ▼ -1 cm 1.274 mAOD
10 Oct 09:15 ▼ -0.6 cm 1.288 mAOD
10 Oct 09:00 ▼ -1 cm 1.294 mAOD
10 Oct 08:45 ▼ -0.7 cm 1.306 mAOD
10 Oct 08:30 1.313 mAOD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Hartford
  • Watercourse: Beaulieu River
  • Nearest Town: Beaulieu
  • County: Hampshire
  • Coordinates: 50°49'55"N 1°27'43"W (50.832058, -1.461819)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 18 Sep 2001
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: E14550
  • RLOI id: 9201 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: E14550-level-stage-i-15_min-mAOD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mAOD
  • Typical rise rate: 60 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: 🌊 Yes — levels follow the tide
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: New Forest
  • Typical Range: 0.050 – 2.600 mAOD
  • Flow Data: Daily mean flow (m³/s) to 8 Oct (2 days behind — the EA publishes each day's mean a day or two after it ends; unchecked, provisional) via EA Hydrology
  • EA Cross-check: 1.71 mAOD (EA at 10 Oct 12:45)

Geographic coordinates may reflect the access point for the gauge, and not the precise location in the watercourse that it is taking readings from.

Nearby Stations

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.

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Distances by river: OS Open Rivers. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

💧 Storm overflows upstream of this gauge

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.

2 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 12.9 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 2 report not discharging.

💧
Southern Water · into Beaulieu River Via A Stream · 12.9 km upstream along the river
3 spills · 14 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
Reaches the river through a sewer, so where it enters is approximate.
💧
Southern Water · into Matley Bog Stream · 13.1 km upstream along the river
7 spills · 30 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
Placed on the river by its position alone.

Nearby, connection not known

Within 6 km in a straight line, but the river map cannot say whether their water passes this gauge.

💧
Beaulieu Village PS🦪 Shellfish
Southern Water · into Beaulieu River Estuary · 1.7 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
6 spills · 48 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Beaulieu Village WwTW🦪 Shellfish
Southern Water · into Beaulieu River · 2.2 km away in a straight line · discharges into a tidal reach, where the water moves both ways
27 spills · 203 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
East Boldre S.t.w.🦪 Shellfish
Southern Water · into Hatchet Stream · 3.1 km away in a straight line · several watercourses close by, nothing to choose between them
6 spills · 29 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

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.

Rainfall & Weather

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How often this river runs high

In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 2.60 m on about 2 days. This year so far: 4 days.

2026 4 days so far
2025 4 days
2024 4 days
2023 3 days
2022 0 days
2021 0 days
2020 4 days
2019 1 day
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 2012 for the 8 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.9 km away).

40flood warnings 137flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 18 Feb 2026 — Brockenhurst and Boldre on the River Lymington

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 1 7
2025 4 9
2024 7 18
2023 7 16
2022 3 8
2021 1 4
2020 4 20
2019 2 11
2018 1 2
2017 0 2
2016 0 7
2015 0 4
2014 5 16
2013 3 6
2012 2 7

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 Beaulieu flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 8 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Beaulieu River at Hartford flooding today?

The current level is 1.68m, which is within the typical range of 0.05 to 2.60m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Hartford?

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 Beaulieu River at Hartford?

The typical range at this station is 0.05m to 2.60m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 2.60m 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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