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Gurnard

Gurnard Luck 🌊 Tidal
Isle of Wight catchment • Gurnard • Isle of Wight • ID: E14670 • 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.
⚙ Tidal gauge — the level rises and falls with the twice-daily tide at the Solent, not with rainfall.
(20m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 176 views

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Current Level
0.101 mASD
▼ Falling (-1cm/hr)
24h Max
0.209 mASD
24h Min
0.077 mASD
Typical Range
0.07 - 0.75
mASD
Highest Recorded
1.95 mASD
EA official record
1.55 in our data (since Nov 2012)
Current level is 5% of this
🚽 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

Falling · -0.7 cm over 6h
24 Aug 00:33 ▼ -0.3 cm 0.101 mASD
24 Aug 00:18 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.104 mASD
24 Aug 00:03 ▼ -0.5 cm 0.106 mASD
23 Aug 23:48 ▼ -0.6 cm 0.111 mASD
23 Aug 23:33 ▼ -0.8 cm 0.117 mASD
23 Aug 23:18 ▼ -1 cm 0.125 mASD
23 Aug 23:03 ▼ -2 cm 0.137 mASD
23 Aug 22:48 ▼ -3 cm 0.154 mASD
23 Aug 21:33 ▲ +0.6 cm 0.185 mASD
23 Aug 21:18 ▲ +0.7 cm 0.179 mASD
23 Aug 21:03 ▲ +0.7 cm 0.172 mASD
23 Aug 20:48 ▲ +0.7 cm 0.165 mASD
23 Aug 20:33 ▲ +0.8 cm 0.158 mASD
23 Aug 20:18 ▲ +0.8 cm 0.150 mASD
23 Aug 20:03 ▲ +0.8 cm 0.142 mASD
23 Aug 19:48 ▲ +0.8 cm 0.134 mASD
23 Aug 19:33 ▲ +0.7 cm 0.126 mASD
23 Aug 19:18 ▲ +0.7 cm 0.119 mASD
23 Aug 19:03 ▲ +0.4 cm 0.112 mASD
23 Aug 18:48 0.108 mASD

Rainfall & Weather

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Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2012 for the 12 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.1 km away).

65flood warnings 137flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 18 Feb 2026Carisbrooke and Hunny Hill on the Lukely Brook

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 5 7
2025 4 8
2024 10 16
2023 11 21
2022 5 9
2021 1 9
2020 5 12
2019 3 10
2018 1 3
2017 0 2
2016 1 7
2015 1 7
2014 13 14
2013 5 6
2012 0 6

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 Gurnard flood history.

Nearby Stations

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Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Gurnard
  • Watercourse: Gurnard Luck
  • Nearest Town: Gurnard
  • County: Isle of Wight
  • Coordinates: 50°45'20"N 1°19'60"W (50.755479, -1.333222)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 28 Jul 1999
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
  • Station Reference: E14670
  • EA Gauge ID: E14670-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD
  • Typical rise rate: 7 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~19 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: 🌊 Yes — levels follow the tide
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Isle of Wight
  • Datum: 0.397m AOD
  • Typical Range: 0.065 – 0.750 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.10 mASD (EA at 24 Aug 00:18)

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

Frequently asked questions

Is the Gurnard Luck at Gurnard flooding today?

The current level is 0.10m, which is within the typical range of 0.07 to 0.75m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Gurnard?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently falling. The chart above shows the last 7 days of measurements, updated roughly every 15 minutes.

Why is the level slowly falling?

When little or no rain has fallen for a while, a river level gradually drops as the water stored in the ground and soil drains away with nothing to replace it. This is called baseflow recession and is normal in dry spells. A gentle decline like this is expected and is not a sign of a problem — downstream gauges often recede a little faster than headwaters further upstream, and levels recover once rain returns.

What is a normal level for the Gurnard Luck at Gurnard?

The typical range at this station is 0.07m to 0.75m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 0.75m are higher than usually seen and may indicate a flood risk.

How often is this river level data updated?

Readings are taken by the Environment Agency gauge roughly every 15 minutes and FloodRadar refreshes its data continuously, so the level shown is normally less than an hour old.

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