← Back
⚠ No recent data · last reading 23d ago
1.62

Barnham

Barnham Rife
Arun and Western Streams catchment • Barnham • West Sussex • ID: E10924 • Level
(23d ago) • 4 readings/hr • 181 views

Set water level alerts

Get notified about Barnham — tick as many as you like, they all share the notify settings below.

⤴ Unusual rise — FloodRadar+Top 1% rise rate for this gauge.
Drag the line on the chart, or type a value: mAOD
Quick pick:

Each one is saved as its own alert — pause or remove them individually any time.

Not an emergency service — if in danger call 999. Alerts rely on EA/SEPA/NRW data and are best-efforts. Terms

Last Level
1.624 mAOD
⚠ 23d ago · may be out of date
24h Max
-
24h Min
-
Typical Range
1.70 - 3.20
mAOD
Highest Recorded
3.33 mAOD
EA official record
3.34 in our data (since Jul 2002)
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Barnham
  • Watercourse: Barnham Rife
  • Nearest Town: Barnham
  • County: West Sussex
  • Coordinates: 50°49'52"N 0°38'18"W (50.831182, -0.638259)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 15 Jul 2002
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: E10924
  • RLOI id: 9251 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: E10924-level-stage-i-15_min-mAOD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mAOD
  • Typical rise rate: 2 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Arun and Western Streams
  • Typical Range: 1.700 – 3.200 mAOD
  • EA Cross-check: 1.62 mAOD (EA at 14 Sep 11:15)

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.

Same river system, separate branch

Nearby

💧 Storm overflows upstream of this gauge

None of the storm overflows FloodRadar holds is traced upstream of this gauge on the mapped river network. That is not the same as none: the map leaves out many small streams and culverts, so an overflow it cannot place may still drain here, and not every company publishes every overflow. Those nearby are listed below.

Nearby, connection not known

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

💧
Southern Water · into Barnham Rife · 150 m away in a straight line · its water cannot be followed on the map
71 spills · 434 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Lidsey WwTW🏊 Bathing water
Southern Water · into Lidsey Rife · 1.9 km away in a straight line · its water cannot be followed on the map
157 spills · 2,407 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Southern Water · into Ryebank Rife/River Arun · 4.2 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
1 spill · 2 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Shripney Road P.s.🏊 Bathing water
Southern Water · into Freshwater River · 4.3 km away in a straight line · its water cannot be followed on the map
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Southern Water · into Aldingbourne Rife · 4.7 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
10 spills · 138 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Chichester Road Bognor CSO🏊 Bathing water
Southern Water · into Bartons Lane Ditch Trib Of Ald · 4.8 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
1 spill · 3 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Bognor Main CEO🏊 Bathing water
Southern Water · into Ditch To Aldingbourne Rife · 5.1 km away in a straight line · its water cannot be followed on the map
10 spills · 52 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Gloucester Road CSO🏊 Bathing water
Southern Water · into Freshwater River · 5.3 km away in a straight line · its water cannot be followed on the map
3 spills · 3 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

2 more within 6 km whose connection is not known.

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

Loading rainfall and weather data...

How often this river runs high

This gauge rarely reaches its typical high of 3.20 m: 0 days since 2017. This year so far: 0 days.

2026 0 days so far
2025 0 days
2024 0 days
2023 0 days
2022 0 days
2021 0 days
2020 0 days
2019 0 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 2012 for the 23 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.5 km away).

36flood warnings 367flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 8 Jan 2026 — Climping

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 1 14
2025 0 23
2024 6 72
2023 9 39
2022 3 38
2021 0 20
2020 2 70
2019 1 15
2018 0 5
2017 0 4
2016 0 2
2015 0 5
2014 2 47
2013 1 6
2012 11 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 Barnham flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 23 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

Show 15 more

Frequently asked questions

Is the Barnham Rife at Barnham flooding today?

The current level is 1.62m, which is below the typical range. Flooding is very unlikely at this level.

What is a normal level for the Barnham Rife at Barnham?

The typical range at this station is 1.70m to 3.20m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 3.20m 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.

Embed this gauge on your website

Free live river-level widget — ideal for parish councils, angling clubs and local sites. Updates automatically.

Preview

📮 Flood risk by postcode near this gauge

Postcodes within 5 km with properties in the Environment Agency’s rivers-and-sea flood-risk bands:

Check any UK postcode’s flood risk →

🏠 Buying or renting around here? Get the Property Flood-Risk Report for any English postcode — official risk band, recorded floods, warning history, river behaviour and nearby storm overflows. £19 one-off. Learn more →