Environment Agency monitoring station
Southend
Thames Tideway · Southend · London catchment
EA station reference
0019
Live measurement feed
Water level over the last seven days
Readings show measured change at this instrument. A station reading is not a flood warning and, without an official threshold, does not prove that the river is safe or dangerous.
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Station location
Blue point = monitoring instrument, not a reported flood.
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About this station
- Monitors
- Thames Tideway
- Catchment
- London
- Nearest named place
- Southend
- EA opening date
- 26 May 1988
- Coordinates
- 51.51446, 0.72333
Nearby designated monitoring areas
Directory areas whose reference point is within approximately 10 km. Proximity does not mean this station controls that area or that a warning is active.
- The River Roach, Prittle Brook and Eastwood Brook at SouthendDesignated alert area · EA ref 051WAFEF7B
- Paglesham, Great Stambridge, Rochford, Little and Great Wakering, Potton Island and Rushley IslandDesignated warning area · EA ref 051FWCDV4D6
- The Eastwood Brook from downstream of Rayleigh Weir and the Prittlewell Brook, to Southend AirportDesignated warning area · EA ref 051FWFEF7B
- Shoeburyness to Southend Pier including Shoebury Common Road, Southchurch Park and Eastern EsplanadeDesignated warning area · EA ref 051FWCDV5A1
- The Essex coast from Shoeburyness, to and including Southend seafront, from Thorpe Esplanade to Chalkwell Esplanade, including Southchurch ParkDesignated alert area · EA ref 051WACDV5A
- Leigh-on-Sea frontage including the High Street, Chalkwell to Hadleigh marshes and Two Tree IslandDesignated warning area · EA ref 051FWCDV5B1
- The Essex coast from Leigh-on-Sea, to and including, Hadleigh Marshes, and Two Tree IslandDesignated alert area · EA ref 051WACDV5B1
- Southend seafront from the Pier along the Western and Chalkwell Esplanades to ChalkwellDesignated warning area · EA ref 051FWCDV5A2
- Areas at risk of coastal flooding on the Isle of Grain and in Lower Stoke and Middle StokeDesignated warning area · EA ref 064FWT1Grain
- Canvey Island south of the A130, Long RoadDesignated warning area · EA ref 051FWCDV5B2South
Nearby monitoring stations
Use nearby instruments for context, but do not compare absolute station-datum values as if they shared the same baseline.
Source and limits: station directory and readings from the Environment Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. API readings can be delayed or unavailable. For warnings and emergency advice, use the official GOV.UK flood service.