Environment Agency monitoring station
Bures Bridge
River Stour · Bures · Essex catchment
EA station reference
E21856
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
- River Stour
- Catchment
- Essex
- Nearest named place
- Bures
- EA opening date
- 26 March 2002
- Coordinates
- 51.97219, 0.77454
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 Colne from Great Yeldham to Colchester, including Castle Hedingham, Sible Hedingham, Halstead, Earls Colne, Wakes Colne, Chappel and FordstreetDesignated alert area · EA ref 051WAFEF4
- The River Stour from Sudbury to Dedham, including Henny Street, Lamarsh, Bures, Nayland, Boxted, Langham and Stratford St MaryDesignated alert area · EA ref 051WAFEF3
- The River Colne from Halstead to Lexden, including Wakes ColneDesignated warning area · EA ref 051FWFEF4B
- The River Box from Boxford to Thorrington Street, including Polstead and Stoke-by-NaylandDesignated warning area · EA ref 054FWFSF5A
- The River Stour from Sudbury to Boxted, including Bures and NaylandDesignated warning area · EA ref 051FWFEF3A
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.