Environment Agency monitoring station
Guithavon Valley
River Brain · Witham · Essex catchment
EA station reference
E22832
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 Brain
- Catchment
- Essex
- Nearest named place
- Witham
- EA opening date
- 2 October 1979
- Coordinates
- 51.80192, 0.63469
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 Brain, including Podds Brook, through Braintree, Black Notley, White Notley and WithamDesignated warning area · EA ref 051FWFEF5C
- The Rivers Pant and Blackwater from, Great Bardfield to Langford including Braintree, and the River Brain from, Black Notley to WithamDesignated alert area · EA ref 051WAFEF5
- The north bank of the Blackwater estuary from Goldhanger to Maldon, including Heybridge BasinDesignated warning area · EA ref 051FWCDV4C7a
- Maldon Town waterfront from Anchorage Hill, including Chandlers Quay, The Hythe, Promenade Park and Blackwater Leisure CentreDesignated warning area · EA ref 051FWCDV4C8
- The River Blackwater from Braintree to Langford, including Coggeshall and KelvedonDesignated warning area · EA ref 051FWFEF5B
- The River Chelmer from the A138 at Chelmsford to Maldon, including Sandford Mill Bridge, Chelmer Village, Paper Mill Bridge and UltingDesignated warning area · EA ref 051FWFEF6D
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.