Environment Agency monitoring station
Braintree
Pods Brook · Essex catchment
EA station reference
E31329
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
- Pods Brook
- Catchment
- Essex
- EA opening date
- 6 December 2022
- Coordinates
- 51.88132, 0.51736
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 River Pant, from Great Bardfield to Braintree, including ShalfordDesignated warning area · EA ref 051FWFEF5A
- The River Chelmer from Great Dunmow to Rivermead campus and the Industrial Estate in ChelmsfordDesignated alert area · EA ref 051WAFEF6A
- The River Chelmer from Churchend, through Great Dunmow, Hartford End, Howe Street and Little Waltham to the Rivermead Industrial Estate in ChelmsfordDesignated warning area · EA ref 051FWFEF6A
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.