Environment Agency monitoring station
Lewes Corporation Yard
River Ouse · Lewes · Ouse catchment
EA station reference
E8970
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 Ouse
- Catchment
- Ouse
- Nearest named place
- Lewes
- EA opening date
- 1 January 1980
- Coordinates
- 50.87717, 0.01288
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.
- Malling area of Lewes, on Sussex River Ouse, including Spences Lane, Orchard Road and the Malling Brooks Industrial EstateDesignated warning area · EA ref 065FWF1009
- Lower Ouse and tributaries from Barcombe Mills to NewhavenDesignated alert area · EA ref 065WAF443
- Sussex River Ouse at Piddinghoe, South Heighton and Southease, including northernmost properties on The Street, RodmellDesignated warning area · EA ref 065FWF1011
- Sussex River Ouse at Hamsey including Whitfield Lane, Ivors Lane, Lower Stoneham and Mantell Close and Monks Way, LewesDesignated warning area · EA ref 065FWF1007
- River Uck and confluence with the River Ouse including Isfield Mill and White BridgeDesignated warning area · EA ref 065FWF1005
- Winterbourne Stream in the Southover area of LewesDesignated alert area · EA ref 065WAF444
- Sussex River Ouse at Lewes including Landport, Talbot Terrace, North Street, Cliffe, Railway Lane, Court Road, Ham Lane and Southerham LaneDesignated warning area · EA ref 065FWF1008
- Winterbourne Stream in the Southover area of Lewes from the railway embankment at Winterbourne Close to Lewes Station on Station RoadDesignated warning area · EA ref 065FWF1010
- Sussex River Ouse at Barcombe Mills, including the Anchor GatesDesignated warning area · EA ref 065FWF1006
- Areas at risk of groundwater flooding in Denton including Denton Road, Vicarage Close, and South Heighton.Designated alert area · EA ref 065FAG020
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.