**Archived extract:** 2026-10-11 (UTC). Frozen data; observation dates are shown as captured. [View the current site](/)

# Lee river

Also known as: River Lee

The Lee (also known as River Lee) is a European river flowing through United Kingdom. As of 2026-10-11, the Lee was flowing at about 1.214 m³/s at the Hoddesdon, Rye Bridge gauge.

**Canonical name:** Lee

**Local names / aliases:** River Lee

**Countries:** United Kingdom

**Maximum upstream drainage area:** 1,387 km²

**Mapped river length:** 41.4 km

**Gauging stations:** 3

**Latest measured discharge:** 1.214 m³/s (Hoddesdon, Rye Bridge, 2026-10-11)

## Gauging stations on the Lee

The following 3 gauging stations report discharge for the Lee, ordered downstream (largest catchment first). Discharge is in cubic metres per second (m³/s).

| Station | Country | Discharge (m³/s) | Historical Comparison | Observed | Measurement | Data quality | Provider | Lat, Lon | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hoddesdon, Rye Bridge | United Kingdom | 1.214 | — | 2026-10-11 | instantaneous | raw real-time | Environment Agency | 51.77, 0.006 | [source](http://environment.data.gov.uk/flood-monitoring/id/stations/5280TH) |
| Roydon, Glen Faba | United Kingdom | 0.434 | — | 2026-10-11 | instantaneous | raw real-time | Environment Agency | 51.765, 0.015 | [source](http://environment.data.gov.uk/flood-monitoring/id/stations/5190TH) |
| Lea Bridge | United Kingdom | 2.63 | — | 2026-10-11 | instantaneous | raw real-time | Environment Agency | 51.568, -0.051 | [source](http://environment.data.gov.uk/flood-monitoring/id/stations/5390TH) |

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-   [Don](/archive/2026-10-11/rivers/don.html)
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## Data, sources & timestamps

Geometry is the HydroRIVERS network (HydroSHEDS): European reaches with at least 500 km² of upstream catchment, merged into chains between confluences. Flow direction comes from the network itself; river names are the canonical English label joined from provider metadata and Natural Earth, with local-language aliases retained.

Discharge is normalised observed streamflow from official national hydrology providers, measured where a gauge sits on the river and interpolated between gauges. Pale/estimated values are derived from drainage area × the local specific discharge of nearby gauges and are never presented as measurements.

Underlying dataset built 2026-10-11T12:34:03.228083+00:00. This page generated 2026-10-11T12:41:16.696Z. Discharge values carry their own observation dates in the table above.

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