Biggleswade water level

Name: Biggleswade water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, River Ivel, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.16m Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 05:45 BST (41 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Biggleswade reads 0.16 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.13 m to 0.48 m.

The water is rising: up 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.11 m and 0.18 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range: 0.13 m – 0.48 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.11 m – 0.18 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.14 m – 0.15 m
Highest on record: 1.14 mFebruary 11, 2009
Lowest on record: 0.08 mMarch 27, 2012

On the river at Biggleswade

A level in the typical range is usually good news for both anglers and canoeists, but conditions can change quickly after rain in the hills.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Ivel

The River Yeo, also known as the River Ivel, is a tributary of the River Parrett in north Dorset and south Somerset, England.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 14° 7° 4.6 mm, 87% Wind 21 km/h

19 Mon 14° 10° 3.0 mm, 98% Wind 14 km/h

20 Tue 13° 10° 9.9 mm, 59% Wind 13 km/h

21 Wed 14° 7° 3.3 mm, 50% Wind 19 km/h

22 Thu 14° 5° – Wind 18 km/h

23 Fri 10° 7° 30 mm, 66% Wind 34 km/h

24 Sat 11° 3° – Wind 26 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:33 AM Sunset 06:00 PM Daylight 10 hr, 27 min First quarter 56%

Map

Other gauges on the River Ivel

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
BlunhamRiver gauge, River Ivel	0.20 m	Low	+0.01 m	7.4 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
ArleseyRiver gauge, River Hiz	0.14 m	Very high	+0.05 m	6.5 km
SheffordRiver gauge, River Flit	0.23 m	Low	+0.01 m	6.8 km
RoxtonRiver gauge, River Great Ouse	0.31 m	Low	+0.02 m	9.4 km
Castle MillRiver gauge, River Great Ouse	0.13 m	Very low	±0	12 km
CardingtonRiver gauge, River Great Ouse	1.25 m	Low	±0	12 km
BedfordRiver gauge, River Great Ouse	0.28 m	Normal	±0	14 km
Eaton SoconRiver gauge, River Great Ouse	0.05 m	Normal	+0.01 m	14 km
WimpoleRiver gauge, River Rhee	0.08 m	Normal	±0	15 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Ivel at Biggleswade?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.13 m to 0.48 m for this gauge.

Is the river level the same as the depth of the water?

No. The reading is measured from a fixed zero mark at the gauge, so 0.16 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Biggleswade today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 05:45 BST, the water level was 0.16 m. Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Biggleswade rising or falling?

Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.01 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Biggleswade normal?

Within the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Biggleswade?

The highest level on record is 1.14 m on February 11, 2009. The lowest is 0.08 m on March 27, 2012.

How often is this data updated?

The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment Agency
Station code: ea:E19023 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.08511, -0.26791 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: station datum
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Environment Agency data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	0.16 m	2026-10-19 04:45	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Biggleswade (ea:E19023). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/bedfordshire/biggleswade

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer