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SwedenHail Weston water level
River gauge, River Kym, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Right now
Below the normal range
Water level
History
What this means
At 0.02 m, the River Kym at Hail Weston is below normal.
It has now dropped past the published record low of 1.08 m (July 12, 1984). The usual range here runs from 0.10 m to 1.30 m.
It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.02 m and 0.04 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
- 0.10 m – 1.30 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 0.02 m – 0.04 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.02 m – 0.03 m
- Highest on record
- 3.38 mDecember 24, 2020
- Lowest on record
- 1.08 mJuly 12, 1984
- Lowest on record
- 1.06 m below the lowest level on record
On the river at Hail Weston
Low, clear water makes fish wary, and anglers often do better early and late in the day. For canoeists, shallow riffles mean scraped hulls and the odd portage.
Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.
About the River Kym
The River Kym is a river in Cambridgeshire, England. It flows through the village of Tilbrook, to Kimbolton, and joins the Great Ouse at St Neots. It is known as the River Til in its upper reaches, tributaries include the Pertenhall Brook.
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 2.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Other gauges on the River Kym
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St NeotsRiver gauge, River Great Ouse | 0.88 m | Normal | +0.03 m | 3.3 km |
| Eaton SoconRiver gauge, River Great Ouse | 0.06 m | Normal | +0.01 m | 4.9 km |
| OffordRiver gauge, River Great Ouse | 0.44 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 6.3 km |
| BramptonRiver gauge, Brampton Brook | 9.16 m | Normal | +0.01 m | 9.2 km |
| RoxtonRiver gauge, River Great Ouse | 0.30 m | Low | ±0 | 9.8 km |
| Brampton RacecourseRiver gauge, Alconbury Brook | 0.06 m | Low | ±0 | 10 km |
| Brampton SluiceRiver gauge, River Great Ouse | 0.15 m | Normal | +0.02 m | 10 km |
| GodmanchesterRiver gauge, River Great Ouse | 0.37 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 12 km |
Questions and answers
What is the typical range for the River Kym at Hail Weston?
The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.10 m to 1.30 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 0.02 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Hail Weston today?
On 19 Oct 2026, 18:45 BST, the water level was 0.02 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.
Is Hail Weston rising or falling?
Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.01 m over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Hail Weston normal?
Below the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.
What is the highest water level ever recorded at Hail Weston?
The highest level on record is 3.38 m on December 24, 2020. The lowest is 1.08 m on July 12, 1984.
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:E21862(Agency page)- Coordinates
52.25395, -0.30938(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 | 0.02 m | 2026-10-19 17:45 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Hail Weston (ea:E21862). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cambridgeshire/hail-weston
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