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Haslingfield Burnt Mill water level

River gauge, River Rhee, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Low for mid-October

Water level

0.08m Steady over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 Highest onrecord 1.45 m Lowest on record 0.06 m

History

History
0.080.100.130.15mOct 16Oct 16Oct 17Oct 18Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.080.100.130.15mOct 16Oct 17Oct 19Bottom of normal range
0.20.4mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.20.4mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.20.4mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.20.4mJanAprJulOct2026

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

At 0.08 m, the River Rhee at Haslingfield Burnt Mill is below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.10 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.02 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.09 m, a difference of −0.01 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly.

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

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.10 m0.02 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.08 m – 0.15 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.07 m – 0.40 m
Same day last year
0.09 m−0.01 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.08 m – 0.08 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.04 m – 0.28 m
Highest on record
1.45 mJanuary 3, 2003
Lowest on record
0.06 mOctober 4, 2011

On the river at Haslingfield Burnt Mill

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 13° 6° 0.7 mm, 27% Wind 25 km/h
18 Sun 14° 7° 3.1 mm, 79% Wind 26 km/h
19 Mon 14° 10° 3.3 mm, 81% Wind 10 km/h
20 Tue 14° 11° 1.0 mm, 45% Wind 13 km/h
21 Wed 12° 10° 7.4 mm, 45% Wind 22 km/h
22 Thu 14° 6° 0.7 mm, 36% Wind 21 km/h
23 Fri 13° 7° 14 mm, 62% Wind 39 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:32 AM Sunset 05:59 PM Daylight 10 hr, 27 min First quarter 59%

Map

Other gauges on the River Rhee

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Cambridge Byron's PoolRiver gauge, River Rhee 0.46 m Low ±0 3.1 km
WimpoleRiver gauge, River Rhee 0.08 m Normal ±0 9.1 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
CombertonRiver gauge, Bourn Brook 0.10 m Normal +0.01 m 4.2 km
Bin BrookRiver gauge 0.18 m Normal +0.01 m 5.3 km
DernfordRiver gauge, River Cam 0.08 m Low +0.01 m 5.4 km
StaplefordRiver gauge, River Granta 0.03 m Very low ±0 5.6 km
Cambridge Jesus LockRiver gauge, River Cam 0.72 m Normal −0.01 m 7.7 km
WhaddonRiver gauge, Whaddon Brook 0.43 m High +0.01 m 8.0 km
BabrahamRiver gauge, River Granta 0.05 m Very low −0.01 m 9.7 km
Bourn BrookRiver gauge 0.30 m Normal +0.04 m 10 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Rhee at Haslingfield Burnt Mill higher than last year?

No, it is 0.01 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.09 m.

What is a normal level for the River Rhee at Haslingfield Burnt Mill in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.10 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.08 m and 0.15 m, based on 21 years of records.

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 0.08 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Haslingfield Burnt Mill today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 14:15 BST, the water level was 0.08 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Haslingfield Burnt Mill rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Haslingfield Burnt Mill normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Haslingfield Burnt Mill?

The highest level on record is 1.45 m on January 3, 2003. The lowest is 0.06 m on October 4, 2011.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:E21720 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.15154, 0.06715 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 0.08 m 2026-10-19 13:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Haslingfield Burnt Mill (ea:E21720). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cambridgeshire/haslingfield-burnt-mill

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