Orton Sluice water level

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

River gauge, River Nene, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

1.14m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST (1 hour ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Orton Sluice, where the gauge shows 1.14 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.91 m to 2.26 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.91 m – 1.20 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: 0.91 m – 2.26 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.91 m – 1.20 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.95 m – 1.15 m
Highest on record: 3.08 mNovember 27, 2012
Lowest on record: −0.01 mApril 9, 2003

For anglers and canoeists

This is an ordinary level for the river: most put-ins, beats and weirs behave as they usually do.

Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.

About the River Nene

The River Nene flows through the counties of Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Lincolnshire in eastern England, into The Wash in the North Sea. It flows largely northeast from its sources in Arbury Hill in Northamptonshire to its mouth at Lutton Marsh. The Nene and its tributaries drain an area of about 2,270 square kilometres (880 sq mi), with a population of 750,000.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.5 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 14° 8° 4.8 mm, 84% Wind 24 km/h

19 Mon 15° 11° 3.9 mm, 100% Wind 13 km/h

20 Tue 13° 10° 9.6 mm, 56% Wind 12 km/h

21 Wed 13° 7° 1.8 mm, 53% Wind 18 km/h

22 Thu 13° 5° 0.9 mm, 34% Wind 17 km/h

23 Fri 10° 7° 25 mm, 67% Wind 33 km/h

24 Sat 10° 4° – Wind 31 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:34 AM Sunset 06:00 PM Daylight 10 hr, 26 min First quarter 59%

Map

Other gauges on the River Nene

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
WansfordRiver gauge, River Nene	0.23 m	Normal	−0.02 m	8.7 km
Little BridgeRiver gauge, River Nene	0.58 m	Normal	+0.01 m	11 km
LilfordRiver gauge, River Nene	0.38 m	Normal	+0.01 m	19 km
Islip SluiceRiver gauge, River Nene	0.65 m	Normal	−0.03 m	25 km
CogenhoeRiver gauge, River Nene	0.47 m	Normal	+0.06 m	49 km
BrixworthRiver gauge, River Nene	0.04 m	Low	±0	50 km
Nene ValleyRiver gauge, River Nene	0.29 m	Normal	+0.02 m	52 km
Geldharts MillRiver gauge, River Nene	0.17 m	Normal	+0.02 m	54 km
Bedford Road SluiceRiver gauge, River Nene	1.02 m	Normal	+0.02 m	54 km
St Andrews BypassRiver gauge, River Nene	−0.11 m	Very low	+0.03 m	55 km
St Andrews MillRiver gauge, River Nene	0.11 m	Normal	+0.02 m	55 km
South BridgeRiver gauge, River Nene	1.16 m	Normal	+0.02 m	56 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Orton Sluice Automation WitsRiver gauge	4.43 m	No reference yet	−0.02 m	0.0 km
Towcester Sluice AutomationRiver gauge	86.80 m	No reference yet	+0.02 m	2.4 km
FotheringhayRiver gauge, Willow Brook	0.13 m	Normal	±0	11 km
Deeping St JamesRiver gauge, River Welland	0.94 m	Low	±0	12 km
Market DeepingRiver gauge, River Welland	0.10 m	Normal	+0.02 m	13 km
TallingtonRiver gauge, River Welland	0.40 m	Normal	±0	13 km
HamertonRiver gauge, Alconbury Brook	1.02 m	Normal	±0	15 km
Hudds MillRiver gauge, River Welland	0.13 m	Normal	±0	16 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Nene at Orton Sluice?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.91 m to 2.26 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 1.14 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Orton Sluice today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST, the water level was 1.14 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Orton Sluice rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Orton Sluice 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 Orton Sluice?

The highest level on record is 3.08 m on November 27, 2012. The lowest is −0.01 m on April 9, 2003.

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:E1997 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.56008, -0.28182 (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	1.14 m	2026-10-19 11:00	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Orton Sluice (ea:E1997). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cambridgeshire/orton-sluice

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