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Stapleford water level

River gauge, River Granta, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Low for mid-October

Water level

0.03m Steady over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 Highest onrecord 1.49 m Lowest on record 0.08 m

History

History
0.050.10mOct 16Oct 16Oct 17Oct 18Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.050.10mOct 16Oct 17Oct 19Bottom of normal range
-0.00.51.0mDec 2025Mar 2026May 2026Aug 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.51.0mDec 2025May 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.20.4mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.20.4mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The River Granta at Stapleford is running below normal at 0.03 m.

No reading on record has been lower: the old record low was 0.08 m, from July 17, 2006. That puts it 0.04 m below the median of 0.07 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.03 m and 0.04 m.

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
0.07 m0.04 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.03 m – 0.14 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.05 m – 1.02 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.03 m – 0.04 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.01 m – 0.54 m
Highest on record
1.49 mOctober 22, 2001
Lowest on record
0.08 mJuly 17, 2006
Lowest on record
0.05 m below the lowest level on record

Fishing and paddling

At low levels, many rivers become a walk-and-paddle trip. Fish hold in deeper pools and spook easily.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Granta

River Granta

The River Granta is the name of a small tributary of the River Cam, but it is also an alternative name for the upper course of the Cam. The Granta runs 10 mi (16 km) from south of Haverhill to join the Cam south of Great Shelford.

Read more on Wikipedia

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 14° 7° 4.0 mm, 98% Wind 22 km/h
19 Mon 14° 10° 2.3 mm, 96% Wind 11 km/h
20 Tue 13° 11° 9.9 mm, 55% Wind 14 km/h
21 Wed 14° 7° 3.1 mm, 58% Wind 20 km/h
22 Thu 13° 6° 0.5 mm, 32% Wind 17 km/h
23 Fri 10° 7° 34 mm, 66% Wind 32 km/h
24 Sat 10° 4° – Wind 27 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:31 AM Sunset 05:59 PM Daylight 10 hr, 27 min First quarter 56%

Map

Other gauges on the River Granta

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
BabrahamRiver gauge, River Granta 0.05 m Very low −0.01 m 4.1 km
LintonRiver gauge, River Granta 0.02 m Very low ±0 11 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
DernfordRiver gauge, River Cam 0.08 m Low ±0 0.9 km
Cambridge Byron's PoolRiver gauge, River Rhee 0.46 m Low ±0 4.7 km
Haslingfield Burnt MillRiver gauge, River Rhee 0.08 m Low ±0 5.6 km
Bin BrookRiver gauge 0.18 m Normal +0.01 m 7.4 km
Cambridge Jesus LockRiver gauge, River Cam 0.74 m Normal +0.01 m 8.1 km
Great ChesterfordRiver gauge, River Cam 0.13 m Normal +0.01 m 9.5 km
CombertonRiver gauge, Bourn Brook 0.11 m Normal ±0 9.5 km
Cambridge Baits BiteRiver gauge, River Cam 0.22 m Normal +0.02 m 11 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the River Granta at Stapleford in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.07 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.03 m and 0.14 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 0.03 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Stapleford today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 07:30 BST, the water level was 0.03 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Stapleford rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Stapleford 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 Stapleford?

The highest level on record is 1.49 m on October 22, 2001. The lowest is 0.08 m on July 17, 2006.

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:E22041 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.14196, 0.14800 (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 0.03 m 2026-10-19 06:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Stapleford (ea:E22041). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cambridgeshire/stapleford

How we check values

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