Sutton Gault water level

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

River gauge, River Great Ouse, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Surface elevation

0.73m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 19:15 BST (41 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Surface elevation Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Sutton Gault, where the gauge shows 0.73 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.43 m to 2.80 m.

It is still going down, by 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.53 m – 0.79 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: 0.43 m – 2.80 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.53 m – 0.79 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.54 m – 0.79 m
Highest on record: 4.04 mDecember 29, 2020
Lowest on record: 0.03 mOctober 11, 2001

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 Great Ouse

The River Great Ouse is a river in England, the fifth longest in the United Kingdom, and longest of several British rivers called "Ouse". It flows mostly north and east, from Syresham in Northamptonshire, through Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk, before draining into the Wash and the North Sea near Kings Lynn. Authorities disagree both on the river's source and its length, with one quoting 160 mi (260 km) and another 143 mi (230 km). The Great Ouse has been historically important for commercial navigation, and for draining the low-lying region through which it flows; its best-known tributary is the Cam, which runs through Cambridge. Its lower course passes through drained wetlands and fens and has been extensively modified, or channelised, to relieve flooding, stabilise its path, and provide a better route for barge traffic.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 5.2 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 14° 7° 2.1 mm, 94% Wind 23 km/h

19 Mon 15° 10° 3.9 mm, 97% Wind 13 km/h

20 Tue 13° 11° 9.6 mm, 54% Wind 15 km/h

21 Wed 13° 8° 4.8 mm, 55% Wind 19 km/h

22 Thu 13° 5° 0.9 mm, 34% Wind 18 km/h

23 Fri 10° 7° 28 mm, 67% Wind 34 km/h

24 Sat 11° 4° – Wind 31 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:30 AM Sunset 06:01 PM Daylight 10 hr, 30 min First quarter 52%

Map

Other gauges on the River Great Ouse

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
EarithRiver gauge, River Great Ouse	0.77 m	Normal	−0.14 m	6.2 km
BrownshillRiver gauge, River Great Ouse	0.33 m	Normal	−0.01 m	9.0 km
Soham LodeRiver gauge, River Great Ouse	1.56 m	Low	+0.01 m	12 km
ElyRiver gauge, River Great Ouse	0.60 m	Normal	+0.01 m	13 km
St IvesRiver gauge, River Great Ouse	0.14 m	Normal	+0.03 m	14 km
HemingfordRiver gauge, River Great Ouse	0.20 m	Normal	+0.02 m	16 km
HoughtonRiver gauge, River Great Ouse	0.29 m	Normal	+0.05 m	16 km
Welney CausewayRiver gauge, River Great Ouse	0.67 m	Low	−0.01 m	17 km
GodmanchesterRiver gauge, River Great Ouse	0.38 m	Normal	−0.05 m	20 km
Brampton SluiceRiver gauge, River Great Ouse	0.13 m	Normal	−0.01 m	22 km
OffordRiver gauge, River Great Ouse	0.44 m	Normal	±0	25 km
St NeotsRiver gauge, River Great Ouse	0.85 m	Normal	−0.04 m	30 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Welches DamRiver gauge, Counter Drain	0.89 m	Low	+0.03 m	7.7 km
Webbs Hole SluiceRiver gauge, Swavesey Drain	0.48 m	Normal	±0	11 km
OakingtonRiver gauge, Oakington Brook	0.05 m	Low	+0.01 m	16 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Great Ouse at Sutton Gault?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.43 m to 2.80 m for this gauge.

Is Sutton Gault really 0.73 m deep?

No. 0.73 m is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.

What is the water level of Sutton Gault today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 19:15 BST, the surface elevation was 0.73 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Sutton Gault rising or falling?

Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.05 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Sutton Gault 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 Sutton Gault?

The highest level on record is 4.04 m on December 29, 2020. The lowest is 0.03 m on October 11, 2001.

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:E23752 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.39784, 0.09369 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: ODN
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
Surface elevation	0.73 m	2026-10-18 18:15	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Sutton Gault (ea:E23752). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cambridgeshire/sutton-gault

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