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Wimpole water level

River gauge, River Rhee, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.08m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 Highest onrecord 1.66 m Lowest on record 0.04 m

History

0.070.08mOct 12Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.070.08mOct 12Oct 15Oct 19Bottom of normal range
0.070.08mSep 19Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.070.08mSep 19Oct 3Oct 18Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Wimpole, where the gauge shows 0.08 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.06 m to 0.34 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.06 m – 0.08 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
0.06 m – 0.34 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.06 m – 0.08 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.06 m – 0.08 m
Highest on record
1.66 mFebruary 4, 2001
Lowest on record
0.04 mJuly 26, 2006

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 14° 7° 5.6 mm, 93% Wind 23 km/h
19 Mon 14° 10° 2.4 mm, 95% Wind 14 km/h
20 Tue 13° 11° 10 mm, 57% Wind 13 km/h
21 Wed 14° 7° 3.3 mm, 47% Wind 19 km/h
22 Thu 14° 6° 0.5 mm, 37% Wind 17 km/h
23 Fri 10° 7° 33 mm, 73% Wind 32 km/h
24 Sat 11° 4° – Wind 27 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:32 AM Sunset 06:00 PM Daylight 10 hr, 27 min First quarter 54%

Map

Other gauges on the River Rhee

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Haslingfield Burnt MillRiver gauge, River Rhee 0.08 m Low ±0 9.1 km
Cambridge Byron's PoolRiver gauge, River Rhee 0.46 m Low ±0 12 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
WhaddonRiver gauge, Whaddon Brook 0.43 m High ±0 3.2 km
CombertonRiver gauge, Bourn Brook 0.12 m Normal ±0 8.0 km
Bourn BrookRiver gauge 0.26 m Normal ±0 8.2 km
Bin BrookRiver gauge 0.18 m Normal ±0 13 km
DernfordRiver gauge, River Cam 0.08 m Low −0.01 m 14 km
StaplefordRiver gauge, River Granta 0.03 m Very low ±0 14 km
BiggleswadeRiver gauge, River Ivel 0.14 m Normal ±0 15 km
Cambridge Jesus LockRiver gauge, River Cam 0.73 m Normal ±0 16 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Rhee at Wimpole?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.06 m to 0.34 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 0.08 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Wimpole today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 01:00 BST, the water level was 0.08 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Wimpole rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Wimpole 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 Wimpole?

The highest level on record is 1.66 m on February 4, 2001. The lowest is 0.04 m on July 26, 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:E22137 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.11897, -0.05446 (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 00:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Wimpole (ea:E22137). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cambridgeshire/wimpole

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