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Allington water level

River gauge, Foston Beck, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Very low for mid-October

Water level

0.03m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 1.83 m Lowest on record 0.00 m

History

History
0.10.2mOct 16Oct 16Oct 17Oct 17Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.10.2mOct 16Oct 17Oct 18Bottom of normal range
-0.00.30.50.8mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.30.50.8mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.20.4mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.20.4mJanAprJulOct2026

20252026

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

What this means

At 0.03 m, Foston Beck at Allington is far below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.08 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.05 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.04 m, a difference of −0.01 m. The lowest reading on record is 0.00 m (September 7, 1991).

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.03 m and 0.05 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
0.08 m0.05 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.04 m – 0.22 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.04 m – 0.85 m
Same day last year
0.04 m−0.01 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.03 m – 0.05 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.02 m – 0.52 m
Highest on record
1.83 mOctober 20, 2023
Lowest on record
0.00 mSeptember 7, 1991

On the river at Allington

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: 6.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 7° 1.0 mm, 31% Wind 23 km/h
19 Mon 14° 8° 9.9 mm, 100% Wind 22 km/h
20 Tue 13° 11° 13 mm, 71% Wind 11 km/h
21 Wed 12° 7° 8.0 mm, 52% Wind 24 km/h
22 Thu 10° 4° 0.6 mm, 49% Wind 17 km/h
23 Fri 13° 6° 23 mm, 75% Wind 39 km/h
24 Sat 12° 5° 2.2 mm, 41% Wind 27 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:34 AM Sunset 06:03 PM Daylight 10 hr, 28 min First quarter 50%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
HoughamRiver gauge, River Witham 0.79 m Normal ±0 4.4 km
WoolsthorpeRiver gauge, River Devon 0.54 m Normal ±0 6.7 km
SaltersfordRiver gauge, River Witham 0.01 m Very low −0.02 m 8.3 km
ClaypoleRiver gauge, River Witham 0.11 m Low −0.02 m 8.7 km
Wensor Bridge, SheltonRiver gauge, River Devon 0.56 m Normal +0.01 m 10 km
Newark BaldertonRiver gauge, Lowfield Drain 0.32 m Normal −0.02 m 12 km
Brant BroughtonRiver gauge, River Brant 0.06 m Low −0.01 m 16 km
FarndonRiver gauge, River Trent 0.31 m Normal ±0 16 km

Questions and answers

Is Foston Beck at Allington higher than last year?

No, it is 0.01 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.04 m.

What is a normal level for Foston Beck at Allington in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.08 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.04 m and 0.22 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 Allington today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 13:45 BST, the water level was 0.03 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Allington rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Allington normal?

Very 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 Allington?

The highest level on record is 1.83 m on October 20, 2023. The lowest is 0.00 m on September 7, 1991.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:E4222 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.94938, -0.70212 (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 2026-10-18 12:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Allington (ea:E4222). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lincolnshire/allington

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.