Barton on Humber water level

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

River gauge, Barton Haven, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.36m Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 10:00 BST (2 hours ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Barton on Humber reads 0.36 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.27 m to 1.20 m.

The water is rising: up 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.18 m and 0.37 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: 0.27 m – 1.20 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.18 m – 0.37 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.33 m – 0.36 m
Highest on record: 0.97 mAugust 9, 2007
Lowest on record: 0.00 mJune 13, 2004

On the river at Barton on Humber

A level in the typical range is usually good news for both anglers and canoeists, but conditions can change quickly after rain in the hills.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 4.2 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 9° 0.7 mm Wind 23 km/h

19 Mon 15° 11° 9.6 mm, 87% Wind 22 km/h

20 Tue 13° 11° 4.5 mm, 47% Wind 17 km/h

21 Wed 12° 8° 6.2 mm, 55% Wind 19 km/h

22 Thu 12° 5° 1.8 mm, 26% Wind 17 km/h

23 Fri 9° 6° 15 mm, 57% Wind 25 km/h

24 Sat 11° 4° – Wind 31 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:37 AM Sunset 05:58 PM Daylight 10 hr, 22 min First quarter 58%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Barrow Haven Outfall SluiceRiver gauge	1.54 m	No reference yet	−0.07 m	3.3 km
HessleRiver gauge, Fleet Drain	1.16 m	Normal	−0.35 m	3.4 km
Hull Hessle Astral CloseRiver gauge, Western Drain	0.40 m	Normal	+0.11 m	4.9 km
Hessle Western DrainRiver gauge, Western Drain	0.12 m	High	+0.08 m	5.1 km
North Hull Birdsall AvenueRiver gauge, Setting Dyke	0.10 m	Normal	+0.04 m	8.2 km
North Hull National AvenueRiver gauge, Setting Dyke	0.29 m	Normal	+0.03 m	8.8 km
Cottingham HallgateRiver gauge, Broadlane Beck	0.12 m	Normal	+0.03 m	10 km
Stoneferry BridgeRiver gauge, River Hull	0.99 m	Normal	−0.78 m	11 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the Barton Haven at Barton on Humber?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.27 m to 1.20 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 0.36 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Barton on Humber today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 10:00 BST, the water level was 0.36 m. Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Barton on Humber rising or falling?

Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.04 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Barton on Humber 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 Barton on Humber?

The highest level on record is 0.97 m on August 9, 2007. The lowest is 0.00 m on June 13, 2004.

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:E1435 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.68906, -0.44127 (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	0.36 m	2026-10-19 09:00	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Barton on Humber (ea:E1435). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lincolnshire/barton-on-humber

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