Billinghay water level

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

River gauge, Billinghay Skirth, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.48m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 01:30 BST (27 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The Billinghay Skirth at Billinghay is at 0.48 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.12 m to 2.24 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.31 m and 0.59 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: 0.12 m – 2.24 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.31 m – 0.59 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.34 m – 0.49 m
Highest on record: 2.80 mJanuary 4, 2024
Lowest on record: 0.00 mMarch 17, 2000

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 4.5 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 8° 0.8 mm, 47% Wind 25 km/h

19 Mon 14° 10° 13 mm, 100% Wind 20 km/h

20 Tue 13° 11° 12 mm, 74% Wind 13 km/h

21 Wed 12° 7° 10 mm, 62% Wind 26 km/h

22 Thu 11° 4° 0.3 mm, 43% Wind 20 km/h

23 Fri 14° 7° 23 mm, 69% Wind 36 km/h

24 Sat 12° 5° 1.0 mm, 40% Wind 27 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:35 AM Sunset 05:59 PM Daylight 10 hr, 24 min First quarter 54%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Chapel HillRiver gauge, River Witham	1.06 m	Normal	+0.01 m	5.2 km
Kirkstead BridgeRiver gauge, River Witham	0.76 m	Normal	+0.01 m	7.6 km
Ruskington BeckRiver gauge	0.28 m	Normal	+0.01 m	8.8 km
New YorkRiver gauge, West Fen Catchwater Drain	0.59 m	Normal	+0.01 m	8.9 km
Leasingham MillRiver gauge, River Slea	0.02 m	Low	+0.01 m	9.3 km
Kirkby On BainRiver gauge, River Bain	0.03 m	Normal	±0	12 km
Slea Tilting GateRiver gauge, River Slea	0.35 m	Normal	+0.01 m	13 km
Langrick BridgeRiver gauge, River Witham	1.28 m	Normal	+0.01 m	13 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the Billinghay Skirth at Billinghay?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.12 m to 2.24 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 0.48 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Billinghay today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 01:30 BST, the water level was 0.48 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Billinghay rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.12 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Billinghay 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 Billinghay?

The highest level on record is 2.80 m on January 4, 2024. The lowest is 0.00 m on March 17, 2000.

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:E4803 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.07789, -0.27429 (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	0.48 m	2026-10-19 00:30	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Billinghay (ea:E4803). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lincolnshire/billinghay

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