Brayford Pool water level

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

River gauge, River Witham, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.30m Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 05:45 BST (32 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Brayford Pool, where the gauge shows 0.30 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.23 m to 0.79 m.

It is on the way up, by 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.22 m – 0.31 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: 0.23 m – 0.79 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.22 m – 0.31 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.24 m – 0.29 m
Highest on record: 1.36 mOctober 21, 2023
Lowest on record: 0.00 mFebruary 5, 1985

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 Witham

The River Witham is a river almost entirely in the county of Lincolnshire in eastern England. It rises south of Grantham close to South Witham at SK8818, passes through the centre of Grantham, passes Lincoln at SK9771 and at Boston, TF3244, flows into The Haven, a tidal arm of The Wash, near RSPB Frampton Marsh. The mouth of the river moved in 1014 following severe flooding, and Boston became important as a port.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 14° 10° 12 mm, 100% Wind 21 km/h

20 Tue 13° 11° 9.2 mm, 78% Wind 14 km/h

21 Wed 13° 8° 8.4 mm, 75% Wind 22 km/h

22 Thu 11° 5° 1.4 mm, 56% Wind 21 km/h

23 Fri 13° 9° 13 mm, 69% Wind 36 km/h

24 Sat 11° 8° 1.7 mm, 56% Wind 32 km/h

25 Sun 17° 10° 0.2 mm, 56% Wind 30 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:36 AM Sunset 06:00 PM Daylight 10 hr, 23 min First quarter 56%

Map

Other gauges on the River Witham

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Stamp End SluiceRiver gauge, River Witham	0.90 m	Normal	+0.02 m	1.2 km
BracebridgeRiver gauge, River Witham	0.37 m	Normal	+0.02 m	3.1 km
North HykehamRiver gauge, River Witham	0.23 m	Normal	+0.02 m	6.2 km
Fiskerton SluiceRiver gauge, River Witham	0.06 m	Low	+0.05 m	12 km
BardneyRiver gauge, River Witham	0.87 m	Normal	+0.02 m	14 km
Kirkstead BridgeRiver gauge, River Witham	0.77 m	Normal	+0.01 m	23 km
ClaypoleRiver gauge, River Witham	0.11 m	Normal	+0.01 m	27 km
HoughamRiver gauge, River Witham	0.80 m	Normal	+0.01 m	28 km
Chapel HillRiver gauge, River Witham	1.05 m	Normal	+0.01 m	29 km
Langrick BridgeRiver gauge, River Witham	1.29 m	Normal	±0	38 km
SaltersfordRiver gauge, River Witham	0.02 m	Very low	±0	38 km
ColsterworthRiver gauge, River Witham	0.10 m	Normal	+0.03 m	47 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Fosdyke JettyRiver gauge, Fosdyke Canal	1.34 m	Normal	+0.01 m	0.6 km
Lincoln Monson StreetRiver gauge, Sincil Dyke	0.18 m	Normal	+0.04 m	1.0 km
Great Gowt Sluice Auto WitsRiver gauge	3.22 m	No reference yet	+0.02 m	1.0 km
NettlehamRiver gauge, Nettleham Beck	0.17 m	Very high	+0.13 m	6.5 km
Heighington BeckRiver gauge	0.03 m	Normal	+0.01 m	7.3 km
LangworthRiver gauge, Barlings Eau	0.12 m	Very low	±0	11 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Witham at Brayford Pool?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.23 m to 0.79 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 0.30 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Brayford Pool today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 05:45 BST, the water level was 0.30 m. Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Brayford Pool rising or falling?

Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Brayford Pool 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 Brayford Pool?

The highest level on record is 1.36 m on October 21, 2023. The lowest is 0.00 m on February 5, 1985.

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:E1608 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.22986, -0.54684 (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	0.30 m	2026-10-19 04:45	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Brayford Pool (ea:E1608). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lincolnshire/brayford-pool

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