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Burton Coggles water level

River gauge, West Glen River, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Lower than ever recorded here

Water level

-0.12m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.22 m Lowest on record -0.01 m

History

History
-0.10.00.1mOct 12Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 18Bottom of normal range-0.10.00.1mOct 12Oct 15Oct 18Bottom of normal range
-0.10.00.1mSep 19Sep 26Oct 4Oct 11Oct 18Bottom of normal range-0.10.00.1mSep 19Oct 4Oct 18Bottom of normal range
-0.00.51.0mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.51.0mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.30.5mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.30.5mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The West Glen River at Burton Coggles is running at a record low at −0.12 m.

No reading on record has been lower: the old record low was −0.01 m, from August 21, 1998. That puts it 0.17 m below the median of 0.05 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at −0.11 m (−0.01 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between −0.13 m and −0.12 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.05 m0.17 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.00 m – 0.15 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.04 m – 0.98 m
Same day last year
−0.11 m−0.01 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
−0.13 m – −0.12 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
−0.13 m – 0.68 m
Highest on record
2.22 mJanuary 1, 2001
Lowest on record
−0.01 mAugust 21, 1998
Lowest on record
0.11 m below the lowest level on record

Fishing and paddling

At low levels, many rivers become a walk-and-paddle trip. Fish hold in deeper pools and spook easily.

Flood alerts and warnings 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 12° 7° 0.6 mm, 57% Wind 29 km/h
19 Mon 13° 9° 11 mm, 100% Wind 21 km/h
20 Tue 12° 10° 14 mm, 69% Wind 13 km/h
21 Wed 13° 7° 6.8 mm, 47% Wind 30 km/h
22 Thu 10° 4° 0.3 mm, 49% Wind 19 km/h
23 Fri 13° 6° 26 mm, 75% Wind 40 km/h
24 Sat 12° 5° 2.8 mm, 36% Wind 28 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:35 AM Sunset 06:00 PM Daylight 10 hr, 25 min First quarter 54%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
IrnhamRiver gauge, East Glen River 0.01 m Very low ±0 5.2 km
ColsterworthRiver gauge, River Witham 0.08 m Low +0.01 m 6.0 km
North WithamRiver gauge, River Witham 0.12 m Normal ±0 7.4 km
Castle BythamRiver gauge, River Tham 0.27 m Normal +0.01 m 7.5 km
Little BythamRiver gauge, River Tham 0.03 m Normal ±0 8.7 km
SaltersfordRiver gauge, River Witham 0.01 m Very low −0.02 m 9.6 km
Pointon LodeRiver gauge −0.14 m Very low ±0 15 km
Billingborough OusemereRiver gauge, South Forty Foot Drain 0.04 m Low +0.01 m 15 km

Questions and answers

How does the West Glen River at Burton Coggles compare with last year?

It is 0.01 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was −0.11 m.

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 −0.12 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Burton Coggles today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 00:50 BST, the water level was −0.12 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Burton Coggles rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Burton Coggles normal?

Lower than ever recorded here. Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Burton Coggles?

The highest level on record is 2.22 m on January 1, 2001. The lowest is −0.01 m on August 21, 1998.

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:E2300 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.82339, -0.53669 (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 −0.12 m 2026-10-18 23:50 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Burton Coggles (ea:E2300). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lincolnshire/burton-coggles

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.