Claypole water level

Name: Claypole 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

Below the normal range

Water level

0.10m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 19:45 BST (56 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Witham at Claypole is running below normal at 0.10 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.11 m to 0.69 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 0.08 m and 0.19 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: 0.11 m – 0.69 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.08 m – 0.19 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.08 m – 0.15 m
Highest on record: 0.97 mJanuary 7, 2025
Lowest on record: 0.00 mApril 4, 1982

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.

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

18 Sun 12° 8° 1.0 mm, 23% Wind 22 km/h

19 Mon 14° 9° 8.1 mm, 98% Wind 24 km/h

20 Tue 13° 11° 15 mm, 65% Wind 12 km/h

21 Wed 12° 7° 7.6 mm, 47% Wind 23 km/h

22 Thu 11° 4° 0.3 mm, 60% Wind 16 km/h

23 Fri 13° 6° 21 mm, 73% Wind 38 km/h

24 Sat 12° 5° 1.6 mm, 47% Wind 26 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:35 AM Sunset 06:03 PM Daylight 10 hr, 28 min First quarter 52%

Map

Other gauges on the River Witham

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
HoughamRiver gauge, River Witham	0.79 m	Normal	−0.01 m	5.9 km
SaltersfordRiver gauge, River Witham	0.01 m	Very low	−0.02 m	17 km
North HykehamRiver gauge, River Witham	0.21 m	Normal	+0.01 m	21 km
BracebridgeRiver gauge, River Witham	0.35 m	Normal	±0	24 km
ColsterworthRiver gauge, River Witham	0.07 m	Low	±0	25 km
Brayford PoolRiver gauge, River Witham	0.28 m	Normal	±0	27 km
Stamp End SluiceRiver gauge, River Witham	0.88 m	Normal	±0	27 km
North WithamRiver gauge, River Witham	0.12 m	Normal	±0	28 km
Fiskerton SluiceRiver gauge, River Witham	0.02 m	Low	+0.02 m	34 km
BardneyRiver gauge, River Witham	0.85 m	Normal	+0.02 m	34 km
Kirkstead BridgeRiver gauge, River Witham	0.75 m	Normal	+0.02 m	36 km
Chapel HillRiver gauge, River Witham	1.04 m	Normal	+0.01 m	37 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Newark BaldertonRiver gauge, Lowfield Drain	0.32 m	Normal	−0.02 m	3.7 km
Wensor Bridge, SheltonRiver gauge, River Devon	0.56 m	Normal	+0.02 m	5.9 km
FarndonRiver gauge, River Trent	0.31 m	Normal	±0	8.4 km
AllingtonRiver gauge, Foston Beck	0.04 m	Very low	±0	8.7 km
Brant BroughtonRiver gauge, River Brant	0.06 m	Low	−0.01 m	11 km
North MuskhamRiver gauge, River Trent	0.83 m	Low	−0.05 m	13 km
WoolsthorpeRiver gauge, River Devon	0.55 m	Normal	±0	14 km
SouthwellRiver gauge, River Greet	0.17 m	Normal	±0	14 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Witham at Claypole?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.11 m to 0.69 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 0.10 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Claypole today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 19:45 BST, the water level was 0.10 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Claypole rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Claypole normal?

Below the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Claypole?

The highest level on record is 0.97 m on January 7, 2025. The lowest is 0.00 m on April 4, 1982.

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:E2901 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.02267, -0.74614 (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	0.10 m	2026-10-18 18:45	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Claypole (ea:E2901). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lincolnshire/claypole

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