Cowbridge water level

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

River gauge, Maud Foster/Stonebridge Drain, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.36m Up 0.06 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 16:15 BST (33 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Cowbridge, where the gauge shows 0.36 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.31 m to 1.62 m.

It is on the way up, by 0.06 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.29 m – 0.36 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: 0.31 m – 1.62 m
Highest on record: 1.90 mJuly 21, 2007
Lowest on record: 0.00 mMarch 27, 2002

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.2 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 8° 0.8 mm, 76% Wind 22 km/h

19 Mon 14° 11° 9.1 mm, 100% Wind 22 km/h

20 Tue 13° 11° 10 mm, 75% Wind 16 km/h

21 Wed 13° 7° 9.9 mm, 64% Wind 33 km/h

22 Thu 10° 5° 1.0 mm, 43% Wind 27 km/h

23 Fri 14° 8° 25 mm, 71% Wind 50 km/h

24 Sat 12° 6° 1.0 mm, 40% Wind 34 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:34 AM Sunset 05:58 PM Daylight 10 hr, 24 min First quarter 60%

Map

Other gauges on the Maud Foster/Stonebridge Drain

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
SibseyRiver gauge, Maud Foster/Stonebridge Drain	0.21 m	Low	±0	3.7 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Langrick BridgeRiver gauge, River Witham	1.29 m	Normal	+0.01 m	6.4 km
Hagnaby BeckRiver gauge	0.06 m	Normal	+0.04 m	11 km
New YorkRiver gauge, West Fen Catchwater Drain	0.64 m	Normal	+0.06 m	11 km
RevesbyRiver gauge, West Fen Catchwater Drain	0.58 m	Normal	±0	13 km
Chapel HillRiver gauge, River Witham	1.06 m	Normal	+0.02 m	14 km
Fosdyke BridgeTidal gauge	0.93 m	Normal	+0.53 m	15 km
Toynton FensideRiver gauge, East Fen Catchwater	0.48 m	Normal	+0.08 m	17 km
Kirkby On BainRiver gauge, River Bain	0.06 m	Normal	+0.02 m	17 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Maud Foster/Stonebridge Drain at Cowbridge?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.31 m to 1.62 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 Cowbridge today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 16:15 BST, the water level was 0.36 m. Up 0.06 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Cowbridge rising or falling?

Up 0.06 m over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Cowbridge 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 Cowbridge?

The highest level on record is 1.90 m on July 21, 2007. The lowest is 0.00 m on March 27, 2002.

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:E1656 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.00741, -0.02073 (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
Surface elevation	–	–	–
Water level	0.36 m	2026-10-19 15:15	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Cowbridge (ea:E1656). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lincolnshire/cowbridge

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