Deeping St James water level

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

River gauge, River Welland, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Below the normal range

Water level

0.94m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 20 Oct 2026, 02:30 BST (34 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Low water at Deeping St James: the gauge reads 0.94 m, below normal.

The usual range here runs from 0.94 m to 1.15 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is −6.52 m – 0.97 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: 0.94 m – 1.15 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: −6.52 m – 0.97 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: −1.05 m – 0.96 m
Highest on record: 1.86 mApril 11, 1998
Lowest on record: 0.00 mJuly 4, 1999

For anglers and canoeists

Low rivers are hard going for paddlers, with exposed gravel and weirs that are awkward to shoot. Salmon and sea trout usually wait for the next spate to run.

Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.

About the River Welland

The River Welland is a lowland river in the east of England, some 65 miles (105 km) long. It drains part of the Midlands eastwards to The Wash. The river rises in the Hothorpe Hills, at Sibbertoft in Northamptonshire, then flows generally northeast to Market Harborough, Stamford and Spalding, to reach The Wash near Fosdyke. It is a major waterway across the part of the Fens called South Holland, and is one of the Fenland rivers that were laid out with washlands. There are two channels between widely spaced embankments with the intention that flood waters would have space in which to spread while the tide in the estuary prevented free egress. However, after the floods of 1947, new works such as the Coronation Channel were constructed to control flooding in Spalding, and the washlands are no longer used solely as pasture, but may be used for arable farming.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.4 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 14° 10° 7.3 mm, 100% Wind 16 km/h

20 Tue 13° 11° 2.2 mm, 96% Wind 19 km/h

21 Wed 11° 7° 11 mm, 56% Wind 31 km/h

22 Thu 12° 5° 1.8 mm, 39% Wind 20 km/h

23 Fri 11° 6° 22 mm, 86% Wind 45 km/h

24 Sat 11° 6° 5.8 mm, 58% Wind 32 km/h

25 Sun 17° 10° 3.6 mm, 44% Wind 37 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:36 AM Sunset 05:57 PM Daylight 10 hr, 21 min First quarter 64%

Map

Other gauges on the River Welland

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Market DeepingRiver gauge, River Welland	0.08 m	Normal	±0	1.7 km
TallingtonRiver gauge, River Welland	0.40 m	Normal	±0	7.0 km
Hudds MillRiver gauge, River Welland	0.13 m	Normal	−0.01 m	12 km
TixoverRiver gauge, River Welland	0.20 m	Normal	+0.02 m	21 km
Great Easton Flood Storage ReservoirRiver gauge, River Welland	0.45 m	Normal	+0.12 m	36 km
AshleyRiver gauge, River Welland	0.05 m	Normal	±0	39 km
Market HarboroughRiver gauge, River Welland	0.13 m	Normal	−0.13 m	48 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Peakirk PSRiver gauge	3.25 m	No reference yet	+0.09 m	2.1 km
Newborough Syphon GS GsmRiver gauge	0.82 m	No reference yet	±0	3.5 km
King Street GS StoweRiver gauge	0.01 m	No reference yet	±0	5.7 km
Kates BridgeRiver gauge, River Glen	0.04 m	Low	±0	8.3 km
Shillingthorpe GS WitsRiver gauge	0.05 m	Normal	±0	9.3 km
Orton SluiceRiver gauge, River Nene	1.14 m	Normal	+0.01 m	12 km
WansfordRiver gauge, River Nene	0.22 m	Normal	−0.04 m	12 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Welland at Deeping St James?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.94 m to 1.15 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 0.94 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Deeping St James today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 02:30 BST, the water level was 0.94 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Deeping St James rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Deeping St James 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 Deeping St James?

The highest level on record is 1.86 m on April 11, 1998. The lowest is 0.00 m on July 4, 1999.

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:E2613 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.66622, -0.28020 (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	0.94 m	2026-10-20 01:30	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Deeping St James (ea:E2613). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lincolnshire/deeping-st-james

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer