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SwedenFosdyke Bridge water level
Tidal gauge, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
Right now
Within the normal range
Water level
History
What this means
Water levels are unremarkable at Fosdyke Bridge, where the gauge shows 1.28 m.
The usual range here runs from 0.00 m to 5.57 m.
It is still going down, by 1.09 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is −1.11 m – 5.07 m.
Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge. How to read levels
Key numbers
- Normal range
- 0.00 m – 5.57 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- −1.11 m – 5.07 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.85 m – 1.59 m
- Highest on record
- 6.82 mDecember 5, 2013
- Lowest on record
- 0.00 mFebruary 28, 2005
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 3.3 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surfleet SluiceRiver gauge, River Glen | 0.86 m | Normal | +0.01 m | 4.8 km |
| Donington BridgeRiver gauge, South Forty Foot Drain | 0.71 m | Normal | −0.03 m | 15 km |
| CowbridgeRiver gauge, Maud Foster/Stonebridge Drain | 0.35 m | Normal | +0.06 m | 15 km |
| Dowsby FenRiver gauge, South Forty Foot Drain | 0.79 m | Normal | +0.01 m | 16 km |
| Langrick BridgeRiver gauge, River Witham | 1.28 m | Normal | ±0 | 16 km |
| SibseyRiver gauge, Maud Foster/Stonebridge Drain | 0.21 m | Low | ±0 | 19 km |
| SwatonRiver gauge, South Forty Foot Drain | 0.20 m | Normal | +0.02 m | 19 km |
| Pointon LodeRiver gauge | −0.04 m | Very low | +0.10 m | 19 km |
Questions and answers
What is the typical range for Fosdyke Bridge?
The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.00 m to 5.57 m for this gauge.
What is the water level of Fosdyke Bridge today?
On 19 Oct 2026, 11:15 BST, the water level was 1.28 m. Down 1.09 m over the last 24 hours.
Is Fosdyke Bridge rising or falling?
Down 1.09 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.69 m over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Fosdyke Bridge 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 Fosdyke Bridge?
The highest level on record is 6.82 m on December 5, 2013. The lowest is 0.00 m on February 28, 2005.
How often is this data updated?
The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.
Where does this data come from?
The values come directly from the Environment Agency, the official operator of this gauge, and are published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We do not estimate or model live values.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:E2080(Agency page)- Coordinates
52.87205, -0.04473(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 | 1.28 m | 2026-10-19 10:15 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Fosdyke Bridge (ea:E2080). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lincolnshire/fosdyke-bridge
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