Goulceby water level

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

River gauge, River Bain, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.03m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST (1 hour ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Bain at Goulceby is at 0.03 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.02 m to 0.35 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.01 m and 0.03 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: 0.02 m – 0.35 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.01 m – 0.03 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.02 m – 0.03 m
Highest on record: 1.19 mApril 26, 1981
Lowest on record: 0.00 mAugust 18, 1996

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Bain

The River Bain is a river in Lincolnshire, England, and a tributary of the River Witham.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 4.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 8° 1.2 mm, 39% Wind 23 km/h

19 Mon 14° 10° 8.7 mm, 100% Wind 24 km/h

20 Tue 12° 10° 11 mm, 76% Wind 15 km/h

21 Wed 13° 6° 10 mm, 68% Wind 27 km/h

22 Thu 11° 4° 0.4 mm, 44% Wind 22 km/h

23 Fri 13° 6° 27 mm, 69% Wind 35 km/h

24 Sat 11° 5° 1.4 mm, 40% Wind 31 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:35 AM Sunset 05:58 PM Daylight 10 hr, 23 min First quarter 59%

Map

Other gauges on the River Bain

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Horncastle Victoria MillRiver gauge, River Bain	0.08 m	Normal	+0.01 m	9.7 km
Kirkby On BainRiver gauge, River Bain	0.06 m	Normal	+0.02 m	17 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Horncastle Fsr WitsRiver gauge	40.25 m	No reference yet	±0	4.4 km
Horncastle Banks RoadRiver gauge, River Waring	0.04 m	Normal	+0.02 m	10.0 km
LouthRiver gauge, River Lud	0.06 m	Low	+0.01 m	12 km
Stainfield BeckRiver gauge	0.08 m	Low	+0.03 m	13 km
Market RasenRiver gauge, River Rase	0.10 m	Low	+0.03 m	17 km
BardneyRiver gauge, River Witham	0.89 m	Normal	+0.08 m	17 km
Fiskerton SluiceRiver gauge, River Witham	0.08 m	Low	+0.07 m	18 km
LangworthRiver gauge, Barlings Eau	0.15 m	Low	+0.04 m	18 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Bain at Goulceby?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.02 m to 0.35 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 0.03 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Goulceby today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST, the water level was 0.03 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Goulceby rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Goulceby 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 Goulceby?

The highest level on record is 1.19 m on April 26, 1981. The lowest is 0.00 m on August 18, 1996.

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:E1147 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.29690, -0.13192 (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	0.03 m	2026-10-19 11:00	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Goulceby (ea:E1147). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lincolnshire/goulceby

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