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Hagnaby Beck water level

River gauge, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Low for mid-October

Water level

0.04m Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.44 m Lowest on record -0.01 m

History

History
0.050.100.15mOct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.050.100.15mOct 12Oct 16Oct 19Bottom of normal range
-0.000.050.100.15mSep 19Sep 27Oct 4Oct 12Oct 19Bottom of normal range-0.000.050.100.15mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19Bottom of normal range
-0.00.20.4mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range-0.00.20.4mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range
-0.00.20.4mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.20.4mJanAprJulOct2026

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Hagnaby Beck is running below normal at 0.04 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.07 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.03 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.02 m, a difference of +0.02 m.

It has risen 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.01 m and 0.11 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.07 m0.03 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.03 m – 0.16 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.03 m – 1.80 m
Same day last year
0.02 m+0.02 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.01 m – 0.11 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.01 m – 0.42 m
Highest on record
2.44 mOctober 13, 1993
Lowest on record
−0.01 mAugust 5, 1990

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 8° 0.3 mm, 76% Wind 26 km/h
19 Mon 15° 11° 12 mm, 100% Wind 19 km/h
20 Tue 13° 11° 9.9 mm, 75% Wind 16 km/h
21 Wed 13° 7° 9.7 mm, 64% Wind 29 km/h
22 Thu 11° 4° 0.7 mm, 43% Wind 22 km/h
23 Fri 14° 7° 26 mm, 71% Wind 37 km/h
24 Sat 12° 5° 2.0 mm, 40% Wind 30 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:34 AM Sunset 05:57 PM Daylight 10 hr, 24 min First quarter 62%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
RevesbyRiver gauge, West Fen Catchwater Drain 0.58 m Normal +0.01 m 4.9 km
Toynton FensideRiver gauge, East Fen Catchwater 0.47 m Normal +0.08 m 6.4 km
SibseyRiver gauge, Maud Foster/Stonebridge Drain 0.21 m Low ±0 7.7 km
PartneyRiver gauge, River Lymn 0.07 m Normal +0.04 m 11 km
New YorkRiver gauge, West Fen Catchwater Drain 0.64 m Normal +0.06 m 11 km
Kirkby On BainRiver gauge, River Bain 0.08 m Normal +0.05 m 11 km
CowbridgeRiver gauge, Maud Foster/Stonebridge Drain 0.36 m Normal +0.06 m 11 km
Langrick BridgeRiver gauge, River Witham 1.31 m Normal +0.03 m 14 km

Questions and answers

Is Hagnaby Beck higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.02 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.02 m.

What is a normal level for Hagnaby Beck in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.07 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.03 m and 0.16 m, based on 21 years of records.

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 0.04 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Hagnaby Beck today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 22:30 BST, the water level was 0.04 m. Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Hagnaby Beck rising or falling?

Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Hagnaby Beck normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Hagnaby Beck?

The highest level on record is 2.44 m on October 13, 1993. The lowest is −0.01 m on August 5, 1990.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:E1708 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.10663, 0.01370 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 0.04 m 2026-10-19 21:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Hagnaby Beck (ea:E1708). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lincolnshire/hagnaby-beck

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