Heighington Beck water level

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

River gauge, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.03m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 20 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST (45 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Heighington Beck, where the gauge shows 0.03 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.02 m to 0.19 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.02 m – 0.05 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 – 0.19 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.02 m – 0.05 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.02 m – 0.03 m
Highest on record: 0.77 mOctober 21, 2023
Lowest on record: 0.00 mOctober 11, 1995

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: 3.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 7° 0.4 mm, 32% Wind 19 km/h

19 Mon 14° 10° 8.2 mm, 100% Wind 21 km/h

20 Tue 13° 11° 11 mm, 76% Wind 13 km/h

21 Wed 13° 7° 10 mm, 60% Wind 26 km/h

22 Thu 11° 4° – Wind 19 km/h

23 Fri 14° 6° 21 mm, 69% Wind 34 km/h

24 Sat 12° 5° 1.6 mm, 39% Wind 27 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:38 AM Sunset 05:57 PM Daylight 10 hr, 19 min First quarter 68%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Fiskerton SluiceRiver gauge, River Witham	0.11 m	Normal	+0.04 m	5.1 km
Stamp End SluiceRiver gauge, River Witham	0.87 m	Normal	−0.02 m	6.1 km
BardneyRiver gauge, River Witham	0.93 m	Normal	+0.03 m	6.4 km
Lincoln Monson StreetRiver gauge, Sincil Dyke	0.12 m	Normal	−0.04 m	6.7 km
NettlehamRiver gauge, Nettleham Beck	0.05 m	Very low	−0.01 m	6.8 km
Brayford PoolRiver gauge, River Witham	0.27 m	Normal	−0.02 m	7.3 km
LangworthRiver gauge, Barlings Eau	0.14 m	Low	−0.01 m	7.5 km
BracebridgeRiver gauge, River Witham	0.34 m	Normal	−0.02 m	7.6 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Heighington Beck?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.02 m to 0.19 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 Heighington Beck today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST, the water level was 0.03 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Heighington Beck rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Heighington Beck 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 Heighington Beck?

The highest level on record is 0.77 m on October 21, 2023. The lowest is 0.00 m on October 11, 1995.

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:E1163 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.21234, -0.44111 (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	2026-10-20 13:00	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Heighington Beck (ea:E1163). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lincolnshire/heighington-beck

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