Hougham water level

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

River gauge, River Witham, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.86m Up 0.07 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 17:30 BST (57 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Hougham reads 0.86 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.71 m to 1.69 m.

The water is rising: up 0.07 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.79 m and 0.93 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: 0.71 m – 1.69 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.79 m – 0.93 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.79 m – 0.83 m
Highest on record: 1.80 mOctober 20, 2023
Lowest on record: 0.00 mFebruary 5, 2000

On the river at Hougham

A level in the typical range is usually good news for both anglers and canoeists, but conditions can change quickly after rain in the hills.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Witham

The River Witham is a river almost entirely in the county of Lincolnshire in eastern England. It rises south of Grantham close to South Witham at SK8818, passes through the centre of Grantham, passes Lincoln at SK9771 and at Boston, TF3244, flows into The Haven, a tidal arm of The Wash, near RSPB Frampton Marsh. The mouth of the river moved in 1014 following severe flooding, and Boston became important as a port.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 4.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 7° 1.4 mm, 31% Wind 22 km/h

19 Mon 14° 9° 13 mm, 100% Wind 20 km/h

20 Tue 13° 11° 13 mm, 71% Wind 11 km/h

21 Wed 12° 7° 8.0 mm, 52% Wind 24 km/h

22 Thu 10° 4° 0.6 mm, 49% Wind 17 km/h

23 Fri 13° 7° 23 mm, 75% Wind 39 km/h

24 Sat 12° 5° 2.2 mm, 41% Wind 27 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:36 AM Sunset 06:00 PM Daylight 10 hr, 24 min First quarter 61%

Map

Other gauges on the River Witham

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
ClaypoleRiver gauge, River Witham	0.20 m	Normal	+0.10 m	5.9 km
SaltersfordRiver gauge, River Witham	0.12 m	Normal	+0.11 m	11 km
ColsterworthRiver gauge, River Witham	0.08 m	Low	+0.01 m	20 km
North HykehamRiver gauge, River Witham	0.22 m	Normal	±0	22 km
North WithamRiver gauge, River Witham	0.12 m	Normal	±0	23 km
BracebridgeRiver gauge, River Witham	0.36 m	Normal	±0	25 km
Brayford PoolRiver gauge, River Witham	0.28 m	Normal	±0	28 km
Stamp End SluiceRiver gauge, River Witham	0.88 m	Normal	±0	29 km
Chapel HillRiver gauge, River Witham	1.06 m	Normal	+0.02 m	34 km
BardneyRiver gauge, River Witham	0.90 m	Normal	+0.06 m	34 km
Fiskerton SluiceRiver gauge, River Witham	0.08 m	Low	+0.06 m	34 km
Kirkstead BridgeRiver gauge, River Witham	0.78 m	Normal	+0.03 m	34 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
AllingtonRiver gauge, Foston Beck	0.07 m	Normal	+0.04 m	4.4 km
Newark BaldertonRiver gauge, Lowfield Drain	0.56 m	Normal	+0.25 m	9.6 km
Wensor Bridge, SheltonRiver gauge, River Devon	0.60 m	Normal	+0.03 m	10 km
WoolsthorpeRiver gauge, River Devon	0.57 m	Normal	+0.02 m	11 km
Brant BroughtonRiver gauge, River Brant	0.09 m	Normal	+0.04 m	11 km
FarndonRiver gauge, River Trent	0.31 m	Normal	±0	14 km
Horseshoe BridgeRiver gauge, River Brant	0.24 m	Normal	±0	15 km
Cranwell Line SluiceRiver gauge, River Slea	0.09 m	Normal	±0	17 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Witham at Hougham?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.71 m to 1.69 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 0.86 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Hougham today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 17:30 BST, the water level was 0.86 m. Up 0.07 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Hougham rising or falling?

Up 0.07 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.07 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Hougham 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 Hougham?

The highest level on record is 1.80 m on October 20, 2023. The lowest is 0.00 m on February 5, 2000.

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:E4225 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.98689, -0.68014 (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	0.86 m	2026-10-19 16:30	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Hougham (ea:E4225). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lincolnshire/hougham

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