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Humberston water level

River gauge, Buck Beck, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

1.94m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

2 3 Highest onrecord 3.21 m Lowest on record 1.56 m

History

History
1.61.82.02.2mOct 12Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range1.61.82.02.2mOct 12Oct 15Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
1.61.82.02.2mSep 19Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range1.61.82.02.2mSep 19Oct 3Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
1.01.52.02.5mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range1.01.52.02.5mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
1.01.52.02.5mJanMarMayJulSepNov20261.01.52.02.5mJanAprJulOct2026

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Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Buck Beck at Humberston is at 1.94 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.02 m above the median of 1.92 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 1.94 m as well.

It has dropped 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 1.71 m and 2.12 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
1.92 m0.02 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
1.70 m – 2.12 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
1.63 m – 2.32 m
Same day last year
1.94 m0.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
1.71 m – 2.12 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.86 m – 2.47 m
Highest on record
3.21 mJune 15, 2007
Lowest on record
1.56 mMarch 17, 2015

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 6.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 11° 0.2 mm, 34% Wind 32 km/h
19 Mon 14° 11° 8.8 mm, 100% Wind 36 km/h
20 Tue 14° 11° 9.8 mm, 67% Wind 25 km/h
21 Wed 13° 7° 9.4 mm, 68% Wind 28 km/h
22 Thu 11° 5° 0.6 mm, 36% Wind 23 km/h
23 Fri 14° 6° 28 mm, 69% Wind 40 km/h
24 Sat 12° 5° 1.0 mm, 39% Wind 33 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:33 AM Sunset 05:59 PM Daylight 10 hr, 26 min First quarter 54%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Tetney Outfall GsmTidal gauge −1.66 m No reference yet ±0 4.4 km
Tetney Outfall GsmRiver gauge −1.65 m No reference yet ±0 4.4 km
New Waltham GS WitsRiver gauge 7.91 m No reference yet ±0 5.4 km
Freshney PS Grimsby WitsRiver gauge 2.41 m No reference yet +0.01 m 6.4 km
Freshney Tilting Gate Grimsby WitsRiver gauge 2.38 m No reference yet ±0 6.7 km
River Freshney GrimsbyRiver gauge, Laceby Beck 0.18 m Low +0.01 m 8.2 km
BrigsleyRiver gauge, Waithe Beck 0.06 m Low ±0 8.9 km
LacebyRiver gauge, Laceby Beck 0.06 m Normal −0.01 m 11 km

Questions and answers

How does Buck Beck at Humberston compare with last year?

It is about the same as on this day last year, when the reading was 1.94 m.

What is a normal level for Buck Beck at Humberston in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.92 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.70 m and 2.12 m, based on 21 years of records.

Is Humberston really 1.94 m deep?

No. 1.94 m is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.

What is the water level of Humberston today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 00:30 BST, the surface elevation was 1.94 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Humberston rising or falling?

Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.09 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Humberston normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Humberston?

The highest level on record is 3.21 m on June 15, 2007. The lowest is 1.56 m on March 17, 2015.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:E1017 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.53919, 0.00082 (WGS84)
Vertical datum
ODN
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
Surface elevation 1.94 m 2026-10-18 23:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Humberston (ea:E1017). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lincolnshire/humberston

How we check values

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