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Laceby water level

River gauge, Laceby Beck, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.07m Steady over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 Highest onrecord 1.44 m Lowest on record 0.00 m

History

0.030.050.080.10mOct 12Oct 14Oct 15Oct 17Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.030.050.080.10mOct 12Oct 15Oct 19Bottom of normal range
0.030.050.080.10mSep 19Sep 26Oct 4Oct 11Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.030.050.080.10mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Laceby, where the gauge shows 0.07 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.02 m to 0.55 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.05 m – 0.10 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 – 0.55 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.05 m – 0.10 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.05 m – 0.08 m
Highest on record
1.44 mJune 25, 2007
Lowest on record
0.00 mOctober 24, 1990

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

18 Sun 13° 9° 0.2 mm, 29% Wind 23 km/h
19 Mon 14° 11° 8.8 mm, 100% Wind 22 km/h
20 Tue 13° 11° 11 mm, 71% Wind 16 km/h
21 Wed 13° 7° 9.1 mm, 70% Wind 25 km/h
22 Thu 11° 5° 0.4 mm, 38% Wind 21 km/h
23 Fri 13° 7° 28 mm, 67% Wind 36 km/h
24 Sat 12° 6° 0.6 mm, 40% Wind 28 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:35 AM Sunset 05:57 PM Daylight 10 hr, 22 min First quarter 57%

Map

Other gauges on Laceby Beck

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
River Freshney GrimsbyRiver gauge, Laceby Beck 0.19 m Normal +0.02 m 4.6 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Grimsby Great Coates Bridge GS WitsRiver gauge 2.17 m No reference yet ±0 2.9 km
Grimsby Great Coates Bridge GS WitsRiver gauge 2.67 m No reference yet ±0 2.9 km
Grimsby Cromwell Road GSRiver gauge 2.28 m No reference yet ±0 3.8 km
Grimsby Cromwell Road GSRiver gauge 1.54 m No reference yet +0.02 m 3.8 km
Freshney Tilting Gate Grimsby WitsRiver gauge 2.39 m No reference yet +0.01 m 5.1 km
Freshney PS Grimsby WitsRiver gauge 2.42 m No reference yet +0.01 m 5.6 km
Stallingborough GSRiver gauge 4.94 m No reference yet ±0 5.6 km
BrigsleyRiver gauge, Waithe Beck 0.06 m Low ±0 6.4 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Laceby Beck at Laceby?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.02 m to 0.55 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 0.07 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Laceby today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 08:30 BST, the water level was 0.07 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Laceby rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Laceby 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 Laceby?

The highest level on record is 1.44 m on June 25, 2007. The lowest is 0.00 m on October 24, 1990.

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:E1742 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.54666, -0.15966 (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 0.07 m 2026-10-19 07:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Laceby (ea:E1742). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lincolnshire/laceby

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