Lincoln Monson Street water level

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

River gauge, Sincil Dyke, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.22m Up 0.10 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 21 Oct 2026, 10:15 BST (57 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Lincoln Monson Street reads 0.22 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.12 m to 2.96 m.

The water is rising: up 0.10 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.05 m and 0.44 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: 0.12 m – 2.96 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.05 m – 0.44 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.06 m – 0.18 m
Highest on record: 3.28 mOctober 21, 2023
Lowest on record: 0.00 mMarch 16, 2000

On the river at Lincoln Monson Street

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 19 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

21 Wed 11° 8° 8.1 mm, 81% Wind 27 km/h

22 Thu 12° 6° 1.1 mm, 53% Wind 17 km/h

23 Fri 14° 8° 11 mm, 95% Wind 47 km/h

24 Sat 14° 7° 4.2 mm, 91% Wind 35 km/h

25 Sun 11° 9° 0.6 mm, 36% Wind 44 km/h

26 Mon 14° 6° – Wind 23 km/h

27 Tue 15° 8° 1.8 mm, 40% Wind 23 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 05:55 PM Daylight 10 hr, 15 min Waxing gibbous 76%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Sewells Walk Lincoln GSRiver gauge	2.14 m	No reference yet	+0.11 m	0.3 km
Brayford PoolRiver gauge, River Witham	0.28 m	Normal	+0.01 m	1.0 km
Stamp End SluiceRiver gauge, River Witham	0.88 m	Normal	+0.01 m	1.1 km
Fosdyke JettyRiver gauge, Fosdyke Canal	1.32 m	Normal	+0.01 m	1.4 km
BracebridgeRiver gauge, River Witham	0.36 m	Normal	+0.02 m	2.3 km
North HykehamRiver gauge, River Witham	0.23 m	Normal	+0.02 m	5.4 km
Heighington BeckRiver gauge	0.03 m	Normal	±0	6.7 km
NettlehamRiver gauge, Nettleham Beck	0.06 m	Low	+0.01 m	6.9 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the Sincil Dyke at Lincoln Monson Street?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.12 m to 2.96 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 0.22 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Lincoln Monson Street today?

On 21 Oct 2026, 10:15 BST, the water level was 0.22 m. Up 0.10 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Lincoln Monson Street rising or falling?

Up 0.10 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.07 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Lincoln Monson Street 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 Lincoln Monson Street?

The highest level on record is 3.28 m on October 21, 2023. The lowest is 0.00 m on March 16, 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:E2814 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.22170, -0.54113 (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	0.22 m	2026-10-21 09:15	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Lincoln Monson Street (ea:E2814). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lincolnshire/lincoln-monson-street

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