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Nettleham water level

River gauge, Nettleham Beck, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.07m Up 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.3 0.5 0.8 Highest onrecord 0.79 m Lowest on record 0.03 m

History

History
0.050.100.15mOct 12Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.050.100.15mOct 12Oct 15Oct 19Bottom of normal range
0.050.100.15mSep 19Sep 26Oct 4Oct 11Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.050.100.15mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19Bottom of normal range
-0.00.20.40.6mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.20.40.6mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.20.4mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.20.4mJanAprJulOct2026

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Nettleham reads 0.07 m, a normal level for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.08 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.01 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.08 m, a difference of −0.01 m.

The water is rising: up 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.03 m and 0.09 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
0.08 m0.01 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.06 m – 0.16 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.06 m – 0.70 m
Same day last year
0.08 m−0.01 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.03 m – 0.09 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.02 m – 0.43 m
Highest on record
0.79 mJanuary 21, 2008
Lowest on record
0.03 mSeptember 20, 2003

On the river at Nettleham

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

18 Sun 13° 7° 1.7 mm, 36% Wind 20 km/h
19 Mon 15° 11° 4.5 mm, 92% Wind 21 km/h
20 Tue 13° 10° 6.9 mm, 48% Wind 15 km/h
21 Wed 11° 8° 3.6 mm, 51% Wind 20 km/h
22 Thu 12° 5° 1.8 mm, 29% Wind 18 km/h
23 Fri 8° 6° 23 mm, 62% Wind 31 km/h
24 Sat 11° 4° – Wind 29 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:36 AM Sunset 05:59 PM Daylight 10 hr, 23 min First quarter 55%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
LangworthRiver gauge, Barlings Eau 0.12 m Very low ±0 4.8 km
Stamp End SluiceRiver gauge, River Witham 0.89 m Normal ±0 5.8 km
Brayford PoolRiver gauge, River Witham 0.29 m Normal +0.01 m 6.5 km
Heighington BeckRiver gauge 0.04 m Normal +0.02 m 6.8 km
Fosdyke JettyRiver gauge, Fosdyke Canal 1.34 m Normal +0.01 m 6.9 km
Lincoln Monson StreetRiver gauge, Sincil Dyke 0.20 m Normal +0.05 m 6.9 km
Fiskerton SluiceRiver gauge, River Witham 0.05 m Low +0.03 m 8.5 km
BracebridgeRiver gauge, River Witham 0.37 m Normal +0.02 m 9.2 km

Questions and answers

Is Nettleham Beck at Nettleham higher than last year?

No, it is 0.01 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.08 m.

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

The median for mid-October is 0.08 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.06 m and 0.16 m, based on 21 years of records.

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 Nettleham today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 04:30 BST, the water level was 0.07 m. Up 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Nettleham rising or falling?

Up 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.04 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Nettleham 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 Nettleham?

The highest level on record is 0.79 m on January 21, 2008. The lowest is 0.03 m on September 20, 2003.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:E1776 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.26960, -0.47487 (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 03:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Nettleham (ea:E1776). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lincolnshire/nettleham

How we check values

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