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Partney water level

River gauge, River Lymn, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Within the normal range

Water level

0.03m Steady over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.5 1.0 Highest onrecord 1.18 m Lowest on record 0.00 m

History

History
0.020.030.03mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.020.030.03mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.020.04mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.020.04mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Partney reads 0.03 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.02 m to 0.60 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.02 m and 0.05 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 – 0.60 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.02 m – 0.05 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.02 m – 0.04 m
Highest on record
1.18 mApril 26, 1981
Lowest on record
0.00 mSeptember 21, 2009

On the river at Partney

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

18 Sun 13° 8° 1.2 mm, 52% Wind 23 km/h
19 Mon 15° 11° 9.9 mm, 100% Wind 27 km/h
20 Tue 13° 11° 9.6 mm, 70% Wind 17 km/h
21 Wed 13° 7° 8.0 mm, 69% Wind 30 km/h
22 Thu 11° 4° 0.8 mm, 39% Wind 23 km/h
23 Fri 15° 8° 26 mm, 71% Wind 42 km/h
24 Sat 12° 5° 1.4 mm, 39% Wind 36 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:32 AM Sunset 05:59 PM Daylight 10 hr, 28 min First quarter 50%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Lady Waths Beck WitsRiver gauge 5.87 m No reference yet ±0 4.6 km
Toynton FensideRiver gauge, East Fen Catchwater 0.40 m Normal −0.01 m 4.8 km
Hagnaby BeckRiver gauge 0.02 m Very low ±0 11 km
RevesbyRiver gauge, West Fen Catchwater Drain 0.57 m Normal ±0 12 km
WainfleetRiver gauge, River Steeping 0.74 m Normal ±0 13 km
Horncastle Banks RoadRiver gauge, River Waring 0.02 m Low ±0 14 km
Horncastle Victoria MillRiver gauge, River Bain 0.08 m Normal +0.01 m 15 km
Kirkby On BainRiver gauge, River Bain 0.03 m Normal −0.01 m 16 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Lymn at Partney?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.02 m to 0.60 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 0.03 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Partney today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 15:30 BST, the water level was 0.03 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Partney rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Partney 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 Partney?

The highest level on record is 1.18 m on April 26, 1981. The lowest is 0.00 m on September 21, 2009.

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:E1788 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.18701, 0.09679 (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 0.03 m 2026-10-18 14:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Partney (ea:E1788). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lincolnshire/partney

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.