River Freshney Grimsby water level

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

River gauge, Laceby Beck, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Below the normal range

Water level

0.18m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 20 Oct 2026, 03:00 BST (31 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Laceby Beck at River Freshney Grimsby is running below normal at 0.18 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.19 m to 0.78 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.15 m and 0.22 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: 0.19 m – 0.78 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.15 m – 0.22 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.17 m – 0.21 m
Highest on record: 1.20 mJanuary 3, 2024
Lowest on record: 0.02 mSeptember 25, 1996

Fishing and paddling

At low levels, many rivers become a walk-and-paddle trip. Fish hold in deeper pools and spook easily.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 5.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 10° 0.1 mm, 34% Wind 23 km/h

19 Mon 14° 11° 8.1 mm, 100% Wind 27 km/h

20 Tue 13° 11° 10 mm, 67% Wind 16 km/h

21 Wed 13° 7° 9.1 mm, 68% Wind 25 km/h

22 Thu 11° 5° 0.4 mm, 36% Wind 21 km/h

23 Fri 13° 7° 28 mm, 69% Wind 36 km/h

24 Sat 12° 6° 0.6 mm, 39% Wind 28 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:37 AM Sunset 05:55 PM Daylight 10 hr, 18 min First quarter 64%

Map

Other gauges on Laceby Beck

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
LacebyRiver gauge, Laceby Beck	0.06 m	Normal	−0.04 m	4.6 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Grimsby Cromwell Road GSRiver gauge	2.28 m	No reference yet	±0	0.8 km
Grimsby Cromwell Road GSRiver gauge	1.52 m	No reference yet	−0.01 m	0.8 km
New Cut Drain Outfall Grimsby WitsRiver gauge	1.14 m	No reference yet	+0.29 m	1.0 km
Freshney Tilting Gate Grimsby WitsRiver gauge	2.38 m	No reference yet	−0.01 m	1.5 km
Grimsby Great Coates Bridge GS WitsRiver gauge	2.17 m	No reference yet	±0	1.7 km
HumberstonRiver gauge, Buck Beck	1.97 m	Normal	−0.03 m	8.2 km
BrigsleyRiver gauge, Waithe Beck	0.07 m	Normal	+0.01 m	8.7 km
Winestead Booster Pumping StationRiver gauge, Winestead Drain	−0.08 m	Normal	+0.09 m	14 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Laceby Beck at River Freshney Grimsby?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.19 m to 0.78 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 0.18 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of River Freshney Grimsby today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 03:00 BST, the water level was 0.18 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is River Freshney Grimsby rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of River Freshney Grimsby normal?

Below the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at River Freshney Grimsby?

The highest level on record is 1.20 m on January 3, 2024. The lowest is 0.02 m on September 25, 1996.

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:E1696 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.57458, -0.10825 (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	0.18 m	2026-10-20 02:00	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: River Freshney Grimsby (ea:E1696). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lincolnshire/river-freshney-grimsby

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